Attention all Goodyear Eagle F1 owners
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SCOTTIECTR
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Who wants a do a summary for all the lazy gits out there (me :wink: )???
lockwood77
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Thailand = crap.
Germany & China = fine.
How's that? :wink:
Basically, the question was raised as to why some tyres (i.e. the difference between China and Germany) have different constructions (have a read of the side of your tyres if you have both) - the answer was that the construction has been revised over the life of the tyres to improve performance. Fair enough I think.
Goodyear have now replaced the F1 with a new tyre, so we wait and see how that performs. The PR is that they have won many awards/praise for the F1, so they are very protective of the brand etc. I bet Bridgestone said the same of the S03 when it replaced the S02... :roll:
Germany & China = fine.
How's that? :wink:
Basically, the question was raised as to why some tyres (i.e. the difference between China and Germany) have different constructions (have a read of the side of your tyres if you have both) - the answer was that the construction has been revised over the life of the tyres to improve performance. Fair enough I think.
Goodyear have now replaced the F1 with a new tyre, so we wait and see how that performs. The PR is that they have won many awards/praise for the F1, so they are very protective of the brand etc. I bet Bridgestone said the same of the S03 when it replaced the S02... :roll:
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OK, they're not replacing the F1, they're replacing the GSD3 with... the Eagle F1 Asymmetric. Apparently that's only available as an XL (extra load), so no more wondering what the difference is when buying F1s!
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Thanks :lol:
So I'll hope my worn ones are form Thailand and complain to get some free ones :lol:
So I'll hope my worn ones are form Thailand and complain to get some free ones :lol:
Ordered Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's, with this post in mind!
Put the car on the ramp and then went to sleep for 2 hours thinkning nothing else of it.
The tyres were fitted, I was happy with the job, no scuffs and the wheels had been wheel waxed and tyre shine applied too.
I then read "Made in China", has an E mark though, will have to wear them out ASAP!
Not happy, I am in Germany and they choose to import this kind of junk :!:
Put the car on the ramp and then went to sleep for 2 hours thinkning nothing else of it.
The tyres were fitted, I was happy with the job, no scuffs and the wheels had been wheel waxed and tyre shine applied too.
I then read "Made in China", has an E mark though, will have to wear them out ASAP!
Not happy, I am in Germany and they choose to import this kind of junk :!:
NOT entirely correct mate, the china ones are less grippy than the german, and use a much harder compound...BadBadtz said:Mate...there's nothing wrong with the China ones. Goodyear would not risk selling dodgy tyres in our marketJT3173 said:Not happy, I am in Germany and they choose to import this kind of junk :!:
I know i just ditched the last of my Eagles for Bridgestone RE050A's, and when they were took off, the german one was nearly bald and the china one looked like a nearly new tire, BOTH had been fitted in same position on car and at same time.
So there is certainly a difference in compound and thus grip between china and german ones, oh and you will struggle to 'quickly' wear out the chinese ones, the compound is very hard wearing and low grip from my experience will last a LOT of miles!
Well after finding a few hair pin bends and going through them many times and half a tank of fuel later I can say that the Eagle F1's are ok, they do have a fair amount of grip and bite in quite well with a nice sreech
Wet weather performance, well, after pelnty of testing due to the shite weather I can hohnestly say they are fantastic!
I still want to wear them out as much as possible though and get some Prada 2's.
Laters 8)
Wet weather performance, well, after pelnty of testing due to the shite weather I can hohnestly say they are fantastic!
I still want to wear them out as much as possible though and get some Prada 2's.
Laters 8)
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Hi guys.
I ordered some RE070's from Funky Tyres but there's been a bit of a mess up with the order and they now don't have any in stock so I'm contemplating going for some Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetrical 2's instead, can anyone advise which one of these two I'd need or does it not matter which ones I get?
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b2324s15p0/Car_Tyres_-_MPV_Tyres_-_People_Carrier_Tyres_-_17_inch_Goodyear_Tyres_Car_Goodyear_Eagle_F1_Asymmetric_2_-_R17_inch_-_215_45_17_215_45R17
Thanks.
I ordered some RE070's from Funky Tyres but there's been a bit of a mess up with the order and they now don't have any in stock so I'm contemplating going for some Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetrical 2's instead, can anyone advise which one of these two I'd need or does it not matter which ones I get?
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b2324s15p0/Car_Tyres_-_MPV_Tyres_-_People_Carrier_Tyres_-_17_inch_Goodyear_Tyres_Car_Goodyear_Eagle_F1_Asymmetric_2_-_R17_inch_-_215_45_17_215_45R17
Thanks.
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Xl has stiffer side walls so won't flex as much
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I had some 87Ys. Didnt really rate them. My bridgestone RE050s seemed bettee