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#1641 of 1649 Tires for 2000 C70 in the UK by christerart

Jan 25, 2013 (4:48 pm)

I tell you - I've been all over the web, looking, looking and reading - feels like my eyeballs are gonna fall out if I keep this up.
 
And no conclusions - except trying to buy tires in the UK is a hell of a lot harder than in the US. Websites are sometimes so bad it's pretty much impossible to navigate - the tire size you want is changed to something else when searching - if you *can* make a search - and of course everything over here is *much* more expensive than in the US - and tires you can get in the US you can't over here...=*^(
 
Hopefully someone in this thread will take pity on me and recommend something..=*^)

#1642 of 1649 Re: Tires for 2000 C70 in the UK [christerart] by kyfdx HOST

Jan 25, 2013 (8:39 pm)

Replying to: christerart (Jan 25, 2013 4:48 pm)
If you want all-seasons, Continental DWS are very popular here, and are budget friendly for a mainstream brand.

#1643 of 1649 Re: Tires for 2000 C70 in the UK [kyfdx] by christerart

Jan 26, 2013 (3:24 am)

Replying to: kyfdx (Jan 25, 2013 8:39 pm)
Thanks KYFDX..
 
I looked them up and they certainly seem to get better feedback than the ones on the car right now - but - I can't find them for sale on the web.
 
Can you point me to where I can actually buy them in the UK?
 
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#1644 of 1649 Uniroyal Rainsport 2? by christerart

Jan 26, 2013 (4:56 am)

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Uniroyal/Rainsport-2.htm
 
One review said they were noisy and most say soft sidewalls - otherwise sound good.

#1645 of 1649 Re: Tires for 2000 C70 in the UK [christerart] by kyfdx HOST

Jan 26, 2013 (8:20 am)

Replying to: christerart (Jan 26, 2013 3:24 am)
I'm sorry.... just assumed Continentals would be available on your side.. no knowledge of internet tire stores over there...

#1646 of 1649 Re: Tires for 2000 C70 in the UK [kyfdx] by christerart

Jan 26, 2013 (12:32 pm)

Replying to: kyfdx (Jan 26, 2013 8:20 am)
Nope, I wrote The TireRack and they told me "Sorry, can't ship those because they don't have the ECE certification and will be stopped at the border and sent back..=*^(
 
Another thought - the tires on the car are 225 x 50 x 16 - what would happen if I put on 225 x 55 x 16 as this coupe with LPT has the sport suspension? I know it will affect the speedo but it can't be vey much I would think. Perhaps a tad less slower around curves as well.
 
Anything else? Thoughts?

#1647 of 1649 Re: Tires for 2000 C70 in the UK [christerart] by kyfdx HOST

Jan 26, 2013 (2:21 pm)

Replying to: christerart (Jan 26, 2013 12:32 pm)
About 0.9" taller. That's significant, in my opinion. Handling will be slightly worse and they may rub (but, probably not). I would stick with stock size.

#1648 of 1649 Re: Tires for 2000 C70 in the UK [kyfdx] by christerart

Jan 26, 2013 (4:27 pm)

Replying to: kyfdx (Jan 26, 2013 2:21 pm)
Yeah, I think I'll do that - stick with the same size..=*^)

#1649 of 1649 Cup holders by christerart

Jan 27, 2013 (12:57 pm)

Some of the posts in this forum has been about the flimsy cup holders and how they break easily.
 
Seems I am lucky - my 2000 manual LPT doesn't have any - at least I can't find them..=*^)
 
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