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- Honda Accord
- 225/45 R17 W
- 28,000 miles
- Mostly Motorways
- Average
I mounted these tyres on a Honda Accord 2.4, to replace a set of Bridgestones that were probably the original mount. I immediately noticed an increase in road noise which is the main reason I now wan to replace them.
England is a rainy country and I drive between 10 and 15 K/year on mostly motorways and some country roads,including regular holiday trips to France both in very cold weather and very hot weather. I specifically wanted good tyres for the rainy English weather and on that front, the RainSport 2 have delivered beoynd expectations. They are fabulous in those conditions. Mini-ponds are simply not felt at all, you see them, instinctively grip the steering wheel that little bit harder, and... nothing happens at all. Perfect.
On the dry they are good, decent tyres that feel safe enough.
I do not rate their feedback highly. They feel soft and compared to the Bridgestones I had before them more input is needed on the steering wheel to go straight, they are "vague". In a bend the car doe not feel "on rails" as it did with the previous tyres, and I'm talking about dry conditions here. This is despite Kwik Fit having upgraded me to reinforced sidewalls because they did not have exactly the model I had ordered in stock (I got 94 when I had ordered 91).
I also have to mention that one of them broke with a loud bang, quite strangely, several seconds AFTER driving over a pothole (I live in one of the worst roads for potholes in an outrageously expensive London borough, and wonder what they do with the record breaking council tax they take, because the only other road this bad that I know is in the French Alps, and it REALLY gets cold there at 4000 to 5000 feet. But London??? The tyre did not blow up completely but had a huge bulge in its "reinforced" sidewall and was beyond repair. It was almost new and immediately replaced with the same. I was surprised and disappointed that it died so easily. The pothole was vicious but not the worst I've seen by far.
I have driven approximately 28 K miles on these tyres over 2 years. The front pair are close to the legal limit and will be replaced this week, the rear pair still have a lot of life in them. My car is a front wheel drive with 190 BHP, and I drive it reasonably with the occasional bit of pleasant acceleration which I enjoy, but while always keeping an eye on fuel consumption.
I want more feel and less noise! I have ordered a pair of Michelin Pilot Sport 3 which I'll have in a couple of days. When the rear pair reaches the end of its legal existence I'll also witch that to the Michelin, based on reviews and past experience with other Michelins (and provided that the front pair lives up to their reputation).
The Uniroyal have made me feel safe, but they're not quite good enough, and noise has always been too much... yes it also depends on road surface, they are much more silent on the smoothest French motorways but on many stretches of UK motorways they are a nightmare. Not everywhere, but it happens in too many places. So I cannot recommend them, especially at their fairly high price point, and I hope I am happier with the Michelins.
England is a rainy country and I drive between 10 and 15 K/year on mostly motorways and some country roads,including regular holiday trips to France both in very cold weather and very hot weather. I specifically wanted good tyres for the rainy English weather and on that front, the RainSport 2 have delivered beoynd expectations. They are fabulous in those conditions. Mini-ponds are simply not felt at all, you see them, instinctively grip the steering wheel that little bit harder, and... nothing happens at all. Perfect.
On the dry they are good, decent tyres that feel safe enough.
I do not rate their feedback highly. They feel soft and compared to the Bridgestones I had before them more input is needed on the steering wheel to go straight, they are "vague". In a bend the car doe not feel "on rails" as it did with the previous tyres, and I'm talking about dry conditions here. This is despite Kwik Fit having upgraded me to reinforced sidewalls because they did not have exactly the model I had ordered in stock (I got 94 when I had ordered 91).
I also have to mention that one of them broke with a loud bang, quite strangely, several seconds AFTER driving over a pothole (I live in one of the worst roads for potholes in an outrageously expensive London borough, and wonder what they do with the record breaking council tax they take, because the only other road this bad that I know is in the French Alps, and it REALLY gets cold there at 4000 to 5000 feet. But London??? The tyre did not blow up completely but had a huge bulge in its "reinforced" sidewall and was beyond repair. It was almost new and immediately replaced with the same. I was surprised and disappointed that it died so easily. The pothole was vicious but not the worst I've seen by far.
I have driven approximately 28 K miles on these tyres over 2 years. The front pair are close to the legal limit and will be replaced this week, the rear pair still have a lot of life in them. My car is a front wheel drive with 190 BHP, and I drive it reasonably with the occasional bit of pleasant acceleration which I enjoy, but while always keeping an eye on fuel consumption.
I want more feel and less noise! I have ordered a pair of Michelin Pilot Sport 3 which I'll have in a couple of days. When the rear pair reaches the end of its legal existence I'll also witch that to the Michelin, based on reviews and past experience with other Michelins (and provided that the front pair lives up to their reputation).
The Uniroyal have made me feel safe, but they're not quite good enough, and noise has always been too much... yes it also depends on road surface, they are much more silent on the smoothest French motorways but on many stretches of UK motorways they are a nightmare. Not everywhere, but it happens in too many places. So I cannot recommend them, especially at their fairly high price point, and I hope I am happier with the Michelins.
