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Bridgestone dealers have a special deal going at the moment where you buy 3 Potenza tyres and get the 4th tyre free. Eligible tyres include RE002, RE001, S001, RE050A, RE050, RE070, and RE040. Sadly no R-specs on that list. And bad news for NA owners ... they're not doing 14" tyres anymore.

i must've been lucky getting RE001 in 14 this week with the 4 for 3 deal.

How much do 15" RE001s generally cost?...

Redondo wrote:i must've been lucky getting RE001 in 14 this week with the 4 for 3 deal.

What was the manufacture date on the tyres? I'm guessing it was runout stock but would be very pleased to hear otherwise.

Ran various Potenzas for many years, although Michelin PP2 for the last 5. Haven't run 14s for a while, but it was nice to know it was possible to go back to Potenzas on 14s if I wanted to. Sounds like the writing is on the wall.

Guran wrote:And bad news for NA owners ... they're not doing 14" tyres anymore.

where did you hear this? a week or so ago there was 100+ still in stock in Vic and the website still lists them

i'll be buying 8 or maybe 10 soon

manufactured March 2012
bought from bridgestone and sourced from the sydney warehouse.
dont forget your nrma or similar card as that gets an extra discount at bridgestone.

hope the end of them is just a bad rumour, is there any fact behind it.

Jace wrote:

Guran wrote:And bad news for NA owners ... they're not doing 14" tyres anymore.

where did you hear this? a week or so ago there was 100+ still in stock in Vic and the website still lists them

Here ...
http://www.bridgestone.com.au/lib/pdf/p ... za_AUS.pdf

It's dated 30th March 2012. The website is grossly out of date - still lists RE55S R-specs which are no longer available - Bridgestone are only importing the RE11S now. Happy to be told otherwise if they're still doing RE001 in 14".

Hey Vic...

Group buy?

If anyone in NSW/Sydney is going to buy on this deal, is it worth seeing if there's any benefit in doing the buy in one go?
Especially if there are more than just a couple of sets.

It might especially be good for 14s since they may be a last chance to get these particular tyres if they're no longer being made.

This would make me keener to use 14s on my Clubman.
There must be at least four or five NA people in Sydney interested?
What do you think? Worth starting a list?

I wonder if any sponsors or anyone te mx5 club have used, could do us a deal: e.g. Spinning Wheel or another tyre dealer?

Redondo wrote:manufactured March 2012

Thanks for checking. The number quoted on sidewall corresponds to a week number and year. Are you sure it's March 2012 and not week 3 2012 (ie 0312)?

they 1112 and 1212

i have sent an email to bridgestone to clarify and will post a response.

Fair enough, just thought it worth clarifying.

got some re002's. so far so good!

16bit wrote:got some re002's. so far so good!

How much were they mate if you don't mind me asking?

& what size?...

got 195 50 15s and they were about 155 each. so ended up working about 116 per tyre with the discount. pretty good price imo.

they will still have release agent on them but even so they are plenty grippy. a little more compliant than the toyo r1r's they replace. funnily enough they are actually taller (maybe a couple of mm) even though the r1r's were 205 50's. might be because the tread was down quite low on the r1r's though.

i got them from bridestone select at annandale on paramatta road.