Are you guys okay with using 3-4 year old tyres?

just got myself a VP3...2021 make. Feels very nice so far. Looking forward to provide a full review after a few weeks. New rubber scrubbing period now

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Mar 2 2022, 05:55 PM

that's like something you can take out of FB advertisement

well, I was thinking of a review like this...

I was using Continental MC5 previously for 5 years, 7 months...mileage just passed 60k. Never really felt much issue with this tyres but at 5 years old actually wanted to change just for safety reasons. Due to pandemic, delayed this more. I have a very spirited drive, so I let people accelerate on the straights but around the corners, they had better not be anywhere within my sights. My MC5s were stock, came with the car and they were much sought after back then for its comfort. But I never knew about the noise issues, just thought they were an effect from our typical Malaysian road condition all this while.

*This is a very early stage review so mind the bias-ness*

K125 reminds me a lot of Bridgestone, pretty much the best tyre I've tried among 6 other brands in the past. After fitting these new tyres on, I've come to realize how bad the old tyres had been in. I mean I knew the grip was gone but still continued on driving spiritedly.

- Dry Grip - yes, absolutely a fantastic beast. More than MC5 when they were new.
- Dry performance - There was an accident just last week around a bend and I had to do a little maneuvering while cornering. Completely no issues in avoiding 3 cars at speed. The only thing I feel about this tyre is that it takes more to turn the steering to get that car angle right, no idea why. With the MC5, they were more of a rally style drive - slippery grip so you don't mind turning the steering more (very natural that way) & sometimes might need to take more cornering exit. K125 is more like F1 dry grip, precise driving.
- Wet grip - luckily raining season now, get to test this out a lot. (But having so many stupid being stupid gremlins on the road, couldn't test as much.) So far very good, more below.
- Wet performance - This is the part where it reminds me much on Bridgestone. BS is basically the king of wet to me and at this stage, I put the K125 on runner's up position. I enjoy driving in the rain a lot, and its just feels much more joyful with the K125s. The grip is very good, totally no issues with cornering smooth & hard. MC5 just feels tired after driving a certain distance in the rain. Its like there's a threshold where the tyre needs to rest, and the K125's threshold is very very high now.
- Wear & tear - again, too early to tell but I'm interesting in monitoring this progress every 10k done or so. All I know is my MC5s reached around 1.7-1.8mm at 60k.
- Feedback - Feedback is very good but read below for further detail.
- Comfort - this is where it fails over MC5. MC5 was more comfortable in absorbing bumps and uneven roads. In the K125, I can feel the air in the tyres while driving over uneven roads, could be because its still new but a bit unlikely. Because of this 'air', I think the feedback is better than MC5. Its still comfortable, just that the MC5 was much better in this category, even after so badly worn.
- Noise - definitely less than MC5 but for how long can it maintain this noise level...that I'm not too sure. Can only report back after around half-lifespan

My one advice is if your tyres are over 4 years old, and you have some difficulty changing them...drag a little but not too long. Ideally not beyond 5 years old. Even if you go for something cheap like this, the results can be much more better than an expensive brand. What's important is your safety, comfort, and joy when driving.

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Mar 7 2022, 02:32 PM

Actually its more of a generic comparison…we cannot compare 6 different brands within the same car right
I used Bridgestone (I don’t remember the model anymore…) around 2010 that time on a Proton Wira - 195/55/15, after that I was using MyVi (both original & 195s). Now I’m using Civic - 215s. There is definitely a huge difference in cornering performance but where I was testing these K125, it wouldn’t have made much difference because the roads are the same since then till now

The bigger difference between all these cars to me is the wheelbase where MyVi can corner tighter bends better with that shorter wheelbase, despite being taller. And all of them have stage 1 ARBs.

What I wanna ask is someone mentioned previously these tyres have extra bars on the sidewall? For better cornering?

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Mar 7 2022, 04:41 PM

what...nobody talks about this great tyre anymore? Have been testing this tyre in the rain recently and I gotta say its pretty awesome...how it still wants to grip even with that layer of slippery liquid around it is...breathtaking. I can sense that the road is a bit slippery but the grip levels on the tyre is still trying its best to hold on. At higher speeds this will probably not hold but at the speed I normally do and with my car's chassis...it gripped just nicely (actually grip was tearing as you go but still not letting go!)

This post has been edited by Aeon_Clock: Jan 21 2023, 04:11 PM

what? Straights? Sepang? Balik Kampung?
High speed depends on your engine capacity...that's all. What does this have to do with tyre?