not sure. i thought i heard something about some sizes being made in australia...
yep kmart has it in their catalogue right now... not sure about other sizes though. $245 sounds good. though i've read somewhere about someone somehow getting a size in 17inches for closer to $230 per corner... *shrugs*
cheers for that. i'll keep it in mind when i come to buy (pretty soon). having a hard time choosing between RE001's and S.drives.
tyre life is an issue, but considering ive done 50k km on RE050's (TWR140) the RE001's (TWR220) should hopefully do at least 50k km too...
I've got a set of S drive on my dc2r and Re001 on my EG Si, been regretting not getting the RE001 on both cars actually. I thought the new S drive would be much improved from the ES100 and would like to give the Yokies a go after a long hiatus but I was wrong. The RE001 is far stickier than the S drive and in the same price bracket and possibly slightly cheaper. My beef with the S drive is that it's far too hard even when new, coupled with the Yokohama's typical good sidewall rigidity with very little give under duress they would be pretty snappy in terms of breakaway when the rubber ages and esp in the wet.
So do yourself a favour and get the re001s and I'm sure you would be as happy as many members who had bought a set recently. Buy a set of S drives and you are likely to wish you bought a set of re001 when you get to drive a car/ get driven in a car with the re001s.
I have 205/50 R15 RE001s and they're made in Japan too. First impression is very good. I haven't driven in the wet, you know it doesn't rain in Brisbane anymore..... but on dry roads the general feel is much better than my previous tyres. I noticed the difference immediately, which may seem like a bold statement, but it's true. Traction is great from first gear, and I'm more confident going heel-toe into corners. They almost seem to absorb some bumps etc, the ride is smoother with these.They're a bit noisier than my cheap Maxxis tyres but it's really quite negligible.
I've only had the new wheel/tyre combo on for a little while, but I'm pleased so far.
I've got a set of S drive on my dc2r and Re001 on my EG Si, been regretting not getting the RE001 on both cars actually. I thought the new S drive would be much improved from the ES100 and would like to give the Yokies a go after a long hiatus but I was wrong. The RE001 is far stickier than the S drive and in the same price bracket and possibly slightly cheaper. My beef with the S drive is that it's far too hard even when new, coupled with the Yokohama's typical good sidewall rigidity with very little give under duress they would be pretty snappy in terms of breakaway when the rubber ages and esp in the wet.
So do yourself a favour and get the re001s and I'm sure you would be as happy as many members who had bought a set recently. Buy a set of S drives and you are likely to wish you bought a set of re001 when you get to drive a car/ get driven in a car with the re001s.
EG30 what was the price diff between the S drive and RE001?
i found with the Yokos there are heaps of diff tread patterns - S drive, A drive etc. whats the diff between them all?
I've got a feeling that the Aust made Re001s cater for the commodore/falcon/bogan sizes ie 235/45R17 and its eqv in 18 and 19s that are rarely used in the European and Japanese markets thus it makes sense getting it made locally.
I've got a feeling that the Aust made Re001s cater for the commodore/falcon/bogan sizes ie 235/45R17 and its eqv in 18 and 19s that are rarely used in the European and Japanese markets thus it makes sense getting it made locally.
I've been researching the Bridgestone Adrenalin RE001 as my next tyre. So far, I haven't heard anyone who's bought it with anything negative to say about it. Looks like a good design.
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