Hmmmm, much advice needed...

[vrykyl]

my only concern is that the review didnt mention tyre wear.....i would quite like these new tyres to last a good while

[Tumble]

Tyre wear is affected as much by driving style and regular maintenance checks as it is by compound.

By regular checks I mean keeping the things inflated at the correct pressure, much higher or lower than the sweet spot will decrease the handling and wear performance of any tyre.

[kalniel]

my only concern is that the review didnt mention tyre wear.....i would quite like these new tyres to last a good while

Unless you go for especially soft tyres (like F1s) then tyre wear is pretty much the same. If it's any consolation I had been told that my vredestein hi-tracs were a hard compound and quite long lasting - I expect the sportrac would be a little softer but not hugely - curved aquaplaning performance is improved by having a harder tyre and they come out top here. They also have very deep tread, so they stay legal for ages.

[vrykyl]

Ace, well iv pretty much decided to get the vredestein's - my folks had a nasty experience with a continetal tyre, so I wont buy em - next choice for me other than the vredestein would be the goodyear hydragrip's.

lol, both are £54 a corner, so will simply be a case of which ever is in stock when I get round to ordering (will have to be so I can get em fitted at home - they'l never have room at my work!!)

Need to get some locking wheel nuts as well.

[Fatboy40]

...next choice for me other than the vredestein would be the goodyear hydragrip's.

My Hydragrip's have been bloody good tyres, my car handles allmost as well as when it was on F1's and they wear far better.

I'm a big Goodyear fan now, I used to love Yokohamas (I wish I could remember what type I allways bought) which were brilliant in the dry but scared the pants off of me in the wet !.