hyrex

Hi Guys, I have a totally factory standard 07 GT and i've just finished a good hard drive on a set of Bridgestone 050A's. During the life of the car ,which I've had from new, I've had 3 sets of tyres, 040's, 050's with the 050A's being the latest. All my driving is done with the traction and stability control left on. The 040's are 'OK'. They are the noisiest of the 3 types and I found they gave me the worst fuel consumption. They were fine in the wet and good enough in the dry, I found they gave loads of under steer which was all very safe but very annoying at times!! But they did give very good feedback from the road. The 050's were very good whatever the road conditions and gave me the second best fuel consumption. Very good feel from the road and I always had the feeling I knew what each wheel was up to in a corner. When pushed they would provide subtle under steer but I always had the feeling they were about to suddenly let go and I'd be in over steer very quickly. Now for my latest purchase the 050A's. By far the best of the three types. Good even when the road is lightly damp and the dust and crud has been lifted of the road surface when you get the nasty squirrely 'ice rink' feeling. Excellent feeling from the road and very quite. They also gave me the best fuel consumption, I'm up on average 2.8 miles per gallon over the 040's. Again the give an under steer response when pushed but it is very subtle to the point of neutral. So for my money the 050A's are they best of the three. Strangely all three were the same price per full set within about £20 quid, i.e. £650ish for the four. I bought the 050A's from formula first tyres in Weston Super Mare, excellent garage and they beat the next best quotes I had by over £100, I paid £660 for the full set fitted.