jus now i went to sri petaling hankkok tyre shop, hankook v8/blackbird rm200... shhet...they dun accept trade in..........

How old are your current tyres? Brand and model and how much thread pattern left?
All these plays a part.

kinda new.. jus dat , d shop didnt accept trade in..

sime astar 100 95% thread...dated july/ogos 2011

Yours is brand new car? The tyre size is 185/60R14 or 175/65R14?
I am surprise they don't accept trade in, as this is popular size. Maybe they will offer lower that is all.....

not brand new car, but new tyre..lol

d tyre size is 185/60/14

then use until worn/2-3 ish years then change lo, unless you really cannot stand the tires, then bad luck on wrong/bad purchase

brand issue i suppose. it's easier to sell of 2nd hand branded tyres. Have you checked the age of the new tyre from the day it manufactured? Probably, it might be the reason why they decline trade in. Can find the manu

He mentioned 2011 tyres......

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Added on December 29, 2011, 11:37 amThen go to another shop......

This post has been edited by vr2turbo: Dec 29 2011, 11:37 AM

sheet la... wanna noe where n how much toyo tyre 14" also sooo difficult...zzz.. any1 got idea?

Try this shop. I used to get my Toyo tyre from there.....

E.D. Tyre Autocare Sdn. Bhd.
24, Jalan Utas A
Section 15
40000 Shah Alam
Tel: 5510 0620
Fax: 5511 0820

lolol...dat day u gib me d lo. i call d. they say dun hav 14"

Oh! Is it? Wah! 14" Toyo maybe expensive, cannot sell.....

oh ya, another thing i have to ask..just now got some free time, did some survey on the tyre shop..I was suggested by the tauke to use Continental Max Contact 5 (MC5)..I told him my top priorities are low noise and comfort, he recommended MC5, summore is new model tyre from Continental..but somehow i could not get much info on MC5, no info on Continental website..

besides MC5, he also suggested other alternatives such as Hankook S1 Evo and Falken Ziex 912..i'm tempted to get the MC5, but stock will only be in after CNY..what's your opinion bro?

This post has been edited by taaron: Dec 31 2011, 06:07 PM

Anyone here has run flat tyre?

i thought comfort and noise would be CC5 (comfort contact 5)

atm i really wanna try out c drive 2 despite the bad reviews on its treadwear. basically aside from this issue i couldnt find anything else that is bad with it (well, expensive because need to change frequently due to faster treadwear would still be considered treadwear issue)

bro, for my size 205/40/17, only a handful of good tyres to choose from..great comfort and low noise tyres such as primacy lc and C1S also no use because don't have my size..

Max contact 5 is new range from Conti. Some who have used mentioned not bad but still very little feedback.
Other top range from Conti is actually the CSC5 (Sports Contact 5)
S1 Evo is quite hard and bumpy as per some feedback.....

ZE-912 is actually should be in 2 rung lower category

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Added on January 1, 2012, 8:44 pmC-Drive 2 have pretty good feedback so far, except a bit of noise, but actually none from my sources have finished off any C-Drive 2 yet, as still new....

This post has been edited by vr2turbo: Jan 1 2012, 08:44 PM

thanks for your opinion..I'll try out the MC5, price not bad too around 3xx..CSC5 dun have my size, if CSC3 got my size but the price 7xx

Yup, Sports contact is real expensive......

GoodYear NCT5:
- Came with new car on 2006 Toyota Vios, worst tyre that I ever use. Horrible grip and tyre noise, really sick of it.

Falken Ziex 912:
- A very soft compound tyre.
- Less noise but more noise coming up when tyre thread is almost end of life.
- When it's new, the rubber is really nice and very comfort as well.
- Bad thread lifespan, last for only 40,000km then you will have to change a new set.

Michelin MXV8:
- Very quiet tyre.
- Used on my 2010 Toyota Corolla Altis, came with new car.
- Tyre grip is acceptable but not recommended to drive fast on wet road.

Hankook V12 Evo:
- Consider quiet for sport range or ultimate performance tyre (DO NOT COMPARE WITH COMFORT TYRES)
- Very good grip on dry and wet
- Thread lifespan is acceptable, so far so good.

Next tyre will try Michelin LC Primacy on my 17 inch wheel.