Hi all,

I have a 99 with 16" wheels and standard P Zeros which have now come to the end of thier lives (15k). I am looking for suggestions for what tyres people have found to be good or bad as replacements.

Info on Wet & Dry tendencies and also amount of miles done before needing changing.

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

Hi John

As you can imagine this is a well covered topic . Bridgestone SO2s are rated very highly by many people, but I would suggest you do a search on the topic, as you will find a huge amount of information about this.

Cheers

Chris

 

Hi, I've just chucked my Potenzas (original fit) after 21,000 miles on my MY99. As far as I know, SO2s aren't recommended by Bridgestone for cars with 16 inchers, but double check.
I've opted for Toyo Proxes TS-1s, which cost me 370 quid all in. Had them fitted last week. Dry grip seems to be just as smart as the Potenzas, but they're a lot more fun in the wet!
The original Bridgestones wouldn't give up in the wet until you really hammered them. The Toyos, on the other hand, are more than happy to indulge in serious power oversteer, which means all my local corners have been taken sideways for the last three days. Much fun, but not being able to trust them quite as much as the Potenzas might tell in the long run. Not bad VFM, though, and they come with a warranty! Hole them, and you get money back from the dealer if he does it, or you show him a receipt. Kill them, and depending on your remaining tread, they knock money off a new one.
And they're cheaper than P-Zeros, too.

 

hi rider can you tell me where you got the toyos from cheers woody

 

I can thoroughly reccommend Goodyear Eagle F1's. The dry grip is as good if not better than my original Bridgestones and the grip in the wet is brilliant.

I paid around £ 90.00 inc. per corner

Try Tyres Northamopton on 01604 588599
They give a fab service and don't scuff your wheels in the process.

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rider:
<B>Hi, I've just chucked my Potenzas (original fit) after 21,000 miles on my MY99.
The original Bridgestones wouldn't give up in the wet until you really hammered them. [/quote]

Huh? You found the OEM Bridgestone RE010s gave good grip in the wet? I found them *terrible*, and replaced them with PZeros when the sidewall collapsed on one (it was an emergency and all I could get at the time). I was going to go for Toyos next time, but if the wet grip is worse than RE010s I'll have a rethink.

 

Totally agree with Paul on the Goodyear’s, the wet grip is out standing, I’ve yet to lose it in the wet, and the dry grip is very good as well.

 

Thanks Phil could not have put it better myself (in fact i didn't)

I have to agree with Carl - i found the 010's pretty poor in the wet and only average in the dry.

 

my vote goes to the Goodyear F1s as well - epic wet grip - I'm not bothered about dry grip as much (I would say the F1s have about the same dry grip as my outgoing S-01s - 16") but the wet grip is vastly improved - after all , with half the country under water at the moment and living in Manchester, I probably get to drive on dry roads about 1% of the time ;-) - only shame is the F1s don't have a rim protecting rubber lip like some other brands - ho hum.

btw - I paid £376 for 4 - all inclusive + fitted - oldham tyres, in, err, oldham.

Paul W

 

Also agree about the F1s (16 inc wheels), I find them excellent although I have not tried anything else except the RE010 which are rubbish. They seem good value at around £370 and for me at least required no running in.

Brendan