xr0500 Donating Members 321 Member For: 18y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: Hobart, TAS Posted 03/12/08 02:56 AM Share Posted 03/12/08 02:56 AM Has anyone bought any Pirelli Dragons lately (stock 17's)??Just got quoted $239 each, wondering if this is a decent price and if they are a decent tyre....??Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 6m 7d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 05/12/08 06:40 AM Share Posted 05/12/08 06:40 AM Sounds a good price for Pirelli who are usually a little more pricey then the rest. That is about the ball park figure for new rubber on 17's. Looking myself at the moment and found the Michelin piolet preceda 2 for $219. They get a good rating from others on this thread.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 6m 7d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 05/12/08 06:43 AM Share Posted 05/12/08 06:43 AM Yeah. 20,000k's with 350rwkw. Very quite. Very good grip considering their wear rating. Good in wet. No tram lining.But as with most tyres when a little wear kicks in things get worse. Although they have stayed very quite. But these have gone up a fair bit recently. I'm looking at Kumho KU19's next. I can get 245/35x19's for $260 each. Full retail is about $340.Quit, Quiet, Quite or even Quick, cuz someone's been on the cans typing away.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 05/12/08 07:20 AM Share Posted 05/12/08 07:20 AM Has anyone bought any Pirelli Dragons lately (stock 17's)??Just got quoted $239 each, wondering if this is a decent price and if they are a decent tyre....??CheersHave been through a few sets of them...pretty decent tyres. Obviously not the best there is available but they crap all over the OEM Dumlops and are at the same price-point - that's enough for me.One of the biggest advantages they have over the standard rubber is they don't tramline, is quite amazing how much easier it is to steer.But they seem to wear out just as fast for some unknown reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 21y 11m 16d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 11/12/08 12:26 AM Share Posted 11/12/08 12:26 AM Don't waste your money with Pirelli Dragons, I run them on my wifes 1.6L auto Mazda Astina.I can get the front wheels to spin in the dry with some effort and no effort required in the wet.PP2's seem to be the best performer for a 235/45/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 21d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 11/12/08 12:39 AM Share Posted 11/12/08 12:39 AM flame suit on (Just for cro)At the moment im running BF Goodrich Tyres, G force. They are about 200 a corner and they are pretty good. Ive had them on for around 3k now and they look to be wearing well. They are directional and are terriffic in the wet.Also just for ppls info Bf and Michelin are now the same company. The Bf I have on my car also come out of japanIn 2nd with the dunnys I would break traction with the bf's no probs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 11/12/08 01:52 AM Share Posted 11/12/08 01:52 AM Anything less than $600 per corner is rubbish as far as Ivy is concerned....but we aren't all made of money FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 20y 11m 24d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 11/12/08 02:07 AM Share Posted 11/12/08 02:07 AM Due for a set shortly and have narrowed it down to either the Michelin PP2's or Bridgestone RE001's. Interested in hearing any comments comparing these two or any experiences otherwise.both excellent tyres. You couldnt go wrong with either really. All the RE001 Reports are excellent, and I've used PP2 and was very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 21d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 11/12/08 02:07 AM Share Posted 11/12/08 02:07 AM He must believe that he works in R&D at a tyre mob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 6m 7d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 11/12/08 03:04 AM Share Posted 11/12/08 03:04 AM Didnt Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric win a Wheels tyre test in the 17 profile recently??I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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