Tyres...

[xr6tc]

Hey Guys,

This may be a bit of a knuckle head question, but I am just looking at new tyres, 245/35R19, and wanted to know what everyones thoughts were...

Michelin Pilot Preceda PP2s $570 per corner

Maxxis for $249

Falkens $360

Yokohama S Drive $450 per corner.

Goodyear F1 Asym $570

My personal favorites are the Michelins and Goodyear, but don't want to fork out that much, I don't know anything about the Yokohama's but they look pretty good...

Can anyone provide me with any experience they have with any of these tyres...

Cheers

[icer]

I have Goodyear F1 Asym's on my rear. 245/40/18's. they are mad. Especially in wet. But im gonna sell them soon to buy semi slicks. If your interested, they have 95% tread on them. still new. Prob bout 1000-2000km's on them. Ill give em to you for 350$ each. Price each semi slick is setting me back

Let me know if interested.

Alot of people use the PP2 on this forum and give them great reviews....bar the price.

[Daniel]

I was using the PP2's also, have now gone to the Yokohama Advan Sport V103's and they are better all round.

Significantly quieter/softer and much more progressive on 'the edge' without feeling floaty or boat-like.

Price wise, a tad cheaper, but once you're paying good $$$ for tyres, it all seems much n much haha

[xr6tc]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the assistance, I will look up the Advan V103s, they sounds pretty good.

*Beep*, sorry I can't use the tyres I need tyres for 19s...

Cheers

[xr6tc]

Daniel,

I meant to ask what are you paying for the Yokohama Advan Sport V103... I am looking for prices, because they look like a great tyre

[NYT-SKY]

I can put you onto a place that sell Federal EVO for $230 a tyre if you are interested?

[Daniel]

xr6tc - I paid around just under 2000 from memory for the 4, fitted and balanced. It was about 4 months ago now but I also have a mate who got the same after driving my car; paid ~1900 I think but without a balance at tat stage.

Hope that helps

[NYT-SKY]

I cannot understand why people pay that much for tyres.

There are tyres out there that out perform in many ways for far less.

[xr6tc]

NYT-SKY: How do the Federal tyres hold up against something like the V103 though? I don't know much about the Federal brand and that is why I tend to steer away from them, because I don't know the brand well enough.

The money doesn't really bother me too much, generally a decent tyre will hold up better for longer.

Thanks for the info Daniel, I will certainly look at them, I really the look of them

[Daniel]

For a 19" tyre that is soft, wont go hard by half life, puts 380rwkw with a tonne of torque down to the ground, has almost better traction in the wet and very quiet - I see no other option.

I respect cheap tyres and what they do for their cost; and I have used them in the past, but they dont suit my application or driving style/preferences any longer.

Some food for thought:

I recall a chat I had with Rodney Jane (Bob's son) 12+ months ago and he admits tyres in general are 'quite' overpriced, everywhere... but there is no competition to the modern day tyre at this stage and it cuts him up more so how wasteful they are on materials and resources. If anything else was to come out that worked, it would lower the prices we all see considerably.

I personally think it is very similar to most things you buy in your day to day life... think about it, everything has a sensible limit where price no longer justifies the benefits

You can start to throw money at it and get very little in return; hardest thing is to find this point without testing the waters, obviously.

Also IMHO, I wouldn't take the words of any tyre seller/fitter toooooo deeply... they all (sorry to stereotype here) recommend different brands and contradict each other and even sometimes themselves on different points.