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Tyres: Sport Contact 5 / PS3 / S001

  • 17-07-2012 10:33PM
    #1
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭


    Looking at buying 4 of the above in 225/40 r18.
    Continental Sport Contact 5 are coming in at €600 delivered via Camskill
    Michelin Pilot Sport 3 are coming in at €560
    Bridgestone Potenza s001 I can get for €580.

    Anyone have experience of these in 17 or 18"?

    I usually stick with Bridgestone but I'm hearing bad things about the wear rate on the s001.


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  • #2
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    I have the PS3s on my car in that size. Wet and dry grip are brilliant, better than the previous Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric. only have about 4k on them so can't really comment on wear rate as yet.


  • #3
    Northern Monkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭Northern Monkey


    Tragedy wrote: »
    Looking at buying 4 of the above in 225/40 r18.
    Continental Sport Contact 5 are coming in at €600 delivered via Camskill
    Michelin Pilot Sport 3 are coming in at €560
    Bridgestone Potenza s001 I can get for €580.

    Anyone have experience of these in 17 or 18"?

    I usually stick with Bridgestone but I'm hearing bad things about the wear rate on the s001.

    I have 5p's on my car (I think they are the same as the 5's only they start at 19inch) and find them great, haven't run out of grip yet. There is a bit of road noise from them, but they are a lot quieter than the runflats I had on before them.


  • #4
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    Did you have Asymmetric 1 or 2? The 2's seem to be almost universally acclaimed as being the best of the best, but they're €60 more than the PS3.


  • #5
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Mine were the older Goodyears. Might try the new pattern next. Have seen some impressive reviews of them alright.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,497 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Tragedy wrote: »
    Looking at buying 4 of the above in 225/40 r18.......

    for the ZT? Oil filter will be a tad closer to the ground, possibly too close on speed bumps.


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  • #7
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,877 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I put two of these on the front of my bus back in February, very happy with them so far. Good grip in the wet and they are wearing well. The rears were a bit more expensive as they are wider with a lower profile:

    http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s134p12423/VREDESTEIN_TYRES_CAR_VREDESTEIN_ULTRAC_SESSANTA_-_225_40R18_92Y_XL_TL_


  • #8
    ARGINITE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭ARGINITE


    bazz26 wrote: »
    I put two of these on the front of my bus back in February, very happy with them so far. Good grip in the wet and they are wearing well. The rears were a bit more expensive as they are wider with a lower profile:

    http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s134p12423/VREDESTEIN_TYRES_CAR_VREDESTEIN_ULTRAC_SESSANTA_-_225_40R18_92Y_XL_TL_

    Have heard good things about these too.


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