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Hankook Ventus RS2
Newest Review: ... tread width, 50 relates to the profile, i.e. the height of the sidewall, R17 is the wheel diameter in inches and Y is the ... more  ... speed rating.
As a bonus, these tyres have a higher sidewall strength rating than the Michelin's which to my mind better suits them to the extra 50 kilos of weight that each front wheel bears owing to the diesel engine. They've also got 'rim protection' in the form of little rubber lips to help fend off damage to your precious alloy wheels (my wife take note).
They also only cost me £51 each, post free, although they can take up to a week to arrive, having been freighted from Germany. It doesn't take a genius to see ...more |
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Hankook Ventus RS2: Hankook's Half Hour - Let's Hope They Last Longer Than That (1491 words)
by Nibelung - written on 19.12.06 (Very useful, 2755 readings)
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When I bought my Citroën C4 Diesel Coupé back in April 2006, it had a mere 13,000 miles on the clock. Whooppee-doo, thought I, a nearly new car - nothing to need replacing there for a while. Well, I was nearly right, but a recent examination of the front tyres revealed that they hadn't got much meat left on them at what was a shade under 20,000 miles. By my measurements taken with a proper tread-depth gauge, they had around one more millimetre of tread before becoming illegal. There were three reasons for this. a) It was previously driven by someone who didn't actually own it, having been the sales manager's personal ...
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