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- Vauxhall Corsa
- 195/55 R16
- 7,000 miles
I’ve previously written two reviews on these tires praising them highly, however now the temperatures have warmed it’s like a completely different tire.
In the warm they oversteer immensely, so much so I was convinced I had an issue with my suspension, having had this checked by two different garages, no suspension issues were found at all.
With this in mind I decided having been very pleased with the winter performance of these I have decided to keep these as winter tires, and have fitted Maxxis Premitra HP6 tires for summer use - these tires have fixed the oversteer issues and the need for constant corrections.
Another issue I had with the uniroyals was getting them balanced, two shops tried and couldn’t quite get it right with a noticeable wobble initially at 50mph then at 70mph, the tires needed to be road force balanced to solve this issue.
That being said after 7000 miles the tires have only worn 1.5mm which I’m quite pleased with, as weirdly my car seems to chew tires down quite quickly and I wouldn’t class myself as a particularly spirited driver.
In summary, I wouldn’t see these as an all season tire, being in my garage now unmounted the side walls are incredibly soft now it’s warmed up, however the winter performance of these tires is great, and I would consider them a winter tire rather than an all season.
In the warm they oversteer immensely, so much so I was convinced I had an issue with my suspension, having had this checked by two different garages, no suspension issues were found at all.
With this in mind I decided having been very pleased with the winter performance of these I have decided to keep these as winter tires, and have fitted Maxxis Premitra HP6 tires for summer use - these tires have fixed the oversteer issues and the need for constant corrections.
Another issue I had with the uniroyals was getting them balanced, two shops tried and couldn’t quite get it right with a noticeable wobble initially at 50mph then at 70mph, the tires needed to be road force balanced to solve this issue.
That being said after 7000 miles the tires have only worn 1.5mm which I’m quite pleased with, as weirdly my car seems to chew tires down quite quickly and I wouldn’t class myself as a particularly spirited driver.
In summary, I wouldn’t see these as an all season tire, being in my garage now unmounted the side walls are incredibly soft now it’s warmed up, however the winter performance of these tires is great, and I would consider them a winter tire rather than an all season.