Tyre Question

[Dolby]

after lots of investigating and getting opinions from people who've driven them for 20000km's plus, I bought a set of Achilles (out of Yoko's factory) 225/40/18's today.

R800.00 each!!!!!!

How do you find them?

When I bought my used car from a dealer last year November, I told him the car needed new front tyres ... and he said he'd sort them out. When I collected the car I noticed it had Achilles tyres (never heard of them) - but the original Michelin at the rear. I HATE mismatch ... but I drove with them anyway.

Now the Michellin need replacing and I'm thinking of getting another 2 cheap Achilles this time - and next time the 4 x Michellin. Cost different is huge R20,000.0 vs R6,000.00 a set

 

[superskully]

I buy Dunlop. It's a cheap tire and if you have kuk with it, there are a whole number of accredited dealers around whom I've never had trouble with. They even swapped my 17,000KM used Dunlop's for brand new ones to sort a vibration I had on the steering.

I think the issue with Dunlop is the local verson.
I had Dunlops on my A3 2.0T - as the car is imported i am guessing the tyres were as well.
Lasted 60k kms, and thats on a Turbo charged car.

 

[thisgeek]

I recently put a set of those Sumo Firenza's on my car. They're /supposedly/ supported by Falken.. but anyway, they're not bad.

 

[pboy]

wud never buy potenza's again!
hankooks rock! no.2 tyre in the world behind the over priced michelins.
tiger wheel have them on special currently.

 

[mic_y]

dont know about you guys, but on my 328i (205/60R15) I had Dunlop SP Sport 7000D and I have never had a worse tire in my life (noisy, and wet grip was non-existent). Now I have all 4 Bridgestone Turanza ER300 and the car feels a lot better than it has in a long time. The Dunlops did last for ages though (60k km). Will see how I do with the Turanza's. They set me back just over R1000 a pop.

 

[MFour]

Although the size is a bit limited in variations, I have found Firestone Firehawks to have the best balance for wet/dry grip. Depending on your driving style they could easily give you 60k km on a set. Just had my rear tyres changed (195/65 R15V), which was about R1400.00 for both, including fitting and alignment. I have seen Firehawks prove themselves over and over and will personally never go for anything else if I can help it.

 

[BigBear]

Firestone Firehawk TZ200 (195/65R15)
A Great Tyre, tough as Nails aswell and really earned some respect when cruising through a real torrential downpour near Sabi also Fitted some Bridgestone Products on the Current Vehicles.. Exceptional...
Polo 195/55R15 MY-01 Sports Tourer MY-01 Sports Tourer
Ranger 4x4 30x9.50R15 Dueler D694
Hankook, Continental, Michelin, Pirelli, Goodyears are ok, but Dunflops never ever ...

 

[jellievis]

mmmm nope India = Dunlop

Correct.

 

[4cer]

dont know about you guys, but on my 328i (205/60R15) I had Dunlop SP Sport 7000D and I have never had a worse tire in my life (noisy, and wet grip was non-existent). Now I have all 4 Bridgestone Turanza ER300 and the car feels a lot better than it has in a long time. The Dunlops did last for ages though (60k km). Will see how I do with the Turanza's. They set me back just over R1000 a pop.

strange i had pirellis on my car, and if it was raining i could wheel spin into 3rd gear quite easily. Had continentals, biggest load of *** ever, started cracking at 20 000k's and where never good.

got 215/45/17 sp7000D dunlops, and for once i can corner in the rain! they are noisy though, mainly at 180+ though.

 

[TheShadow]

i've been using Pirellis for the last few years and I highly recommend them.
You'll have to check on availability of specific size variations but i've used P Zero Nero 205/40/17s on my Fiesta ST and am now using 225/45/17s P Zero Rosso MO's on my Civic.The grip is excellent all the time, especially in the rain.

But from the previous post and other ppl's experiences, the performance of the Pirellis seem to be very vehicle specific for some reason. Maybe you could find a Mazda forum and query what other Mazda5 owner's recommend.