tyres, Goodyear F1's?

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Post by Golfather » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:03 pm

Theres nothing wrong with GSD3 F1's.
Not as sticky as S02's but at least they wear a lot longer !
I've got GSD3 F1's on my S4 with no issues at all, just lots of grip.

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Post by Diesel » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:45 pm

Dave Cav can you stop being so cryptic about something so crucial mate!!! I cant make the pic out as it is too small and I dont have me specs! Let us know if you had a potentially dangerous experience with F1's and under what circumstances... Thx
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Post by david7m » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:56 pm

Diesel wrote:I put F1's on my RS4 recently and they are fab! I did enquire here beforehand and was warned away, but without enough details/reason/depth to make a bb poster my brief!

They are absolutely phenomenal in the wet and that is when you need it the most as generally any decent tyre is OK in the dry... £650 the 4...
£650 ?? What size are these? On my S3 they are 225/45/17 speed Y, and I paid £188 for two, fitted, valves etc less than a month ago and there the lastest GSD3's !

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Post by JAMES » Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:11 am

i have also been pleased so far with the f1's but have never tracked them.also found them good in the wet and less understeer than the previous ps1's.
previous: RS2, RS4 2.7, RS4 4.2.
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Post by Diesel » Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:20 am

David they are standard RS4 255/35 ZR18 tyres with a high 'Y' load rating - I actually payed less than £650, but dont remember exactly how much it was. Micheldever tyre service - best I have come across - even showed me a small rim blemish before they took the old tyres off...
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Post by JAMES » Sun Jan 23, 2005 6:34 pm

mail ordered mine for £480 set of four but had to wait about 6 weeks and get them fitted.
previous: RS2, RS4 2.7, RS4 4.2.
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Post by Diesel » Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:40 pm

And the cryptic revelations about problems with these tyres remain so - what is that about???
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Post by kiwi_mtm » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:54 am

I got PS2's in the end. I found a few too many people in NZ who had delaminations.

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