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yoki's are quite expensive though, arent they

i got them with the car

How much are these tyres. I need to get a set soon.

i've asked about yoki's a while ago and you've gotta spend $270+ for something good, i believe you can get tyres just as good for way cheaper

which tyres are good.

Don't like fawlken. they are ok in the dry but no good in the wet.

Had them on my old car.

well i do rate sumitomo tyres for cheap tyres, they're great (under $160), i have kuhmo supra's and their pretty horn too (bout $220)
i heard some of the expensive hancook silicon based tyres were good , but i found them to have ok grip in a straight line but below average when turning, which is too importnat in an fto
i think i may go for Bridgestone G-grid next but they are $240 i think

i havent had any other experiences but i heard with faulkens & yokohama's, you have to fork out over $350 for something in the high performance range.

D-TRAIN wrote:I'm suprised no one has mentioned Pirelli PZeros. Anyone has any experience with these?

A couple of years ago, these were like the real deal. Are these still expensive or just overated??

yes they are still expensive and quite frankly IMO they are simply an overkill for an FTO... Those things are only fitted to hi-po German cars and as with anything german, they are ridiculously expensive and i for one would never spend that much just on tyres!

...for that kinda money, i'd rather invest on some nice semi-slicks from Yokohama or Bridgestone or Dunlop.

GPXXX wrote:I'm running on Bridgestone Potenza GIIIs... although the sucker costs me $250 a pop (was recently told i've been ripped off!), i reckon it's worth every cent - plenty of grip in wet & dry conditions and good balance between road noise and wearing rate...

I recently changed to the GIIIs and I must say they are impressive.

Today was the first time I had a long drive in the wet with them, and the grip was excellent. Not the cheapest tyres but I am very impressed with the wet performance. I've used Yokohamas, Falkens and Federals, and the GIIId were by far the "grippiest" in the wet.

Has anyone had Firenza ST-03's on their car?

I had a look on the web for them, and they don't apear to be common...
Is Firenza a japanese brand? also how do they compare to other tyres?

Yeah Firenza is Japanese. One of the shops I went to wanted me to buy them. But I had never heard of them before so I went for the tried and tested instead.

a lot of this is personal opinions.. which is ok i guess, but never fully been tested.

If you're interested the latest April issue of Wheels magazine have completed the 2004 tyre test. Co-incedently they tested the 205/50R16 which is the standard tyre size for the GPX. Wheels tested: Cornering, slalom, dry traction, wet traction, wet braking and dry braking.

The winner was the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 followed by the Michelin Pilot Preceda and the Yokohama V102.

Judging by the result i'm never going to get Kumho because it got last in all categories!

If you want to know more detail check out the April Wheels magazine.

Speaking as one who has fitted the Eagle F1 GS-D3's (225/45 r17) - they are great. Give really good traction in wet and dry (plus the deep v tread pattern looks good..... )

Not cheap though'..... from memory - the rrp for them was over the $300 per tyre - and I think I paid approx $270.00 per tyre for them....

I think Motor Magazine did a spread a few months back with the same results....

nofearzz wrote:a lot of this is personal opinions.. which is ok i guess, but never fully been tested.

If you're interested the latest April issue of Wheels magazine have completed the 2004 tyre test. Co-incedently they tested the 205/50R16 which is the standard tyre size for the GPX. Wheels tested: Cornering, slalom, dry traction, wet traction, wet braking and dry braking.

The winner was the Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 followed by the Michelin Pilot Preceda and the Yokohama V102.

Judging by the result i'm never going to get Kumho because it got last in all categories!

If you want to know more detail check out the April Wheels magazine.

but it wasnt the kumho ecsta supra 712, which from my experience are very good

and if you read the article properly, all tyres on that test are highly regarded, coming last in that test doesnt mean it's a bad tyre.

The term 'loser' certainly doesn't apply here. We didn't test the losers

Boris wrote:Has anyone had Firenza ST-03's on their car?

I had a look on the web for them, and they don't apear to be common...
Is Firenza a japanese brand? also how do they compare to other tyres?

i have them on my front, and they are falken tyres, they actually handle corners very well, and for the price i can't complain ($130 a tyre)

they do wear out quicker than most other tyres ive tried, but performance has been consistant during its life cycle

you might buy a tyre for double the price, but you wont necessarily get double the life out of them, i give this tyre my thumbs up for people on a budget - i might try yoki's or the GIII's next, i prefer dry performance than wet, as i wouldnt wanna be pushing my car in the wet anyway.. theres too many other idiots on the road...

D-TRAIN how much did your GIII's cost ya and from where?

Teania wrote: Speaking as one who has fitted the Eagle F1 GS-D3's (225/45 r17) - they are great. Give really good traction in wet and dry (plus the deep v tread pattern looks good..... )

Not cheap though'..... from memory - the rrp for them was over the $300 per tyre - and I think I paid approx $270.00 per tyre for them....

I think Motor Magazine did a spread a few months back with the same results....

how are they for wear?? they are definitely excellent tyres from what i have read... but i think it's in a different class really, considering the price... that wheels tyre test may mislead people if they dont read it properly... funny how the GIII did pretty bad in that test... but its regarded as a good tyre

Anyone tried the yoki AVS ES100 before?

i have the yokohama AVS dB spec tyres. i think they retail for around $280-$300 but dont quote me on that.

i actually rate them very very well. my experience with them has shown that they are predictable and have very high levels of grip. they get up to temperature quickly and the wear on them is exceptional. they can be pushed hard and still hold a tight line, and they also work really well in the wet too. i have found that they are a great match to the FTO and my driving style. for a street tyre i cant really fault them. yes, they are expensive but their performance is so good that i can justify the cost of buying them again.

anyway, thats my 10 cents.

I used to use the Yokohama AVS's on a Celica I had, they were superb! Grip-wise, both in the dry and wet they were sensational, but they are quite a soft compound and wear out fairly quickly.

I'm using Yokohama AVS S309 on all four at the moment, great grip on dry & wet, had them for a year & they still good.

ruchi, there are several models in the AVS range, i suppose you dont remember the model?

avs db s2, is that the one youre talking about twistea? how much wear are you getting on them?

apparently ES100 has better grip, but more noise...

db is geared more towards the performance/luxury side of things

FTO338 wrote:I'm using Yokohama AVS S309 on all four at the moment, great grip on dry & wet, had them for a year & they still good.

i dont think S309 is in the AVS range, which is the sportier/premium range... but im sure they are good tyres nevertheless, how much were they

This was a few moons back... originally there was only 3 AVS tyres (wet, dry and intermediate). I had the intermediates.

They don't look like anything in the AVS range today, but when they were around they were quite a break-through and a bloody sensational tyre.