silverseahorse
New Member
Hello all. Short time lurker and first time poster.
I have a 2006 SVZ with only 34000km on the clock. I'm the second owner and it was previously a fleet car. The front tyres are new and the back are worn. I assume they are the original back tyres and the front have been replaced. They are not tragic but last night when driving I slipped in the wet twice. First time was just one of those moments where the car slips and less than a second later regrips the road. No big deal. Second time I slipped I was turning right into a side street. It was raining but not very heavily. The road was wet but it was hardly covered in sheets of water. Instead of turning say 90 degrees, the back end slid out and I must have been facing about 130 degrees so pointing back past the corner. I tried to correct and realised I was screwed if it regripped. I turned the wheel back and let it regrip and pick a direction for me. Once it did regrip, I made it around without too many dramas. It did freak me out as I must have been doing under 15km/hr and I was taking off pretty sedately and definitely NOT trying to spin the back end out.
So I need new tyres I'm guessing. I'm looking for some recommendations as I am a big freeway driver and I certainly don't want to lose it like this over 110km/hr. I need tyres that perform in the dry and most definitely in the wet!!!
So is this common for the VZ series to slip out like this? Or is it simply my tyres are that bad? They are hardly bald but worn. They do have tread left. That said, I looked at the tread pattern last night and it doesn't seem that fantastic for wet weather - the front definitely have a much better pattern for flicking water away.
Thanks all
Terri
I have a 2006 SVZ with only 34000km on the clock. I'm the second owner and it was previously a fleet car. The front tyres are new and the back are worn. I assume they are the original back tyres and the front have been replaced. They are not tragic but last night when driving I slipped in the wet twice. First time was just one of those moments where the car slips and less than a second later regrips the road. No big deal. Second time I slipped I was turning right into a side street. It was raining but not very heavily. The road was wet but it was hardly covered in sheets of water. Instead of turning say 90 degrees, the back end slid out and I must have been facing about 130 degrees so pointing back past the corner. I tried to correct and realised I was screwed if it regripped. I turned the wheel back and let it regrip and pick a direction for me. Once it did regrip, I made it around without too many dramas. It did freak me out as I must have been doing under 15km/hr and I was taking off pretty sedately and definitely NOT trying to spin the back end out.
So I need new tyres I'm guessing. I'm looking for some recommendations as I am a big freeway driver and I certainly don't want to lose it like this over 110km/hr. I need tyres that perform in the dry and most definitely in the wet!!!
So is this common for the VZ series to slip out like this? Or is it simply my tyres are that bad? They are hardly bald but worn. They do have tread left. That said, I looked at the tread pattern last night and it doesn't seem that fantastic for wet weather - the front definitely have a much better pattern for flicking water away.
Thanks all
Terri
