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post Feb 4 2020, 04:20 PM

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post Feb 4 2020, 07:24 PM

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QUOTE(budang @ Feb 4 2020, 05:16 PM)
Heard not very good comment on RE003 especially wet grip. Skeptical.
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Aquaplaning resistance not as good as other high performance tires but if wet without puddles then still decent. I'm using them now on my Evo and honestly not as bad as I thought, maybe coz the tread still very thick and the car is AWD with good stability.
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post Feb 5 2020, 04:07 PM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 5 2020, 03:13 PM)
Car weight & tire profile (width) also plays a roles on how the tires performed in wet condition...
RE003... once you passed the 12-15k mark... the wet performance drops drastically (well, that is what I experience on my car)
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Mine is 255 width now on an Evo 9, but I suppose not yet reach 12k km yet and treads still very thick (85-90%)
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post Feb 5 2020, 05:41 PM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 5 2020, 04:49 PM)
255 nice... :thumbsup:
I reckon it wouldn't be too obvious on your EVO as its AWD plus with TCS (I assumed)...
I'm looking forward to try out the new Goodyear AS5  brows.gif
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Don't have TCS, got SAYC and ACD.
I'm eager to try the F1SS but not sure how expensive it would be! Lol
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post Feb 6 2020, 01:40 PM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 6 2020, 10:13 AM)
Wow... F1SS. Don't you think that using that tire on the normal road is kinda waste/overkill?  brows.gif
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No la, it's same class as PS4S or CSC6, so still 100% street tires type.

QUOTE(davidletterboyz @ Feb 6 2020, 10:20 AM)
Yes. This is true. I had RE003. But then, the ones I had was not made in Japan. I'm not sure if there's a different.
Not only that, it wears out very fast. By 20k km, better pay extra caution on puddles.
AWD... of course la. :s
I only drove it on a bare FWD car without any sort of traction control, ESC, ABS etc.
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Hmm I don't think there's RE003 made in Japan. It's either Thailand or Indonesia. Japan ones are S001, S007, RE050, RE71R.

Yeah it should wear out fast coz treadwear rating also only 220.

Hahaha yeah a good AWD car certainly helps.
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post Feb 6 2020, 02:53 PM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 6 2020, 02:20 PM)
PS4 by itself is already a very good tire for street.... PS4S is a minor step up from the regular PS4 (slightly softer compound hence better grip)  tongue.gif
And we all know softer compound means wear out more faster as well  brows.gif

so i'm not entirely sure whether is it worth the $$$$
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Actually PS4S has the same compound and tread wear rating as PS4 at 320 but has different race inspired stiffer construction to make the handling even more aggressive and faster but at the expense of a bit more nervous in the wet.

F1SS is tested to be about as quick as the PS4S in the dry but yet as good as PS4 in the wet so like able to merge between those 2, which means it should be an incredible tire. The wear rating is still about the same as F1A5 if I remember correctly.

We'll see how expensive it will be and whether I will still be itchy after knowing the price! Lol
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post Feb 7 2020, 11:46 AM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 7 2020, 09:40 AM)
Hate you bro.... Now you got my attention on the F1SS  tongue.gif

But after watching the view below.... Having mixed feeling about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZss_Y_JHc
Because how well a tire performed in the dry doesn't really concern me as I hardly push my car to the max (city driving... how hard can you push anyway?) so it doesn't makes much difference anyway. But when it comes to wet condition... that is where its matters.... the ability to control the car and stop the car in wet condition makes a huge difference between being in a accident and not being in one...  wink.gif

Anyhow... if you do get it.... please share your input/experience about it  tongue.gif
Any idea when will it be available in Malaysia's market?
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True, living in Malaysia means wet characteristics is highly important, so need to find tires with the most suitable balance between dry and wet.

Not sure when, from some news I read maybe around Q2 this year. I am looking for 17' actually for my Evo but I worry they only bring in 18 upwards.
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post Feb 7 2020, 04:17 PM

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QUOTE(wkc5657 @ Feb 7 2020, 01:55 PM)
F1SS similar priced as PZ4...

The funny thing is that the F1SS and F1A5 pricing very close in singapore  sweat.gif
Goodyear will do well....bridgestone RE series usually edge more towards dry performance....
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Similar priced with PZ4 then similar to PS4S also then, which makes sense. If very close pricing between F1A5 and F1SS, I'd try the F1SS.

Let see my appetite once comes the time.
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post Feb 12 2020, 01:55 PM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 7 2020, 09:40 AM)
Hate you bro.... Now you got my attention on the F1SS  tongue.gif

But after watching the view below.... Having mixed feeling about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZss_Y_JHc
Because how well a tire performed in the dry doesn't really concern me as I hardly push my car to the max (city driving... how hard can you push anyway?) so it doesn't makes much difference anyway. But when it comes to wet condition... that is where its matters.... the ability to control the car and stop the car in wet condition makes a huge difference between being in a accident and not being in one...  wink.gif

Anyhow... if you do get it.... please share your input/experience about it  tongue.gif
Any idea when will it be available in Malaysia's market?
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Another tire that might interest you is the Continental Extreme Contact Sport, just as good if not better than PS4. Price range similar to PS4. I am using it on my Mark X.

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post Feb 12 2020, 06:06 PM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 12 2020, 04:26 PM)
Too bad Conti didn't have lower size for their SportContact 6 tongue.gif
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The ECS is almost like CSC6 but available in 18'. It is categorized in the same class as CSC6 and PS4S, performance wise just slightly below only for dry but wet is excellent if not better. I actually like this more than PS4 coz no chipping issue.
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post Feb 13 2020, 05:41 PM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 13 2020, 09:29 AM)
Wet is excellent? Odd... My friend used this tire previously before switching to PS4 on his scirocco told me that on the dry its on par with the PS4 but on the wet, PS4 is much better. Anyhow, different tires behave differently on different cars....
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For me the ECS is excellent in both dry and wet for a street tire. I don't recall ever aquaplaning or sliding on it in the wet and my Mark X has no VSC/TRC. Even now with middle treads only left 20-30% and side treads almost all bald, I still dare to drive it relatively fast in the wet. In comparison tests, this tire is matched against PS4S, not PS4 anymore.

QUOTE(wkc5657 @ Feb 13 2020, 02:03 PM)
mana beli?
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Some tire shop in Sunway, forgot the name. I think you should be able to get or order it from any Continental shop.
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post Feb 14 2020, 11:19 AM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 14 2020, 10:01 AM)
Interesting.... It would make sense since MarkX is quite a heavy car compared to my friend's scirocco because weight would make the tire more 'planted' to the ground/road. wink.gif
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Well German cars usually are heavy too. My X120 is about 1.55 ton curb weight, how about the Rocco?
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post Feb 14 2020, 01:05 PM

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QUOTE(rocketeer_ace @ Feb 14 2020, 12:01 PM)
I think its should be around 1.2 ton (+/-) if i'm not mistaken...
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Cannot be that light. That's Evo 5/6 or FD2R weight.
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post Feb 16 2020, 09:45 AM

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QUOTE(wkc5657 @ Feb 16 2020, 08:14 AM)
what size and how much it costs you?
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225/45/18, just over rm600 if I remember correctly, about similar price as PS4.
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I am more interested to try the S007A.
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QUOTE(toos99 @ May 12 2020, 02:54 AM)
Is potenza re series an equivalent to Michelin’s ps and potenza s with pss?
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Not really, S001 was comparable to PS3, not even as good too! S007A is supposed to go up against PS4S though but not sure how good is it.

QUOTE(paragon202 @ May 30 2020, 09:01 PM)
I decided to skip RE004 [attachmentid=10505116] and proceed to try AD08R[attachmentid=10505119]
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That first photo is RE003 not RE004. AD08R is a lot more expensive though. On what car do you use them and how do you find them in the wet? I also have just switched from RE003 to AD08R but not yet got chance to try in heavy rain. Dry is of course much better than RE003.

QUOTE(heavensea @ Jul 8 2020, 02:42 PM)
RE003 old stock can pakai?
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Can la, no issues.
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post Jul 18 2020, 11:27 AM

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QUOTE(paragon202 @ Jul 17 2020, 11:10 PM)
So how is your experience after the raining days?
I love the steering response in the corners. The best tyres for corners.
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Still haven't gone out much in the wet coz still WFH. Lol Have gone thru some wet roads but no puddles, seems ok and no drama yet. Yes in the dry it's very good and very sharp steering.
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post Aug 13 2020, 09:57 AM

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QUOTE(Jedi @ Aug 12 2020, 10:17 PM)
Is this the best 15 inch tyre now? Since ps4 doesnt have 15 inch.
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I suspect in the wet still behind PS3 but dry much better.

QUOTE(cyapd @ Aug 13 2020, 01:05 AM)
Just had an opportunity to drive an Ek9 with AD08R climbing up genting in wet and slippery road conditions. The handling and grip is slightly below PS4, that gives you the rough idea.
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Ic, I think it will struggle more in heavy rain with water puddles.
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post Aug 13 2020, 12:28 PM

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QUOTE(Jedi @ Aug 13 2020, 11:25 AM)
It would be disappointing bec ps3 is such old technology by now and re004 still cant aquaplane well.
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But PS3 was so good at that 1 aspect. You can see it has many big water channels there, but consequently sacrificing a bit of the dry performance, that's the complaints of people coming from PS2 when they tried PS3. Probably RE004 is also not designed to focus on that so Bridgestone purposely designed it more closer to Extreme category where they all never that good in aquaplaning resistance to improve dry grip. The main question is how RE004 dry performance compares to the newer PS4. If it can outperform PS4 in the dry then it's not so bad but if it also still lose to PS4 in the dry then it's rather disappointing.
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QUOTE(play7ime @ Oct 7 2020, 03:19 PM)
Hi, is there any difference in quality between RE004 made in Thailand vs made in Vietnam or made in any other country?

I plan to get it for my car.  icon_question.gif
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Should not have any substantial differences.

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