Howdy ppl. Does anyone have experience with following tyres? All comments welcome, thanks.

Michelin Preceda $210
Yokohama ES100 $155
BF Goodrich G Force Sports $145

how much money do you have? :lol: :lol:

None. :oops: Not for me, tho.....

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how much money do you have? :lol: :lol:

Preceda topped a few categories on latest Wheels test of 18" tyres... I was going to buy them at $260 a piece but ended up going for Falken Azenis ST115 because the Precedas were out of stock for a week and half in Australia.

i'd go for the goodyear eagle f1 gs-d3

i still cant believe what some people pay for tyres!
I mean I am not rich, probably like most of the users here but paying $1000 for a set of tyres to me is ridiculous. I could almost pay for a stage one cam set up for that.

I am a firm beleiver that if you look around enough you can find a nice tyre that is pretty cheap and my experience with cheaper tyres is good. The set I have now are the best tyres I have ever had for how they feel on the road and they are Astra 225/50/R16 with a load rating of 96. They have a very aggressive tyre pattern, are fairly low profile for 16" and feel fantastic. They only cost $135 a pop.

Which issue? Could not find.... :oops:


Preceda topped a few categories on latest Wheels test of 18" tyres.

Can't remember Killer, may have been mid '03... they showed me at the shop. I remember they also did a test on 205/65 tyres the month before that.

Mbquart: The simple matter is, good tyres cost a lot of money when you go above mainstream sizes. We are lucky now that a lot of cars are coming out standard with 17" tyres; 4-5 years ago you would probably pay 50-100% more than we do now for 17" tyres.

I used to enjoy paying $105 for 205/65s and get good, long wearing tyres, but they were terrible when you want to drive hard. I'm just glad I don't have to buy 19" tyres like Booya ehehe..

Ahh, yee. Remember that one. I thought there was another, new one.

Some people buy Mercs, some people don't. Same with tyres. Sort of.

What???? You mean Bridge RE 92 is not a good tyre???? And my local tyre dude who knows everything said it's the best tyre, never wears out.
Geeessshhhh.......

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Can't remember Killer, may have been mid '03... they showed me at the shop. I remember they also did a test on 205/65 tyres the month before that.

Mbquart: The simple matter is, good tyres cost a lot of money when you go above mainstream sizes. We are lucky now that a lot of cars are coming out standard with 17" tyres; 4-5 years ago you would probably pay 50-100% more than we do now for 17" tyres.

I used to enjoy paying $105 for 205/65s and get good, long wearing tyres, but they were terrible when you want to drive hard. I'm just glad I don't have to buy 19" tyres like Booya ehehe..

Killer forget 'RE92' is 1 from worst crap U can get (Had on 626).It is true they wears slowly @ 90K U must change them, But are noisy like hell, not so good on wet. Go for yokohama (30-40K gone), falken or any 'silica'

Heh - I was being utterly a-holely sarcastic saying that. Haven't driven worse rubber than 92's since the wooden wheel.
And I agree with your choices.


Killer forget 'RE92' is 1 from worst crap U can get (Had on 626).It is true they wears slowly @ 90K U must change them, But are noisy like hell, not so good on wet. Go for yokohama (30-40K gone), falken or any 'silica'

I got brand new RE92's with my car when i bought it almost a year ago and i think there one of the best tyres i've had. They've still got heaps of tread, they grip extremely well in the wet (even with the massive body roll :D ), there just reluctant to let go and never squeal.

I agree that they are quite noisy on freeways though.

What???? You mean Bridge RE 92 is not a good tyre???? And my local tyre dude who knows everything said it's the best tyre, never wears out.

Well, mine were probably 30,000 old and weren't legal. They spun at 100kph in the wet and I've aquaplaned in them. I guess being not legal doesn't help. Mind you, it was only the thread on the edges that was dodgy. I don't like them but apparently they're the pick of the OEM tyres according to Wheels mag. Mine didn't get fitted properly so copped uneven wear at the 7,000 mark. Probably removed 5-7 thousand from they're life. Doesn't matter now :badgrin: