Dembo

It's all subjective of course, but the standard MZs are great tyres. They have been around for quite a while though, and everybody seems to be saying positive things about the new AD08s. I'm not sure if Bridgestone have been coming up with anything new, or when they have they don't sell them here (RE01Rs, RE011s etc.).

Often people who have chosen something other than MZs say it's because "they're much better in the wet", which is not something I understand.

BTW I still have my RE050MZs on 40psi from North Weald last week. They feel great, and slide everywhere, which is quite enjoyable.

rtbiscuit

yoko's are very tempting but are so expensive. be interested to see what you get outy of them s2k nut.

joeh - what are the avon z33 like? would you get them again?

rtbiscuit

i'm trying to track down the re11 and the re01 in the UK not having much luck at the moment.

seems they don't want to sell to the UK, maybe they won;t meet the new noise polution and CO2 law being brought in in 2011

veehexx

Front:
TYRES FITTED: Continential Sport 2
WHEEL SIZE: 16
TYRE SIZES: 205/55/16

OPINION: excellent all round tyre comparible to RE050's (not noticably better/worse)



Rear:
TYRES FITTED: Bridgestone ER300
WHEEL SIZE:
TYRE SIZES: 225/55/16

OPINION: sidewall is a touch soft giving the car a little bit too much lean. grip levels are good and again, not noticably better/worse than RE050's.

i'd use both tyres again, but would like a stiffer sidewall next time down to both personal preference and recommendation from chris@CG.

Ultra_Nexus

TYRES FITTED: R888
WHEEL SIZE: Rota 17"
TYRE SIZE: OEM 17" fit

When you have to have more dry grip than anyone else, go and get these.

When you have warmed them up, you can't help but giggle on how much speed you can carry and how late you can brake.

Infact, someone I know ( ) purposely had to change the geometry to a minimum rear toe in order to get the car tail happy again.

And the sidewall - very stiff. That person I know again, they had a puncture at 135 leptons and the tyre stayed completely intact despite being under a hard braking (135 - 20) session.

rtbiscuit

i do love the R888, it does seem to defy most laws of physics.

i'm very tempted to try the contisport contact 3's all round, anyone know if they have a stiff side wall.

my other options at the moment are the

bridgestone re050's or the goodyear f1 asymmetrics

rtbiscuit

here are the results from the 2010 evo tyre test which has the advans ad08s in as well as the BS050 and contisports.

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

interesting results, and all were tested on an MX5 not disimiliar to the S2k

also the 2010 autocar RWD tyre test.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-...re-Test-RWD.htm

and some other tyre tests that cover most of the tyres we like
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-...re-Test-RWD.htm
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-...r-Tyre-Test.htm
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-...r-Tyre-Test.htm
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2010-...d-Tyre-Test.htm

unclefester

17" wheels and FK452

Now on my second set of rears, the last set did about 8,000 and they've been fine, fronts are heading towards 12,00 miles and still 4mm left. What i'd call a good all round road tyre with good grip, good feedback and a good price too.

rtbiscuit

see the falken is another tyre i keep thinking shall i shant i. people always like them, some negative reviews and the price is very tempting.

anyone run them through the winter? does the Grip drop off when tread gets down half way?

does anyone hate them with a passion.

i know they aren't the best track tyre as they get very greasey after a few laps but for every day use are they as good as people say.

unclefester

They're a summer tyre, i ran them through the winter last year, got them fitted new just around November. I have tried them in heavy rain, absolutely no issue, also ok in late autumn and early spring and fine during the winter as long as it's not icy or snowing.

I wouldn't reccomend them in proper snow. Driven carefully you can get moving but it's not safe.

To that end, i've got 16" wheels this year that will be getting proper winter rubber put on them.

As an every day road tyre that you're not screwing the last ounce of grip from, they're perfectly fit for purpose.