Tyre Options

[teK--]

Any tyre at 55KKms is gonna be cactus . Sorry I thought earlier today you said you were running the same when I mentioned I had RE001.

In saying that when I first bought this car it it had 050A on them and despite near the wear indicators they were still very good.

[Kekotic]

That was the guy talking about his Forester (came in his friends Red Lib) I was just standing next to him at the time.

[Lukovitch]

I'd disagree with the statement that 050s are a waste for highway driving. It's not like we're talking about an R compound tyre. Nor do people who do highway driving go from their front door right onto the highway and then off into the driveway of their work with no other driving

It's not until needing to do an emergency stop or evasive maneuver that people take good tyres for granted.

Anyone who is getting 50000klms out of an 050 obviously does not go round corners at all fast so why waste the money on these tyres when something at half the cost is going to serve their purpose just as well? Yes these tyres may stop fractionally faster in an emergency situation or produce slightly more lateral G in a flailing steering action trying to avoid that rampant penguin that's just jumped out from behind the bus but unless you actually enjoy driving the car like it has been designed then I think they are a waste.

If you haven't killed them by 30000klms imo it's time for a cardigan

Sorry but that's rubbish. I'm changing mine over very soon, 45000, I go round corners fast, I also do long country trips. I also get 18L/100Km around the city, 9.8 on highways...... so get fucked.

[senator]

plenty of guys get 50,000km+ out of the 050a's so don't worry about the other options out lasting them

+1 …… I got about 45k out of mine, that included a few track days…...

[lozza]

Sorry if I'm a bit behind the goings on in these threads......but

Background - if I read it right, the Potenza RE050 (are they A's?) 215x45x18 tyres for sale in the other thread were taken off the 08GTB's that got tbSTI and were replaced with Pirelli PZero Rosso 215x45x18 ????

Tyre Q - So, was the Pirelli tyre considered a better option for the STI or does it all come down to choice/corporate decision?

Potenza wrap - I've got the Potenza's on my Foz...awesome tyre

[hamish_023]

They were taken off too fit 225.40's.

[lozza]

cheers Hamish

[Q]

Sorry but that's rubbish. I'm changing mine over very soon, 45000, I go round corners fast, I also do long country trips. I also get 18L/100Km around the city, 9.8 on highways...... so get fucked.

You have a cardigan don't you??

[Lukovitch]

Got rid of my cardigans when grunge went out of fashion 12 years ago....

I also do a lot of long country trips, like 600-800 K round trips? Maybe if I just drove around the city I'd shred my tyres as quickly as you. Don't know.

[smythie]

Sorry but that's rubbish. I'm changing mine over very soon, 45000, I go round corners fast, I also do long country trips. I also get 18L/100Km around the city, 9.8 on highways...... so get fucked.

You have a cardigan don't you??

You seem to have issues with others getting more km's out of tyres than you

[bambi]

sorry to change the subject (momentarily), but could someone elighten me as to the right tyre for rim specs?

If I was to get some 18X8.5 rims, then a good tyre should be something like 225x40(45)x18, correct?

and 18x9 should be 225x40(45)x18?

Just curious.

[Q]

Sorry but that's rubbish. I'm changing mine over very soon, 45000, I go round corners fast, I also do long country trips. I also get 18L/100Km around the city, 9.8 on highways...... so get fucked.

You have a cardigan don't you??

You seem to have issues with others getting more km's out of tyres than you

No issues at all from me, I'm comfortable getting what I get out of tyres (24K out of the 050's for info), others took my opinion (based on my own experience) very personally and reacted. That would their issue