The Best Brand of Tires

[owyn]

I have a question lang po i have a toyota corona with tires Goodyear 195/60R14 and i want to replace it with Michellin with 185/65R14 puwede kaya ito? Kasi ang corona is bigger because my michellin will come from my civic because i bought new mags and sayang ung goma kasi bago pa at Michellin at ang mahal per peice

Thanks very much i just bought Goodyear F1 they are fantastic gives a good grip on the road and quiet performance

I'm guessing those michelins are XM1s , Could you tell me what's quieter in your experience- is it the michelins or the goodyear?

[elrond]

Would anyone have any feedback regarding ACCELERA tires from Indonesia?
Any pros and cons?

They are pretty economical at Php 1,850 each at 185 65 R14 compared to the Php2,300++ price ranges of GY, Yokohama and Dunlop brands.

[Dekra]

continental tires made in germany ok kaya ito?

Dunno if Continental tires available here are still produced in Germany, Malaysia probably. You're better off with 'tropicalized' rubber that is suited for our hot climates.

[s_quilicot]

what about FEDERAL tires?

[1D4LV]

what about FEDERAL tires?

i've used FEDS before. they tend to wear out prematurely, but they are cheap... in fact, in normal use and in good camber, i wore out my tires in 2 years.

best brand? afaik, its Michelin....happy user here. My next choice would be the Good Year Ducaros...

[niky]

Old Federals were crap. Total crap. I had the previous Federal 595 SS, which were supposedly sporty tires... they wiggled when new, wore down quickly, and weren't really any grippier than my Gajah Tunggal Champiros... which, though they were noisy, were durable as hell.

Some kid rear-ended me in Baguio... braked early, locked up, skidded straight into me, even if he had lots of space to brake (the tires marks were looooong) and he wasn't going that fast. Old Federal Super Steels... Crap crap crap.

The NEW Federals, though, are supposed to be good... some racers swear by the Federal SS and RS 595s (the SS has been superseded by the EVO), but I don't know if they're any more durable than before. Up to you to decide if you want to take the risk on their non-sports tires... but if you're looking for cheap sports tires, the new EVOs are worth a shot.

[roi606]

Old Federals were crap. Total crap. I had the previous Federal 595 SS, which were supposedly sporty tires... they wiggled when new, wore down quickly, and weren't really any grippier than my Gajah Tunggal Champiros... which, though they were noisy, were durable as hell.

Some kid rear-ended me in Baguio... braked early, locked up, skidded straight into me, even if he had lots of space to brake (the tires marks were looooong) and he wasn't going that fast. Old Federal Super Steels... Crap crap crap.

The NEW Federals, though, are supposed to be good... some racers swear by the Federal SS and RS 595s (the SS has been superseded by the EVO), but I don't know if they're any more durable than before. Up to you to decide if you want to take the risk on their non-sports tires... but if you're looking for cheap sports tires, the new EVOs are worth a shot.

know of any shops with Federal tires?

[ej_saiyajin4]

what about dunlop?

[niky]

New Federals? Minerva Alabang has them, I think. I don't know if Servitek carries them.

[Si 06]

Bridgestone Potenza REO50A the best I've tried so far.

[Type 100]

what about dunlop?

General consensus is that Dunlops are the worst in terms of resiliency against hitting ruts. If you hit a particularly hard rut, chances are the Dunlop rubber will either develop a lump or blister on the sidewall or succumb to the damage altogether.

They've improved over the years but are still no match in terms of rut resiliency compared to other brands. So if you do want Dunlops, be extra wary of bad roads.

In most other respects they're pretty good.

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I'm a longtime Bridgestone user myself. Their Turanza GR-80s were nice, quiet, hard-wearing but grippy tires.

The Potenza S-02 Pole Positions I use now are very grippy but relatively noisy and have a low treadwear rating (180). The S-02s are quite highly rated; some feel the later S-03PP and Adrenalin RE001 that replaced it were steps backward. For performance rubber they're also quite cheap nowadays---got my 205/45ZR16s for PhP3000 apiece.

[userfriendly]

General consensus is that Dunlops are the worst in terms of resiliency against hitting ruts. If you hit a particularly hard rut, chances are the Dunlop rubber will either develop a lump or blister on the sidewall or succumb to the damage altogether.

They've improved over the years but are still no match in terms of rut resiliency compared to other brands. So if you do want Dunlops, be extra wary of bad roads.

In most other respects they're pretty good.

eh sa Pinas lahat bad roads

But I agree with you. Had a few Dunlops fail. 1 blow out, 2 oblong, 1 bukol

[niky]

Turanza GR80s are great, IMHO... but the Turanza ER30's are just above average, for me...

*Si06: RE050As? What do you have them on, bro? The Civic? I first tried these tires on the new Mazda6... I think they're great, and I might "downgrade" to these frm the Neovas for a daily tire... Neovas are getting expensive, and I need to save them for track days.

[Si 06]

Turanza GR80s are great, IMHO... but the Turanza ER30's are just above average, for me...

*Si06: RE050As? What do you have them on, bro? The Civic? I first tried these tires on the new Mazda6... I think they're great, and I might "downgrade" to these frm the Neovas for a daily tire... Neovas are getting expensive, and I need to save them for track days.

The REO50A's came stock with my Mazdaspeed3. 215/45-18 discounted is around 15k each from Bridgestone. How expensive are Neovas?

[roi606]

General consensus is that Dunlops are the worst in terms of resiliency against hitting ruts. If you hit a particularly hard rut, chances are the Dunlop rubber will either develop a lump or blister on the sidewall or succumb to the damage altogether.

They've improved over the years but are still no match in terms of rut resiliency compared to other brands. So if you do want Dunlops, be extra wary of bad roads.

In most other respects they're pretty good.

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I'm a longtime Bridgestone user myself. Their Turanza GR-80s were nice, quiet, hard-wearing but grippy tires.

The Potenza S-02 Pole Positions I use now are very grippy but relatively noisy and have a low treadwear rating (180). The S-02s are quite highly rated; some feel the later S-03PP and Adrenalin RE001 that replaced it were steps backward. For performance rubber they're also quite cheap nowadays---got my 205/45ZR16s for PhP3000 apiece.

Potenza S-02 205-45-16 at 3k*? wow, that's really cheap. what's the shop and their address? sana may stocks pa..

[Type 100]

Roi606:
Bought my rubber at Wheelhaus Marketing along Evangelista St., Makati. It's a couple intersections from Freddies/Princess.

[Type 100]

Turanza GR80s are great, IMHO... but the Turanza ER30's are just above average, for me...

Calling the ER30s "above average" is actually pretty generous. Autocar UK tested them back in December 2004 and they fared the worst of the five family-car tires they tested back then. They only shone in the dry handling tests.

Just goes to show that all tiremakers make proverbial "bad apples" once in a while. Yokohama had its notorious S306s, for instance...

[Elroi]

the best i've tried so far are the bridgestone 360. too bad discontinued na ito dito.

purchased a set of DUCARO GA for 10k with free mounting and balancing. initial comment ko during city driving ay super quiet sya compared dun sa dating nakakabit na kumhos. will try it this weekend for a long drive though..

ducaro ga: treadwear-240, traction-A, temperature-A, rating-86H

[mbeige]

Gentlemen, any reviews and insights on Kumho Ecsta ASX or Kumho Solus KH16? I don't know if they sell those there but maybe you can shed some light. Tirerack rates them very good, bang for the buck. I'm only looking to replace our wagon's stock tires (195/65/15) and can get those Kumho's at $51-$56 each. Maybe you can provide your own insight thanks

[redorange]

Gentlemen, any reviews and insights on Kumho Ecsta ASX or Kumho Solus KH16? I don't know if they sell those there but maybe you can shed some light. Tirerack rates them very good, bang for the buck. I'm only looking to replace our wagon's stock tires (195/65/15) and can get those Kumho's at $51-$56 each. Maybe you can provide your own insight thanks

Well since your using it for a wagon I'd get the KH16 since it has a 60K warranty as opposed to the 30K warranty of the ASX. Where you getting it from?