Draconian Guppy Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 So I need to buy new 195/65 R15 tires for a Mazda 3 Sedan. The options i have available are: Michelin Energy Saver $488 BFG GGrip $423 Pirelli P7 $416 Kumho KH17 $652 firestone fh 900 $380 The car has some nasty bridgestone that lasted around 18K miles :/ Those are the ones available where I live ( Honduras, Central America) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted November 30, 2012 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2012 I would personally get the michelin's or the bfg's. bridgestone and firestone are the same company. http://www.bfvz.com.ve/productos/detalles/70/firestone/firehawk/900 (look at the name at the top) Draconian Guppy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Oh , crappy Firestone! Forgot to add. The prices are for four tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 My advise is to go on tirerack.com and look at the ratings. And pay close attention to how "loud" the tires are. You'll thank yourself. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 My advise is to go on tirerack.com and look at the ratings. And pay close attention to how "loud" the tires are. You'll thank yourself. :) Thanks, checked, but they don't have all the models above, the BFG grip isn't there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ferson Veteran Posted December 2, 2012 Veteran Share Posted December 2, 2012 TyreReviews.co.uk and TireRack.com together might help you find what you need. TyreReviews has the gGrips listed, and they seem to be getting good enough reviews from users. Feedback seems to vary, but one of the comments from the site is that it's a summer tire. Whether that's a good thing or not is up to you. Hopefully between those two sites you'll be able to find the information you need, but a cursory glance doesn't seem to show anyone else with a Mazda 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph1b3r0pt1c Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 You sure you cannot get your hands on some Westlake tires? I just checked and they are distributed all over the world. The are cheaper in price, but I have had this same set of 205/40/r17's for a little over 65k miles, and they are still perfect. I travel 70 miles per day also. Check into those if you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGM Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Pirelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Erik Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 What's the terrain like over there? Are you driving on smooth roads, roads with potholes, off-roading, etc.? Mix of each? What's your driving style? Do you aggressively accelerate and brake? Honestly, I've never had any bad experiences with any particular brand/off-brand tires, but I treat my 2009 RAV4 very well, and make sure the tires are rotated regularly so I can get even tread wear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 TyreReviews.co.uk and TireRack.com together might help you find what you need. TyreReviews has the gGrips listed, and they seem to be getting good enough reviews from users. Feedback seems to vary, but one of the comments from the site is that it's a summer tire. Whether that's a good thing or not is up to you. Hopefully between those two sites you'll be able to find the information you need, but a cursory glance doesn't seem to show anyone else with a Mazda 3. Well it's mostly summer, but it does rain for 3-4 months a year... So I think I would need something more of a wet-summer mix :/ You sure you cannot get your hands on some Westlake tires? I just checked and they are distributed all over the world. The are cheaper in price, but I have had this same set of 205/40/r17's for a little over 65k miles, and they are still perfect. I travel 70 miles per day also. Check into those if you can Third world hell Honduras Central America? NO. Sadly no :( :no: Pirelli What's the terrain like over there? Are you driving on smooth roads, roads with potholes, off-roading, etc.? Mix of each? What's your driving style? Do you aggressively accelerate and brake? Honestly, I've never had any bad experiences with any particular brand/off-brand tires, but I treat my 2009 RAV4 very well, and make sure the tires are rotated regularly so I can get even tread wear lots of roads with potholes, very badly paved roads, the occasional of roading DUE to the repairing of the bad roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 ended up getting the Michelin Energy Savers A/S. I'll post a follow up as soon as I do some serious driving :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidfox Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 but I have had this same set of 205/40/r17's for a little over 65k miles Are you sure they're actually made of rubber? The grip on those things must be horrendous to last that long! Don't think I've ever had a set of performance tyres last longer than 12K :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Are you sure they're actually made of rubber? The grip on those things must be horrendous to last that long! Don't think I've ever had a set of performance tyres last longer than 12K :p Yeah doesn't rubber get harder with time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph1b3r0pt1c Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Pretty sure they are rubber. I smack them with a hammer, and it bounces back, and they still work perfectly. Maybe its because I rotate them when I should and check the pressure in them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 LOL, it doesn't get hard as in stone hard, but rather the rubber, "toasts" or "cooks" up due to extreme temperatures (heat, cold), but i'm talking about maybe 5+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidfox Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Pretty sure they are rubber. I smack them with a hammer, and it bounces back, and they still work perfectly. Maybe its because I rotate them when I should and check the pressure in them? I could rotate tyres all I want, but i'll never get more than 12K combined out of any tyres that are on the front of my ST :p My pressures are also spot on ;) Guess it's down to a complete lack of power going through your tyres :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph1b3r0pt1c Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Possibly so, but I also get on average, 29-32mpg, so I don't care :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidfox Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Possibly so, but I also get on average, 29-32mpg, so I don't care :p You say as if that's a lot, I presume that's 32US Gallons, which would make it 26 UK Gallons (Pretty much what I get). If only we had your fuel prices :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ph1b3r0pt1c Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Yeah no joke. I'm not sure what they expect, when fuel goes up, everything does. It's 2.80 usd per gallon where I live now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
44MLX Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Michelin or Pirelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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