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Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL reviews

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User Submitted Ratings:

Dry Grip
74%
Wet Grip
64%
Road Feedback
68%
Progressiveness
68%
Wear
66%
Comfort
36%
Buy again
54%

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User Reviews:

Given 39% (breakdown) while driving a Ford Focus ST (215-45-17-V)
Driving on mostly motorways for 30,000 average miles
Very all round average tyre but so noisy, anything faster than 40 mph and the car sounds like it has a jet engine attached to it! Got plenty of grip left on the tyre but going to have it replaced anyway due to the noise.
(LINK) Posted at 2008-07-15 14:15:00 | Was this review helpful? Please login to vote
Given 64% (breakdown) while driving a Volvo S60 T5 250bhp (225-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 8,000 spirited miles
Would buy again. Above average.
Noisy but do seem to last well. Half worn now after 8k reckon 15-18k from 250 bhp fwd .
I will be trying a set of falken next.
Good year F1 was first set on this car and good feel and grip but poor wear and expensive.
Find budget performance tyres give good balance of quality and cost.

(LINK) Posted at 2008-06-14 02:01:09 | Was this review helpful? Please login to vote
Given 57% (breakdown) while driving a Ford (225-40-18-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 20,000 average miles
Grip, progressiveness, wear and road feedback all pretty good. However, these are the noisiest tyres I have ever used; a high pitched whine/hum resonated through the car at speeds over 50 mph, and it sounded like all the wheel bearings were shot. I replaced the tyres before they were worn out just to protect my hearing (and my sanity). Horrible, would never buy again.
(LINK) Posted at 2008-04-07 13:02:38 | Was this review helpful? Please login to vote
Given 73% (breakdown) while driving a Mercedes Benz E270 (245-45-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 14,500 average miles
I bought these to replace my Bridgestone/Conti mix. I wasn't expecting that much as they are half the price of what they replaced. Initial thoughts were that I couldn't really tell much difference. Grip was actually a little better, noise slightly lower and ride not much different. I've done 14,500 on them and the rears have 3.5mm - 4mm left. The fronts are 5 in the centre but the edges are gone (I'll run higher pressures next time and keep a better eye on the tracking). Overall, on a level playing field, they are easily able to take on the likes of Continental and Bridgestone. Factor in the price and it really is a no brainer.
(LINK) Posted at 2007-09-02 17:13:03 | Was this review helpful? Please login to vote
Given 74% (breakdown) while driving a MINI Cooper S (205-45-17-V)
Driving on a combination of roads for 33,000 spirited miles
I found these tyres especially grippy when 'warmed' up a bit. In cold weather they tend to slip more readily. Wet weather grip is fairly reasonable. They provide a good level of feedback and progressively loose grip when pushed hard before finally breaking away. Even when fairly worn they still perform very well. The only downside of these tyres is the road noise which is much higher than you might expect
(LINK) Posted at 2007-08-02 14:20:03 | Was this review helpful? Please login to vote
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