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Old Jun 27th, 2006, 18:50   #1
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December 2005, 225/45x17 tyres interesting dry performance results between top and bottom.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...the-tread.html
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Old Jun 27th, 2006, 21:20   #2
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The goodyear f1 came top dog, thats the tyre i have had for the last few years!

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December 2005, 225/45x17 tyres interesting dry performance results between top and bottom.

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Bump for Dicky, might help mate.
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Bump for Dicky, might help mate.
Nice one Gaz, a good read......NOW i really dont know what to go for..??LOL
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Me neither DB, Think i will go for the KUMHO KU31 ECSTA, Found them for £107 a pair plus fitting,

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interesting find - really impressed that the tyre i always harp on about came first, but not only that, the experts agreed with what i think subjectively!
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It might be worth noting that the American versions of certain tyres might be different, in terms of compound etc, to those available to us Europeans.
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