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Which Tyres?

Skyliner34

Skyliner34

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Hi,

My Micra needs new tyres. The tyre needed is 155/70 R13 T. I have 2 tyres that look ok. But I cannot find any reviews about them. So i'll list them here just in case one of you people have tried them.

Continental Conti-Eco EP
Continental Conti-Eco Contact 3

Thanks

sky
 
haha 155/70-13 im sorry man... i feel for ya
 
dude, my Beetle has 155 (65/15)'s oriiginally, but they are so hard to come by ... so when I bought new winter tyres last night, I had to go for 185's ...... so do that!

haz
 
With all due respect, I don't think it matters for a tyre that size.
Those size wheels exist to keep the cost of replacement tyres low for the owner.

I doubt you do any competitive driving in your Micra so just buy the one that has good treadwear and "touring" qualities.
 
I've been driving the predecessor of the Eco-Contact 3 in 175/70 R13 size on my Astra and was totally satisfied with them. Continental proclaimed that the current Eco Contact 3 shall have improved handling qualities in comparison to the tyres I drove but I hardly doubt that the differences will be extraordinary regarding the size you are driving - primar development target in this segment is comfort and fuel economy, I suppose.
The general reputation of Continental tyres is good, at least here in Germany.
 
haz said:
dude, my Beetle has 155 (65/15)'s oriiginally, but they are so hard to come by ... so when I bought new winter tyres last night, I had to go for 185's ...... so do that!

haz
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good thing it's a 1.6, or it wouldn't move no more on 185s :lol:
 
heh, tirerack.com comes up with zero tires that match that size :unsure:


i was going to say i love my yoko ES100's and the performance they give for the price is excellent... but im positive they dont make the right size...
 
I can find quite a few tyres for 13". I could change my rims to 14" and go for a lower profile (which would look cool), but I will loose acceleration in the little 1L. I'm quite happy with 13", where I can beat my friends Corsa 1.4 SRi. I think I might go with the Cont Eco 3, have found a few good reviews on the web (not that I can trust them :| )

Thanks for your help guys

Sky
 
no doubt you can find them. and continental makes all kinds of crazy sizes (i buy conti's for my vespa - 10" rubber!) i only search tirerack, who, while very good, doesnt have the widest selection.
 
I havn't checked lately, but yoko and michelen made a couple nice performance tires for 195 60 13's a couple years back. I liked yoko's on my 2002, aswell as my daily acura.
 
10", wow, didnt know there was such a thing :) . I only just noticed, but I have Michelins on the back, cant remember what type, looks like the garage fitted cheap tyres on the fornt just to sell it :x .

I've ordered a pair of conti eco 3's for the front, anything will be better than the ones I have now, massive understeer every corner :lol: :thumbsdown:

Thanks

Sky
 
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