Hi

What tyres are you guys fitting currently?

 

Pirelli P4000.

 

Falken Sincera SN250 A/S
205 70R15

Jeff H.

 

Dunlap Sport SP D40 M2
225/60/15

 

Coopers 215 70 r15

 

Pirelli P4, 205/70-15 new in 2018/9.

 

B.F. Goodrich. 215 70 r15. On XJS lattice wheels. T, a touring good at about 135 for extened periods. Far above any thing I will do. ride well, handele well.

Pleased...

Carl

 

Dunlop LM705 205/70R15

 

Michelin Defender 205/70R15. I run Michelin on all my cars, readily available for a reasonable price.

 

About to change tyres on my S1 ;
Driving my first Jaguar (XJ6 S1) for about 4 months (2000km) now and only this week i looked more carefully at the tyres. The cooper Lifeliner 215/70 98T still have full profile left, but they appear to be 14 yrs old. The car does not feel super confident on road handling but this is my first Jag so don't know what to expect.

Pirelli P5's will costs 1100 euro's and seems to be the right sentimental choice for the car?
I am looking for alternatives though, since these are not cheap and foremost i am interested to learn if other tyres might give better performance for the same good looks since the P5 design goes back to the 70's

any advice / thoughts appreciated!

 

I don't know anyone using the P5. I might put them on a show car, but being a working-class bloke, I'm very happy with the P4's at less than half the price. Pretty sure no one is looking at the tires when they see my car.

How much do you use your S1? It IS tempting to go for the proper look, money no object. One thing I have learned to consider is that high tread wear ratings aren't very important on my Jags because the tires die of old age long before they'd wear out. I think of a new set as having a ten-year lifespan no matter how much I use them.

 

Unless it's a show car, most people are looking at the CAR.

US National Highway Safety bureaucrats have decreed 6 years max before changing tires due to possible/probable sidewall cracking and weather checking no matter the tread depth. Obviously, other countries have different rules.

Less than a year after I got Nix I *Destroyed* the "New" Michelins she came to me wearing, and later learned they were 10 years old! I foolishly thought they were new as they still had the rubber whiskers that all tires are born with. They looked SO good I didn't even think of checking build dates.

Lesson Learned!
(';')

 

I recall a story in Road & Track around 1980 about tires only lasting a year in LA then because of the ozone at ground level. So maybe it depends where you live. Also I think the highway safety thing you quoted Lnr is a guideline, not law, and I wouldn't buy tires based on that.

My point was that I feel I can buy sticky summer tires with a low tread lifespan for the Jag, which I couldn't reasonably consider for my commuter car as I'd wear them out too quickly for my budget.

From Continental.ca, "All tires (including spare tires) more than ten years old should be removed from service and replaced with new tires."

 

1971 Xj6 with Yokohama Avid Touring "S" 205/70-15, zero complaints! Around $110

 

Pirelli P4000 that cost me an arm and leg and then a bit more. I've bought cars for less than those five rubber circles. In my search for suitable tyres, I came across a Ferrari 250GT forum. They use the same size and have all the same laments as us.

 

245 45 17 Nitto 555 G2. Not for those looking for the "grace" part of "grace, space, & pace".

 

We lived there a few years. I remeber the SMOG well. No recollection of SMOG eating tires. Bright sun, oh yeah., UV;s do that.

Carl

 

So eventually i fitted Pirelli P5's . Finally i can drive all corners again without reluctance. Thanks for all advice!

 

Interesting, I have never much worried about age of tyres. I just look at them and replace or not, which could leave me into Elinors problem I guess. Never hear of it as a topic much either other than another Subaru forum I visit. My old 80s BMW 635 still had an original metric sized spare 30+ years old. The local tyre guy said "its lived in the boot, dont worry about it" I was less convinced and arranged a new wheel and standard size tyre anyway. Seems to be an issue that has more visibility in the US, probably fair as conditions there are harsher than here (equally hot, much colder, salted roads)

On the original topic, some Mastercraft whitewalls 205/70 15

 

If you use the example of a 195/55R16 tyre, which is a typical size, a good quality tyre will cost around $150 to $200 each. If you want a premium tyre, like Michelin, Bridgestone, Pirelli or Continental, you'll be paying around $200 to $300 per tyre prices.