Hey folks. Thanks for this thread, really helped get my head around the tyre issue. Needed a new set for my BFII turbo (235/45/R17) and after reading this thread was leaning toward the Goodyear Eagle F1 Assym's but phoned around on a few of the others mentioned too. Then stumbled upon a great price on Pirelli Zero Nero's ($192 a corner - Blairs Tyres Peakhurst in Sydney - 9584 2777). They are parralell imports from what I can ascertain and the next best price I could get on them was $265. No one had mentioned them but I did some other scratching aound and the reviews were pretty decent and the price difference to the Goodyears was compelling. Went on yesterday arvo and first impressions are very good. Definitely better than the last set but that can't be hard as I was sold up the river by a tool at Bob Janes. Went in asking for a good performance tyre, pointed out a few decent brands in the catalogue and somehow got talked into a set of Bob Jane generics. The things were absolute rubbish in all facets, dry, wet, durability, just utter pants. Anyhoo, will let you know how the Pirelli's are after they've been on a while and seen some changeable condidtions. Below are the best prices I came across on some of the other tyres mentioned in this thread. Sorry they're all Sydney based. Falken FK452 - $160 [Tempe Tyres (02 8577 8577)] Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2 (Chinese) - $238 [blairs Tyres (9584 2777) Michelin Pilot Spot 3 - $245 [Jax (internet special)] Cheers.
