Perhaps this could at least shed some light to some of us, based on our own feedback.

On what model of tyres we have used, are they any good, what seem to be the problem, how fast the tear and wear, how silent it is, hydroplanning resistivity, etc.

I'll get the ball rolling. Based on few different rides (and different brand of tyres)I've used.

1. (1.5-litre stock ride)
Brand: Michelin Certis
Size: 175/70/R13
Comment: Was good for the first 10k kms, noisier by day. Easily aquaplans.
Will I ever get one again? : No

2. (1.5-litre modded ride)
Brand: GT Radial Champiro 50
Size: 195/50/R15
Comment: Good, getting noisier by day (ain't that typical?), Good grip in dry and wet. Sticky when warmed up, no kidding. Worth the price. Dirt cheap at RM125 per piece in 2004.
Will I ever get one again? : Yes

3. (2.0-litre stock ride)
Brand: Bridgestone Turanza ER60
Size: 195/60/R15
Comment: Average, Noisy and aquaplans easily too. Fast thread wear.
Will I ever get one again? : No

4. (2.0-litre stock ride)
Brand: Yokohama S-217
Size: 205/65/R15
Comment: Soft, noise level is acceptable, Fast thread wear.
Will I ever get one again? : Yes.

5. (2.0-litre stock ride)
Brand: Michelin MXV8
Size: 205/60/R15
Comment: Still good, even on the verge of ending the thread wear.
Will I ever get one again? : Oh Yes.

6. On my colleague's car (1.6-litre modded ride)
Brand: Michelin XM1
Size: 185/60/R14
Comment: Very good, considering he whacks (read: takes fast corners and drives aggresively) the tyres almost daily. It's been 2 years plus and still going strong. Nothing compared to his previous near-disaster Silverstone FTZ.

7. On my brother's car (1.8-litre modded ride)
Brand: Bridgestone Potenza RE711
Size: 195/50/R15
Comment: Very good, but sadly the model no longer being produced, replaced by the GIII.

What's next on my list? The Advan Neovas or the GIII, if I have cash to spare.

This post has been edited by darahhitam: Mar 13 2007, 05:51 PM

Are those Bridgestone RE01R / Yokohama A048 / TOYO R888 available off-the-shelf locally?

Btw, anyone has an experience with (local made) Continental CC1? Quite cheap for the size I want, but reviews ain't that great, 50-50.

This post has been edited by darahhitam: Mar 13 2007, 05:45 PM

CFS, thanks for the input.

Maybe some other tyres that can be used for daily driving to/from work as well?

The DoM of mine is mid 2004, thread left around 50% but still running good. Although I don't really whack as much I used to.
So expect yours to last a lot longer.

Mine is thai-made btw.

Nobody use CC1 eh?

Wondering how it fares. Mixed reviews in AW.

Thinking of getting it in the next round of change if Neovas or the GIII are still beyond reach.

This post has been edited by darahhitam: Mar 15 2007, 09:36 AM

Kev, yup, based on my own and the driver's (my colleague) usage for the past 2 years. He has a really aggresive driving style on a heavily (internally) modded Proton C21. It was 185/60/R14 on rp01, custom adjustable on four corners.
His previous FTZ (195/50/R15) nearly led him to a head-on during wet.

But with the XM1, not anymore. No complain whatsoever from him. Or maybe he hasn't tasted the "higher spec-ed" tyres?

What's the DoM for the XM1 you used earlier? He got it just a couple of weeks old XM1s back then.

Yup, 135 a piece when he got it (185/60/R14).

I'm contemplated in getting one last time, but ended up with an MXV8 instead.

tatayoung, what sizes are those?

Since he stated 145 per piece so I assume it's not a 13-incher.
14 incher is around 135 per piece so could it be 195/50/R15 instead?

Specifically Advan Neova, from Yokohama

Just wondering is there anyone else out there using the Bridgestone Playz PZ-1?

http://www.bridgestone.co.jp/tire/playz_pz-1/

Got myself a pair few days ago.

Same as RE001?

Got mine for RM75 each inclusive of balancing. Used but with 70-80% thread.
There were 4 pieces, but I just bought two since I needed just a pair for the front.

That Tornado sounded like another Capitol (friend had it on his Lantis and it was ok only for few weeks!)

Performs much better than the MXV8 during rain, almost as good as the Yokohama S-217 I used previously but could be attributed to the amount of thread left on this PZ-1, approx 70%.
Not much quieter OTR, in fact, it feels the same. the 70% PZ-1 has almost the same noise level as 40-50% MXV8. I vouch to imagine how noisy it will be when it's down to 40-50%. But which tyre doesn't?

My rears run on the sucky Turanza and at one occasion few days back (on an open field, during drizzling rain, just testing out), I can feel the rears gave way much, much earlier.