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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:55 pm

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MINIRO wrote:

Usually they will need to be ordered in! only a few places carry 10inch tyres in stock! :lol:

Rohan

Yer, but will be the next day.

Yeh spose i should have added that!!! thanks Scott:)

i have these tyre A-008's on my mini as well as mums deluxe, have had no probs with them!

They are well worth the $$$

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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:29 am

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I'd not recommend cheap tyres at all (falkens in particular)... They're awful in wet weather.. You have the be very careful.. I'd spend the little bit extra, for you saftey.

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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:36 am

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A008's are the go. They cost me $105 fitted at Pats Tyres in Fyshwick. I emailed Yokohama and Christian(Marketing Officer in Sydney)emailed me back straight away saying they have them in stock. easily next day anywhere on the eastern seaboard, 2-3 west. You should get at least 30-40000 km ouot of them with careful driving and rotating.

The SF-229 bridgestones are a good all-rounder too. I put them on Henry in 1999 and only removed them 2 weeks ago(78000km!!)and they still had 20 percent on them. A little hows-your-father in the wet but fantastic in the dry. At $60 a throw you cant go past them if money is an issue - they come in 145/155/165 as well. The downside is you have to methodically rotate them with the spare - they will wear much quicker if you dont. These things were very even when I had them removed and no scuffing of the inner and outer tread.

Treat them well and any tyre will last a long time in other words - blow them up to 34-36 psi and you are giggling.

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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:16 pm

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Yep, I agree A008s if you are after a performance tyre, if $$ is important SF226s are not bad for life and are a good all round tyre. We run them on Barney.. :wink:

Had Falkens for years- they last forever but in wet weather they are hopeless unless near new. :lol:

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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:01 pm

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Ive been ringing around the tyre places and found the cheapest price on yoki's to be $115 fitted from beaurepairs and the cheapest for brigy's to be $73 from bob jane does anyone know anywhere cheaper?

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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:07 pm

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umm, bridgestone tyre centre..

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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:12 pm

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wnet there and they wanted 85 for brigy's fitted and balanced

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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:10 pm

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negotiate with them, say another place will do for $70 each

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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:52 pm

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minigirl_65 wrote:

where is the best spot to get yokos from?

Damn pity you cant get those oh-so-cool Pirelli P7Fs that are on your car anymore :cry:

Please get 195s, not the too-skinny 175s. Much meaner look with the extra width

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Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:57 pm

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yer the bridges are ok i get them for $70 - $75 fitted n balanced

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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 12:39 am

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I've had the sf226's on nav since he's been on the road with me which is nearly 2 yrs now. and as much as i hate to say it they aren't a bad tyre if all you do is cruise around and no silly buggers. Only very recently have i rotated the fronts to the rears (yeah i know). The rears were about 75% and the fronts 25%

Probably had something to do with there never being any weight in the back of the van and the fact i like to corner pretty quick. so i figure i'll probaly have another year or two of tread left before i go for some a008's

I've driven the a good mates mini on both yokohamas and falkens and agree with everone when they say they(falkens) can bit a bit of a handful in the wet but every tyre has its limitations.
For the extra $120 ($30extra ea) to put the yoko's on for the whole car it's hard to go past them. even from a safety point of view let alone the handling bonus

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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:03 am

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Stuwey_LS wrote:

minigirl_65 wrote:

where is the best spot to get yokos from?

Damn pity you cant get those oh-so-cool Pirelli P7Fs that are on your car anymore :cry:

Please get 195s, not the too-skinny 175s. Much meaner look with the extra width

Are these 195's in 12's? or do you mean 13's? or..165/12's?

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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:00 pm

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145 best tyre is/was Michelin XZX

165 tyres for everyday use SF-229 Bridgestones, last forever.

165 tyres for a bit of thrashing/grip Yoko 008s or the more expensive 032s

just my opinion

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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:35 pm

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My tyres still have the spiky rubber bits on the sides, I was asking for a friend. My rims are 13"

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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:37 pm

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minigirl_65 wrote:

My tyres still have the spiky rubber bits on the sides, I was asking for a friend. My rims are 13"

I lose those spiky bits by the time i get home after i pick the car up :lol:

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