P1555ED

As we live in UK and it's always P155ing it down.
Got P1 with whats left of Pirelli P zero's on it, need tyres now. So far been told that the best are; Goodyear eagle F1, or Toyo T1-s, or should we stick with Pirelli P zeros?

AlanS

I'm on my third set of Eagle F1's and I trust my life with them! They are superb in the wet and I've no complaints in the dry either.

P1555ED

Sounds good to me that you trust them enough to be your third set
You must have had the car for years!
Do you know how much they are, the cheapest price I could get for P zeros was £115 each inc balancing.

Scratch

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That's a good price for P Zero's.

Eagles will prob feel a bit odd after the PZN's as they have softer tyre walls, I certainly noticed it after changing from Toyo's.

But a bit of tyre wall roll aside the F1's corner well in the wet or dry, and are wearing well too. I've had 15k so far from the current set and still got a few thousand left in them yet.

I think typically you can get the F1's for something like £90 each if you hunt round but typically they're more like £100+ each, which is why I say the PZN's are a good price. I got quoted £140 each for PZN's and £110 for Toyo's.

[Edited by Scratch - 12/2/2003 11:27:31 PM]

P1555ED

15k out off you're tyres ? I've done just over 7k on mine, i must drive like a mad tw*t.

Blue_Boy

I've had 18K out of a set of Toyo's before now and that was on a 380bhp Evo VII, they do wear well.

I'm trying Goodyear's as well next time round (or SO2's if I can get my hands on them).

SiDHEaD

I did PZero's in 4500 (not on my scoob tho).

Andy

T5NYW

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Bridgestone S02's are 9/10 dry 9/10 wet Bridgestone SO3's 8/10 dry 10/10 wet

goodyear 8/10 wet 8/10 dry

IMHO

Tony

r32

Got F1's really like them the car seems glued top the road in the wet, most impressive......

Nezz10

IMHO:


Bridgstone S-03's - Dry: 9.5/10 wet: 6/10
Goodyear F1's - Dry 9/10 wet 8/10
Pirelli's - Dry 8/10 wet 7.5/10

Torus

F1's love em to bits

CharlesW

IMHO Bridgestone SO2s were the best wet tyre. Unfortunately Bridgestone stopped making them a couple of years ago. I am now on my second set of Toyo Proxes T1-S. They are not quite as grippy as the SO2s, but there is not much in it. They do wear well. The last set lasted 2x as long as the Bridgestones.

As for price I have just paid £71-50 per tyre delivered to my door from

http://www.mytyres.co.uk

Then I got them fitted and balanced for £8 each. You will be hard pushed to get them cheaper than that.

ian_sadler

Once scrubbed in SO-3's (had 16" on my Terzo) were an amazing tyre in the wet.

Good in the dry but did wear quite quick or was that just my driving style?

Just under £100.00 all in per corner.

Listy

Running 17" P-zero asemetrico thingys on mine right now.... (Previous owner Has always had them on since prodrive spec'd em from new)When I bought it needed 2 new front which i got for £125 each.

Good in the dry don't trust them at all in the wet..... I shall be going down the F1 or Toyo route next.

OllyK

FWIIW - had Goodyear Eagle F1's on my 206 GTi, brilliant in the dry scary as **** in the wet. Fart on the gas in the wet and the wheels were spinning, even on the straight in 1st and 2nd, corners just too scary.

[Edited by OllyK - 12/3/2003 10:43:50 AM]

2000 sport

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i`ve got michelin sports on the scoob and have been very happy with them..

use yoko`s on my xr.. really grippy.. but they are spent after 6000miles..

MJW

I'm on my first set of F1 GSD3's and IMO they are a much better tyre than the SO3's supplied with the car. My SO3's lasted 15k before one blew out on the motorway, and they suffered really bad tramlining. The F1's are brilliant though, especially in the wet and to me seem the ideal tyre for UK roads. All IMO of course based on limited experience ...

Jolley

On my previous car (Clio Sport) I used Goodyear Eagle F1's (wore far too quickly, but were fantastic in the dry), then tried a couple of sets of Toyo T1-S's (they were a pretty good tyre, but not as grippy as some), then the dealer recommended the Yokohama AVS Sport (which were not quite as good in the dry as the F1's, but lasted me much longer).

I have only just had my scooby 2 weeks (MY03 WRX), and to be honest the standard fit tyres seem to work tremendously in all weather (but that is probably more to do with the 4wd).

On the Clio next I was going to go for the Michelin Pilot Sports, some Pirelli PZN, or just stick with the Yoko's.... has anyone tried these on an Impreza?

(Everyone seems to love the F1's, but after demolishing a set in about 4000miles, I do not really care for them much!)

MJW

Don't forget that the FWD Clio will be a lot harder on the front set than the AWD scoob, so making tyre comparisons between FWD and AWD may not be the best way to decide.
Also I'm sure your opinion on the OE tyres will change once you have 10-12k on them, mine certainly did !





[Edited by MJW - 12/3/2003 12:13:08 PM]

Leslie

Hard to fault the Goodyear S03's wet or dry. The wear rate is very good too. I have done 14k on mine, I like fast cornering, and there is loads of wear left yet.

Les

greasemonkey

Was that Goodyear F1 GSD3's or Bridgestone S-03's you meant there Les?

Lemmy

In this years tyre tests carried out by EVO and Autocar magazines the recommended tyres were:

EVO - Pirelli Zero Nero
Autocar - Pirelli Zero Rosso

I think Autocar also liked the Goodyear F1s, but the Pirellis were better in the wet.

Anyone know the difference between Nero and Rosso tyres?

Alan

image doctor

The best tyres in the wet are winter tyres...or have I got that wrong?

id

johnfelstead

They still make SO2's in certain sizes, i have just fitted 4 new ones to my car, size 225/35x18. These are the best tyre i have ever driven on.

harvey

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On STi 6 Wagon:
SO2; very good.
F1 GDS3:very good and exceptional in the wet. Had two sent back under complaint for split sidewall. 40% allowance. Sidewall is soft and can wear on the edge of the tyre (side) beyond the tread.
Good enough in the wet to be on my second set. Not lasted as long as SO2s
Kumo: Not very good in the wet but only done 200mls to date but for £230 inc vat inc balance inc valves they were cheap.
All the above are 215 x 40 x ZR 17 Hope they improve with a few more miles.

Toyo Proxies. 215 x 35 x ZR 18. Very good in the wet and almost as good as the more expensive Goodyear F1s.