bridgestone potenza

zltm089 · 07-18-2009, 12:22 PM

got my new rear tyres fitted today!!!.....standard rft bridgestone potenza re050....

the car is definitely much better now with the new rear tyres...

my old ones had 1.6mm thread left!....barely legal!!!....

went for a drive with all the dtc, dsc, traction stuff off.....

can definitely feel the difference! grip is very good and i can push it round corners again!

fact of the day "tyres are very importatnt guys!!!"

Dr Dave · 07-18-2009, 01:11 PM

I'll drink to that! burp

ShereKhan · 07-18-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by zltm089

got my new rear tyres fitted today!!!.....standard rft bridgestone potenza re050....
the car is definitely much better now with the new rear tyres...

Not only is it safer its also quiter - when I had mine changed I could notice the road noise had been reduced quite significantly.

swanseahammer · 07-19-2009, 11:03 AM

Are they the new 3rd generation RFTs?

zltm089 · 07-19-2009, 02:07 PM

hmmmmm......not sure! what are the 3rd generation rft?

it doesn't say 3rd gen on them...

ShereKhan · 07-19-2009, 03:31 PM

I don't think they are on mine - As its whatever Kwik Fit have.

I thought 3rd gen only just came out.

swanseahammer · 07-20-2009, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by zltm089

hmmmmm......not sure! what are the 3rd generation rft?

it doesn't say 3rd gen on them...

Review here

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Surprising even the skeptics among us, the third-generation tires were nearly imperceptible in ride quality from the standard tires (non run-flat) we had driven on merely minutes earlier. The ride was very comfortable. According to Bridgestone, test instruments reveal that the slight difference in ride quality was a near-imperceptible 5 percent change in harshness.

mgarvey · 07-26-2009, 05:55 PM

I'd be surprised if you can buy 3rd generation runflats yet - if you can I'm there as I need to replace my 2nd gen runflats!

kend · 07-27-2009, 03:38 PM

I emailed Bridgestone UK about availability and this was there reply

Thanks for your e-mail. I've spoken to my colleagues in our marketing department, who have advised that the 3rd generation RFT tyres should hopefully be available in the OE market mid autumn onwards (subject to OEM confirmation), with replacement market shortly afterwards.

SoYank · 07-27-2009, 03:43 PM

Is "shortly afterwards" a euphemism for "sometime late next year"?

willhollin · 07-27-2009, 03:45 PM

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Is "shortly afterwards" a euphemism for "sometime late next year"?

Normally means "no fu****g idea whatsoever."

doughboy · 07-28-2009, 02:37 AM

Hopefully Michelin will come up with a 3rdG PS2 RFT in time for my new set, prob mid 2010.

fingers crossed.....

SoYank · 07-28-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by doughboy

Hopefully Michelin will come up with a 3rdG PS2 RFT in time for my new set, prob mid 2010.

fingers crossed.....

These are by Michelin. Waddaya think?

zltm089 · 07-28-2009, 01:43 PM

what the hell is this??? lol

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