Maybe he meant 0.8mm thread left.

Anyway, that experience serves as a good lesson to check the tyre threads at least once every 2 weeks. Takes less than 5 minutes to get a general idea of the thread height.

item 1 : don't hope to find unless you do special order. Good luck if tyre blown
item 2 : just officially launched in singapore 3 weeks ago, not officially launched on our soil. Maybe can look around in your area.

You're sounding more and more like a hankook brand ambassador

Seems like you're so satisfied with their products

I don't believe you can't afford the PS4

By that time, their evolution 3 generation products should be out i suppose....hankook's product is a little slow in refreshing their lineup compared to the european peers.

I guess my writing wasn't clear earlier, my generation 3 comment was meant for the hankook.

V12evo2 already 4 years old...i guess hankook's next bet will be the ventus prime 3. Their website positioning shows it is a slight improvement on all aspects other than wear rate compared to v12evo2.

http://www.hankooktire.com/uk/passenger-ca...rime3-k125.html

S1e2 is even older than v12e2, older by 2 years...also based on the tyre label ratings, generally noisier and less fuel efficient.

But personally, i like the tread design of s1e2, maybe because of my preference of asymmetric patterns.

I won't go into RS3, a bit too hardcore for me.

You can write your queries to falkenmalaysia@stamfordtyres.com

Someone should reply you within 2 working days. I also queried about fk510 and today one of their sales people mentioned it is now available in southern region.

The sales representative that i emailed mentioned that official launch of FK510 is scheduled to be around this coming july or august. It is really new that most shop don't even know FK510 exists. He also mentioned that it is recommended for buyers to request the tyre shop manager to give a call to their supplier/regional distributor even if they mentioned off hand no such stock available, as the latest list from stamford tyre just released less than 1 week.

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Finally got a more definite answer towards the pricing of Falken FK510. Asked a tyre workshop that is willing to go the extra mile.

Sad to say, forget about it at the moment, it costs slightly more expensive than ps4. Stock only available in KL, other states require lead time of at least 3 days.

So for those holding their guns on this FK510, i would suggest that you hold on to your current set of tyres a little longer and wait for the official launching for this product in august.

Hopefully, by then, there would be more available stocks and promotional activities to bring the cost down to a more realistic level for this much under rated UHP tyre....

On a side note, v12evo2 selling like hot cakes now. Many shops are either low on stock or waiting for new stock arrival status. S1evo2 would be selling at slightly cheaper cost but there are no stocks for non suv version of this tyre. You should recommend yourself to get affiliate marketing fees

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Jun 11 2018, 01:57 PM

S1evo2 for passenger car sizes, seems like no market, hence no distributors bringing in. Strangely, SUV sizes available and more marketable, possibly due to the tiguan having this tyre out of factory.

From my last checking a month before, it is actually cheaper than v12evo2 by a bit. Of course, no stock la.....

A little odd....for the same size, the reverse case was happened on my end. I was quoted 385 for s1evo2 (albeit no stock) and 410 for v12evo2 from M One Tyres.

(Kind of regretted going to another shop to save just 10 bucks a piece, ended up with many small scratches here and there on my rims)

You're right, just that the other shop more established.

Don't know why the tyre change job in malaysia (from what i see so far) quite sloppy. I know la....the rims are not yours, but still treat it well mah....i don't see any reason for them to be more cautious/gentle without sacrificing quality and speed. I remembered some people saying that some shops have a sort of plastic buffer piece to minimise scratching when need to use more force to put on the tyres.

s1evo2 made in EU har....didn't know about that as i thought likely to be made in korea also since their high end v12evo2 already comes from korea.

It pretty much boils down to the willingness of the tyre fitters to put in effort to minimise scratches. I once had a blowout on 1 tyre and got to a nearby shop to replace that one tyre. That shop did well despite not being a big establishment or related to some franchise brand, no scratches at all on the rim.

This post has been edited by wkc5657: Jul 20 2018, 02:13 PM

Can look into slightly upsizing the width and look into 245/45/18 products, more cars using that sizing.

What's your budget?

If you want to reduce harshness, better consider dropping to 17 inch size. Starting from 18 inch, harshness increases as this is more into performance segment (unless SUV sizing).