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 Yokohama Advan Fleva V701, S-Drive replacement

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cooljik93
post May 18 2017, 11:16 AM

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QUOTE(dinox @ May 18 2017, 09:36 AM)
I am currently using 2 fleva on my Subaru forester. I probably concur with the test. on marginally wet road (after rain) and taking a 70-80 degree turn at about 60km/h (it's a wide road).........car was understeer.....when I try to correct it by increasing steer, car start to fish tail.....as the tire lose grip.

on other occasion, when road is dry, taking a similar turn at about more or less the same speed, I do hear some screeching sound (not a long one , but an audible one).

not looking like I will buy another 2 piece to replace my 2 older tires.
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i am curious whats your 2 older tyres, where its placed? and where the new fleva is placed? either rear or front?
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post May 18 2017, 03:38 PM

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QUOTE(cooljik93 @ May 18 2017, 11:16 AM)
i am curious whats your 2 older tyres, where its placed? and where the new fleva is placed? either rear or front?
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fleva is placed in front
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post May 18 2017, 03:40 PM

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QUOTE(subaru555 @ May 18 2017, 10:57 AM)
what tyres were you using previously?
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2 older tire is toyo.....forgot what model.
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post May 18 2017, 05:41 PM

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QUOTE(dinox @ May 18 2017, 03:40 PM)
2 older tire is toyo.....forgot what model.
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So you're saying your fish tail is because of new Fleva in front instead of old Toyo at the rear???


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post May 19 2017, 08:13 AM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ May 18 2017, 05:41 PM)
So you're saying your fish tail is because of new Fleva in front instead of old Toyo at the rear???
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the front start to lose traction....
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post May 19 2017, 09:26 AM

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QUOTE(dinox @ May 19 2017, 08:13 AM)
the front start to lose traction....
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Ah...ok...that's not called fishtailing...

You must be driving it to the limit then biggrin.gif ...that bad huh...
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post May 19 2017, 10:11 AM

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Guys, even though this Fleva get not so good rating in the online tyre reviews. But can this Fleva at least better than those low to mid end Donuts like Conti CC6, Goodyear Triplemax, Conti MC5, Miche XM2 in terms of performance and handlings? Thanks.
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post May 19 2017, 11:03 AM

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I swapped in MX-5 17 inch rims with Advan Fleva v701 215/45/17 tyres, definitely way better grip than my stock 185/60/16 Dunlop, but that is as expected, stock tyres are usually bad. I haven't had any issues in wet grip as some have said, and dry grip is very good. Also noise level is better than my stock tyres. My fuel consumption has gone up abit though
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post May 19 2017, 11:24 AM

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QUOTE(dachshundPet @ May 19 2017, 10:11 AM)
Guys, even though this Fleva get not so good rating in the online tyre reviews. But can this Fleva at least better than those low to mid end Donuts like Conti CC6, Goodyear Triplemax, Conti MC5, Miche XM2 in terms of performance and handlings? Thanks.
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of course when you start comparing to low or mid end tires, it will probably be better, but fleva is parked under the ADVAN range which is supposedly the sportier range........one would have expected better performance.......just my 2 sen


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post May 19 2017, 11:28 AM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ May 19 2017, 09:26 AM)
Ah...ok...that's not called fishtailing...

You must be driving it to the limit then biggrin.gif ...that bad huh...
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brows.gif .....well, the tire is under the ADVAN range......moreover I have used bs Potenza re002, Michelin ps3 before......so without changing the way I drive......I probably can gauge the diff between the tires better......


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QUOTE(dinox @ May 19 2017, 11:28 AM)
brows.gif .....well, the tire is under the ADVAN range......moreover I have used bs Potenza re002, Michelin ps3 before......so without changing the way I drive......I probably can gauge the diff between the tires better......
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Just clarifying your earlier remarks... not disputing anything... laugh.gif


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post May 19 2017, 01:54 PM

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QUOTE(dinox @ May 18 2017, 09:36 AM)
I am currently using 2 fleva on my Subaru forester. I probably concur with the test. on marginally wet road (after rain) and taking a 70-80 degree turn at about 60km/h (it's a wide road).........car was understeer.....when I try to correct it by increasing steer, car start to fish tail.....as the tire lose grip.

on other occasion, when road is dry, taking a similar turn at about more or less the same speed, I do hear some screeching sound (not a long one , but an audible one).

not looking like I will buy another 2 piece to replace my 2 older tires.
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just want to understand further on this tyre coz maybe I am changing tyres very soon.....

how long have you put them on (? km or weeks) before you start pushing/doing the above action?
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post May 19 2017, 04:49 PM

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QUOTE(dwRK @ May 19 2017, 11:54 AM)
Just clarifying your earlier remarks... not disputing anything... laugh.gif
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no worries, just sharing real life experience anyway.


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QUOTE(dinox @ May 19 2017, 11:28 AM)
brows.gif .....well, the tire is under the ADVAN range......moreover I have used bs Potenza re002, Michelin ps3 before......so without changing the way I drive......I probably can gauge the diff between the tires better......
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Well I agree, I can push harder with Michelin Pilot Sport. But the performance difference...I still can live with it. The understeer is predictable, can correct without much trouble.
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QUOTE(Eilrach @ May 19 2017, 11:03 AM)
I swapped in MX-5 17 inch rims with Advan Fleva v701 215/45/17 tyres, definitely way better grip than my stock 185/60/16 Dunlop, but that is as expected, stock tyres are usually bad. I haven't had any issues in wet grip as some have said, and dry grip is very good. Also noise level is better than my stock tyres. My fuel consumption has gone up abit though
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wow. the MX rims is from your MX or you buy from SC?
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post May 20 2017, 02:38 PM

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QUOTE(Ancient-XinG- @ May 20 2017, 01:03 PM)
wow. the MX rims is from your MX or you buy from SC?
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I bought second hand from a MX-5 owner
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post May 21 2017, 11:58 AM

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QUOTE(dinox @ May 19 2017, 11:28 AM)
brows.gif .....well, the tire is under the ADVAN range......moreover I have used bs Potenza re002, Michelin ps3 before......so without changing the way I drive......I probably can gauge the diff between the tires better......
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It cant be worse than PS3 because that is what I used previously. This is better than PS3 in terms of handling. Really dislike how the PS3 keep understeering although noise and wet performance is good.
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QUOTE(andrekua2 @ May 21 2017, 11:58 AM)
It cant be worse than PS3 because that is what I used previously. This is better than PS3 in terms of handling. Really dislike how the PS3 keep understeering although noise and wet performance is good.
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same here, was using PS3 and Primacy prior to this. I actually prefer Advan Fleva.
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post May 22 2017, 04:24 PM

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QUOTE(dinox @ May 19 2017, 11:28 AM)
brows.gif .....well, the tire is under the ADVAN range......moreover I have used bs Potenza re002, Michelin ps3 before......so without changing the way I drive......I probably can gauge the diff between the tires better......
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QUOTE(andrekua2 @ May 21 2017, 11:58 AM)
It cant be worse than PS3 because that is what I used previously. This is better than PS3 in terms of handling. Really dislike how the PS3 keep understeering although noise and wet performance is good.
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QUOTE(cranx @ May 21 2017, 09:07 PM)
same here, was using PS3 and Primacy prior to this. I actually prefer Advan Fleva.
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Well, it actually depends on the car's suspension engineering/geometry. Some tyre manufacturers design seemed to work optimal on certain cars while not on others. I believe the tyre sizing also plays a part in it.

If you're regular reader of tyrereview website, you might find it a bit odd that some test list tyre A to be on the higher end of the scale while on another test, it looks like average.

But still, as a rule of thumb, new tyre designs are usually a better bet than older designs.
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post Jun 5 2017, 03:58 PM

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Went to Tophill Setia Alam, Yokohama ADVAN Fleva V701 for 195/55/15 is at RM220/pc... what do you think of the price. Currently using RE003. Hows it by comparison?

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