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MICHELIN - PILOT SPORT PS2 EXTRA LOAD
225/40R18Y Reinforced
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£301.60 inc VAT


MICHELIN - PILOT SPORT PS2 EXTRA LOAD
255/35R18Y Reinforced
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£403.20 inc VAT



Basket total:
£704.80 inc VAT


Good choice? Or would you cancel?

I was going to get GOODYEAR - EAGLE F1 ASSIM but etyres didn't have the 255/35R18Y and I need them fitting at work :(

Worth the extra?
 
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Loowi_ashley said:
What are they going on?
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Those tyres sizes look like a 330 to me.
For ref, I bought a pair of Falken 452 rears (same size) for around £90 each including fitting. Can't say I was convinced by the extra cost of the PS2s, although a lot of bimmer owners really rate them.
 
Why have you gone for 35 profile on both the fronts and the wider rears, isn't that going to look rather odd?
 
£703 for a set of tyres for a 3 Series? Are you mad? I paid just over £500 for a full set of Eagle F1's for my 5 Series and the rear tyres are larger and more expensive!

PS2's are not bad tyres but they are SO expensive it's just unreal - they are loads more than either Eagle F1 or Contisport Contact 2/3 and are no better.
 
[TW]Fox;11556004 said:
£703 for a set of tyres for a 3 Series? Are you mad? I paid just over £500 for a full set of Eagle F1's for my 5 Series and the rear tyres are larger and more expensive!

PS2's are not bad tyres but they are SO expensive it's just unreal - they are loads more than either Eagle F1 or Contisport Contact 2/3 and are no better.
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Thats a fitted price for etyres to come at my work.

The F1 Assymetrics come in at £566 fitted and thats the hassle of taking

delivery and driving to the local depot for fitting.

so £137 cheaper

etyres dont have the F1's in my size in stock
 
So you dont think 30 minutes to drive to the local tyre shop is worth it to save £137?

Seems like you are basically paying £137 for somebody to come and fit them.

Tell you what, bung me £100 and I'll drive up, collect your car, take it to get the tyres fitted, wash it, and drop it back off :p
 
[TW]Fox;11556064 said:
So you dont think 30 minutes to drive to the local tyre shop is worth it to save £137?

Seems like you are basically paying £137 for somebody to come and fit them.

Tell you what, bung me £100 and I'll drive up, collect your car, take it to get the tyres fitted, wash it, and drop it back off :p
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No the PS2's are 137 quid more over the F1's.

Are the PS2's worth the extra?
 
I personally dont think so - but user opinions on tyres are worthless. FWIW the PS2 came about 4th in the Evo tyre test, F1 came 1st.

And I dont know where you heard the XL ones last longer. I cant see why they would?
 
Ouch, would have gone for the Eagle F1's or failing this the Vredestein, its not like a few quid difference for the simplicity thats a lot of cash you would have saved by sorting this out with somebody else. I dont understand as fox says why these are so much more expensive than everything else on the market.
 
SoliD said:
Ouch, would have gone for the Eagle F1's or failing this the Vredestein, its not like a few quid difference for the simplicity thats a lot of cash you would have saved by sorting this out with somebody else. I dont understand as fox says why these are so much more expensive than everything else on the market.
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They are more expensive as the PS2s will last longer, my F1s asymmetrics are down to 4mm after 7k on my car (worn evenely with a full wheel alignment done when they were changed). Conti Contact 2s lasted 13k on the same car driven the same way and PS2s are suppose to last longer than the Conti Contact 2s.

Evo rated the tyres on performance only, on price wear comes into it and suspect per mile the michelins are likely to be the cheapest as generally they are a harder compond so last longer. Evo also never tested standing start traction where the Conti Contacts 2s are a lot better than the F1s asymmetrics.
 
Have a set of PS2's on my car they were fitted when I brought the car, replaced 2 off them a while ago (£300) brought them because I still wanted to have matching tyres all round not because I think they are worth the extra over the other sets mentioned here.
 
Dangerous Dave said:
They are more expensive as the PS2s will last longer
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No they are not - they might last longer but this is not why they cost more. The Conti's are much cheaper as well and are not reknowned for quick wearing either?

The fact they last so long highlights the fact they have a harder compound and thus ultimately less grip.
 
[TW]Fox;11556402 said:
No they are not - they might last longer but this is not why they cost more. The Conti's are much cheaper as well and are not reknowned for quick wearing either?

The fact they last so long highlights the fact they have a harder compound and thus ultimately less grip.
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Not saying they offer more grip but per mile they will be one of the cheapest tyres of the performance brands. PS2s should last a few K more than Contact 2s, on my old Polo I got 24k ish out a front set of Michelins, F1s lasted 12k. F1s were only 25% cheaper so per mile a lot more expensive.

Personally I would rather have gripper tyres which is why I have another set of F1s ready to go on depsite the comical wear rate.
 
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