Tyre recommendation

[trap]

Hi guys, it's the first time I need to replace tyres on my car, going non-RFT and 225F/255R
I'm looking for ride comfort and durability.

At the moment I have these quotes (ordered by what I was told was the best price/quality)

Pirelli PZERO - $1300
Nito INVO - ~$1000
Continental Contisport 5 - $1105
Michelin PS3 - $1250

What should I go for?

cheers

[DR-JEKL]

the pirelli's or conti's would get my vote

conti's always perform well along with the pirelli's (I've had p zeros and sport contacts in the past both great tyres imo)

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...-Tyre-Test.htm

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article...-Tyre-Test.htm

[PG]

re003?

[BEAM3R]

If you're looking for durability I would stay away from the P-Zero. Had those exact sizes on my 135i. I think they lasted 7000km.

I use PS3 on my M3 and they're great.

[froop]

Not considering PSS? They are generally reviewed to be the best high performance street tyre on the market. Supposed to be very civilized as well. Exxy though.

[trap]

Yeah I know about the PSS but they were hard to get and expensive...
Thanks all for the comments.

I went ahead and bought the PZEROs (corrected the price on the first post as they were a big more expensive), the difference with the RFT is incredible!

cheers

[wht125i]

I love my PS3's. I've had them on the e46 and the e82. I've found their wet traction excellent, dry traction excellent, and steering feel just awesome. Plus they're fairly cheap at $300 a corner on average. They're wearing well after 12k km.

The Contis get excellent reviews, but I thought they were similar in calibre to PSS but not quite as good.

[Anasasis]

I got some Falken AZENIS Fk453 after having P-zero runflats.
I think the falkens are a bit grippier, not much difference really, they were $1200 for 4 including fitting and balance.

[UR25IO]

+1 ps2 ps3 pss

[Chandon]

Nitto Invo is bang for buck.. Had them previously. Far enough grip for the street, okay in the rain unless you're absolutely smashing it lol - Comfortable and quiet also, for the price, can't complain. (awesome tread pattern too lol)

Currently on PS3's, can't say they're much better than Invos in the dry, but in the wet definitely better. They're fairly thicker than the Invos also. Comfort is probably about the same..

Can't comment on tread life yet as I'm not done with the PS3's, but the invos lasted me 2 track days and about 1.5 years ~25k km's.

For the price I'd probably go with the invos, don't see a big difference in performance between them and the PS3's.

[martymil]

Have to disagree, the invos are awesome in the rain especially when cutting through large puddles and water on the road.

One of the best tyres on the market for street use, hell I use to run them at the drags
with no problems and plenty of grip.

[Alpha Trion]

still love the PSS $400 ish from Bob Jane.

[First_Timer]

thinking ps3's.. best place to buy?

[glendo]

PS3 for the win..

[hks200]

I've driven on/owned 3/4 of those tyres on the list. I personally rate them like this.

Conti > Michelin > Invo

the conti seem to grip even with little to no tread have a lower rolling resistance than the Pilot sport and are quieter and more comfortable. I love the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 for the grip (got a full set in your sizes for $1100 aligned) Invos get pretty noisy and loose grip after a while.

I currently have Federal 595 RSR on my 130i and they hook up well and for the price you definitely can't complain.

[hks200]

Originally Posted by First_Timer

thinking ps3's.. best place to buy?

I usually get tyre shops I trust to price match budget shops like Tempe or St george tyres. There is a Kumho Platinum dealer in Silverwater where I got my Michelin PS3 from.

[_Ryan_]

I rate V105 and AD08R. Wasn't a fan of the P Zero stuff I tried, RE001/2/3 also weren't that impressive.

[froop]

Originally Posted by hks200

I've driven on/owned 3/4 of those tyres on the list. I personally rate them like this.

Conti > Michelin > Invo

the conti seem to grip even with little to no tread have a lower rolling resistance than the Pilot sport and are quieter and more comfortable. I love the Michelin Pilot Sport 3 for the grip (got a full set in your sizes for $1100 aligned) Invos get pretty noisy and loose grip after a while.

I currently have Federal 595 RSR on my 130i and they hook up well and for the price you definitely can't complain.

I had the Federal 595 RSRs before and for the price they're pretty good. They also wear really well for a street/track tyre but they go off in terms of grip later in their life. I had mine for about 1 year and initially they were grippy as hell. I'd hook hard even in 1st and 2nd. I did like 5-6 drag nights and maybe almost as many track days on them in 24,000kms before they were done in terms of tread depth. But yeah, definitely maybe about halfway through their life I noticed they were going off. Was losing traction in 3rd gear at highway speeds.

I now have AD08Rs which I'm quite happy about. Definitely more grip. Haven't had them for as long but my lap times are getting better.

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by froop

I had the Federal 595 RSRs before and for the price they're pretty good. They also wear really well for a street/track tyre but they go off in terms of grip later in their life. I had mine for about 1 year and initially they were grippy as hell. I'd hook hard even in 1st and 2nd. I did like 5-6 drag nights and maybe almost as many track days on them in 24,000kms before they were done in terms of tread depth. But yeah, definitely maybe about halfway through their life I noticed they were going off. Was losing traction in 3rd gear at highway speeds.

I now have AD08Rs which I'm quite happy about. Definitely more grip. Haven't had them for as long but my lap times are getting better.

My AD08Rs seemed to cycle out and lose their grip long before they lost their tread, could spin them all the way through third with the boost turned up. Managed to kill the rears pretty quickly after that, about 10,000kms total.

[totti84]

So hard to make a decision.. currently on PSS and I'm not that impressed, but definitely don't want to take a backwards step with my next tyre selection.

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by totti84

So hard to make a decision.. currently on PSS and I'm not that impressed, but definitely don't want to take a backwards step with my next tyre selection.

What's the intended use and selection criteria?

My point of view is somewhat skewed, I can't remember the ever having a set of tyres for longer than 10,000kms.