good. changed in melaka.

Quoted RM 434.60 with GST for 205/55R16 in Penang, expensive?

I'm looking for Michellin PS4 , location Taiping / Parit Buntar or Penang.

Any shop recommended for good price?

Looking for 215/45R17 for my Ford Focus.



Additional Question: Must I insist for make year 2017? If the shop offered 2016 instead what should I do? Just take it or ask for discount etc?


Where is the shop's location bro?

Bro, fyi...

McWheels Tyre at Burmah Road selling PS4 listed below excluding 6%GST.

215/45/R17 =rm480

225/45/R17 = rm580

Wow.. the difference of prices between 225 vs 215 is quite huge...


Are there any significant bonuses for going 225 instead of 215?

Thanks by the way

I'm also driving Ford Focus 2.0S MK2,year 2005.
I upgraded from 205/55/R16 to 215/45/R17, but, the correct size should be 225/45/R17.

Refer to link below for upgrading tyre sizes.

https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/?wheel1=205...wcl=30mm&sr=0mm

225 should have better grip and handling since it's wider tyre.

penang tyre price so much more expensive?

Just checked last week, Michelin PS4 215/45/R17 RM395 before gst at SL CAR CARE SDN BHD Klang.

I'm still on the fence before decide to change to ps4..
Currently using RE003. Most feedback make me hold the jump to ps4 lol.

Any tyre brands in Penang are always expensive than other states.😫😥

Encountered territorial heavy rain on Jalan Mahameru heading towards Jalan Damansara this evening. The PS4 size 205/55/16 in my car is about 1000 kms. My verdict that this tyre does not cut the water as well as my previous PS3. Can feel more evidence of aquaplaning compared to PS3 resulting in the need to hold the steering more firmly.

The PS4 for this size is sold with 'extra load' marking, I believe it is the same as other sizes which also made in Thailand. It means that the sidewall is much firmer and the tyre is bumpy. Yes, it is much firmer compared to PS3 of the same size.

The tyre also sounds squeaky (not to be confused with screeching sound) when turning round and round in a car park with smooth cement. Previously using PS3, no matter how hard I turn (within the speed limit in the car park) there is hardly any sound . To counter this, I have to pump the pressure higher which resulted in even more bumpy ride. PS4 likes to be on higher pressure in order to utilise its capability.

Sad to say that PS4 also has a very small rim protector compared to PS3. The rim protector in PS3 is very obvious and bulging out to protect the side of the rim against accidental kissing side kerb compared to PS4. Personally, I still prefer old PS3 compared to PS4 as it is all rounder for daily city drive and occasional spirited driving where esle PS4 seemed to be more happy in 'touge' driving situation.

Well PS3 has been well known to have the best aquaplaning resistance and not surprising since it has big tread cuts for water dispersion but at the expense of not as sporty behavior in the dry (but still pretty good). Those who had used PS2 or the older PS Precedia series complained a bit about this less sporty dry behavior of the PS3. Therefore now Michelin is trying to rectify that and bring more sporty characteristic to the new PS4 and try to make it closer to the highly regarded PSS. So not surprising also that the PS4 should be harsher with more dry grip but maybe at a slight drop in aquaplaning resistance.

changed it last saturday. From re003.

i see.
its too early to ask the feedback from you.
so far its all good?

the rim protector is not wide enough. u can see the rim a bit outside from the rim protector.

How does it fare compared to the re003? I'm on the fence between this 2 choices.

I like it but it is too early to comment

noise a bit lower than re003, maybe because its new.

grip I can say good compared to re003. again, maybe because its new.

have to wait around 3000km.

This post has been edited by hafiez: Sep 7 2017, 05:12 PM

Got some pictures for comparison of rim protector between PS4 and PS3. Although it may not be very apparent in the pictures but in if you compare the actual tyres, you will feel straightaway.

PS4 less visible rim protector
PS3 more protruding / aggressive rim protector


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Recently, the time had come to change my PS3 as they had worn down to about the tread wear indicator. Got around 55,000KM on the set. Perhaps could have got a few more '000 KM out of them, but I drive long distance weekly and realize there are better ways to stretch my money. Anyway, my replacement set is the PS4 and I've since driven around 1000KM on them. Mileage is mostly on NSE highway and I auto cruise at around 130KMH. Initially after replacement, I felt there was slightly more grip around corners and better control. However, fuel consumption reading dropped around 5% from the 12.5KM/L I was seeing before the change. Recently, the reading is back to same as before. So my theory is that the tyre performs differently when being broken in (and opinions of new tyres which are written after brief tests should be read with much skepticism). Cabin noise is slightly less, but could be due to this being a new set of tyres. My old PS3 performed well in the dry and wet, and am expecting the same with the PS4 - will update this review in the future if I find it is not the case. I drive fairly aggressively with my 2.5L Camry and would not hesitate to recommend the PS4 tyres to anyone with a similar driving style.

is PS3 still available in market? or replaced by PS4 already?