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Postby Blugg » Mon May 29, 2006 9:36 pm

The D2s are shocking...worse then the D3s. A friend of mine ran D2s and threw them away with 80% thread on it.

I guess to be on the safe side, the Toyos are good for the semi-budget conscious. If I had money I'd buy Michelins of course :P

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Postby Garry » Tue May 30, 2006 10:46 am

Are the Michelins that much more expensive than all the others? I got a set of 16\" Precedas 2 weeks ago for $217 each which sounded quite reasonable to me. My Toyo T1S's were around $200, the Dunlop Dizezza's just under $200 and the poxy Turanzas were around $260 from memory.
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Postby sab » Tue May 30, 2006 11:32 am

I've been running GS-D3's on my car for a while now. I have no complaints. They are great!

I just checked my car and they are a soft compound tyre made in Thailand.

I can't understand the lack of grip / performance issues some of you are experiencing. The only thing I can attribute to it are bad wheel alignment settings or incorrect tyre pressures. Possible suspension settings, etc.
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Postby BlackMX » Tue May 30, 2006 2:50 pm

I'm with Sab on this one. Had no issues with these on the GF's car (215/40/17),seem to grip well and handle the wet without any dramas. I wouldn't buy the GSD2's but no problems with the D3's.(Will keep an eye on the wear rate however)
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Postby Blugg » Tue May 30, 2006 8:52 pm

Garry wrote:Are the Michelins that much more expensive than all the others? I got a set of 16" Precedas 2 weeks ago for $217 each which sounded quite reasonable to me. My Toyo T1S's were around $200, the Dunlop Dizezza's just under $200 and the poxy Turanzas were around $260 from memory.


Try almost half the price. My Toyos cost $125 each for 15s

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Postby Alf » Tue May 30, 2006 10:00 pm

Blugg wrote:
Garry wrote:I got a set of 16" Precedas 2 weeks ago for $217 each which sounded quite reasonable to me.


Try almost half the price. My Toyos cost $125 each for 15s


Prices for 15's and 16s are not comparable. ES100's are $153 in 15's and 229 in 16's from same dealer.
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