I might have to cancel my order with Bob Jane if they won't reduce the price closer to $129.
The BTCs in Perth give you an additional $5 a tyre discount if you are a member of the RAC here.
$129 is incredibly cheap for a 195/50R15, normally that won't even get you the premium 185/60R14 such as the C drive. Even the Firehawk wide ovals would retail for more than that at the BTCs.
Obviously Bridgestone is very aggressive with the Adrenalin launch and they intend to dominate the market with head office support in Japan ( being wholly owned by Bridgestone Japan as of May 07 might have something to do with that ). They are basically selling a top line max performance tyres at similar or cheaper prices than 2nd tier brands. That would give the other chains something to think about; esp the best prices of Bridgestone tyres are mostly found at own tyre centres.
They even sponsored the Autosalon S15 purposely built monster drift car, which is quite unprecedented for them to get in touch with the aftermarket tuner market here in Au. Previously they only got involved in motorpsort at national touring cars level but they now see a future in selling lots of tyres to the youth market.
It remains to be seen if they would keep the price the same or jack the prices up once there is enough market penetration. When the BF goodrich's then new range of G force sport tyres were new I paid $129 for the 195/50/15 size and now they are $150 from the same Bob Jane shop.
How good are the RE001? Compared to G3s, T1R, cdrives etc..
The RE001 would be in the same league as the Yokohmama S drive instead of the C drive, judging by the heavily treaded pattern and product placement in their range. BRG aust say the RE001 replaces the G3 and the S03 which would seem logical for them to say; but I would say the re001 is more mass market than the $$$ S03 and is the sucessor of the RE711>RE01>RE01R line which BRG Aust never brought them in the country and cover the range of sizes with G3 and S03 previously. Luxury high performace cars such as the AMG now specify the RE050/A tyres as OE for their current cars as they are quieter than the S03 and has a more progressive breakaway.
Will do a review for sure civic_mods once I have both the RE001 and S Drive scuffed in on my EG and DC2R respectively and driven over a variety of conditions.
spoke to someone from a bridgestone tyre center. keeping in mind that he may be biased, but he said he went on a drive day at Mallala last week and tested the RE001's and the S.Drives. He thinks the RE001's held better in the slaloms. He didn't know the UTQG but he said that they're a harder compound, aimed at G3 level of wear.
in 215/45/17 I've had 3 quotes ranging from $250 - $295 from 3 different Bridgestone Tyre Centres.
Last edited by Hullabaloo; 06-06-2007 at 01:57 PM.
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