[Hurrycane12]

Moved from Continental CPC2 195/60 to Michelin XM2 185/65 in May 2012; done about 11000+ kms in the past year on the XM2.

I feel there is some amount of tyre noise, has a good road grip, brakeing is nice, had no issues but for some reason I was more confident on the Continentals - my personal views here as I was on Continenal for 4 years. No wear in tear in the past 1+ year tyres seem to be as good as new.

[Honda Monk]

Originally Posted by zoombiee

Any reason you are not considering Yoko C Drives. I would definitely opt for them.

I don't want to increase width of the tires. C Drives doesn't have 70 or 80 profile with 175 for 13". It has only 60 which make the wheel arch space even more and doesn't look good to me. I am preferring 70 or above to reduce the gap and give the wheels a meatier look.

[nareshov]

Originally Posted by Honda Monk

I don't want to up size exactly but want to increase the profile little bit if it's technically not wrong. Otherwise okey with existing ratios.
...

You want a downsize then.
Put in your current tyre size in here and look at the options with higher profile. Also note the supported rim sizes.

[Honda Monk]

Originally Posted by nareshov

You want a downsize then.
Put in your current tyre size in here and look at the options with higher profile. Also note the supported rim sizes.

Not downsizing certainly.
I want to keep the 175 and 13 constant. Its only 70 profile that I want to increase to 80 (that too if it's technically right to do so and yoko A drive or michelin xm2 offers).

[sagarpadaki]

Originally Posted by zoombiee

Any reason you are not considering Yoko C Drives. I would definitely opt for them.

C drives are not available in 13 inch

[Honda Monk]

Originally Posted by sagarpadaki

C drives are not available in 13 inch

I think they are avaiable, I checked yesterday on yokohama-India website.
but the profile is 60 only.

[sagarpadaki]

Originally Posted by Honda Monk

I think they are avaiable, I checked yesterday on yokohama-India website.
but the profile is 60 only.

Is it? OK . But most retailers dont stock it in that size.(13 inch)

[Honda Monk]

My query of which tires to go for still remains!?!
so should I go for yokohama A drive - AA01 or Michelin XM2?

[sagarpadaki]

Originally Posted by Honda Monk

My query of which tires to go for still remains!?!
so should I go for yokohama A drive - AA01 or Michelin XM2?

Both are good. But have also heard no so great reviews about XM2 considering its price. A Drives are a better choice i feel since it offers everything XM2 offers at a lesser price point

[Arun.K]

Replaced stock Goodyear GT3s with XM2s, 175/65/R14 82H, 1813 lot, for my Vista from Tyre Care, Coimbatore for Rs. 4700/tyre. Total Rs. 18800/- with free alignment, balancing, weights, valves and nitrogen. Most of the dealers quoted Rs. 5025/tyre and Tyre Care came down from an initial quote of Rs. 4900/- Thanks to Nikhilb2008 for suggesting XM2s.

My impression after 250 kms are,
a) Ride and handling have improved remarkably.
b) Slightly noisy on rough tarmac but silent on good roads.

[zoombiee]

Originally Posted by Honda Monk

My query of which tires to go for still remains!?!
so should I go for yokohama A drive - AA01 or Michelin XM2?

Go for the A Drives. They are pretty good and cost quite a bit lesser than xm2s.

[Honda Monk]

Originally Posted by zoombiee

Go for the A Drives. They are pretty good and cost quite a bit lesser than xm2s.

Thanks fellas.
Even I was inclined towards A drives for their better VFM.

One more query...
I am retaining my stock rims with new tubeless tires (putting tubeless on rims for first time), can I also fill nitrogen in them?

[zoombiee]

Originally Posted by Honda Monk

Thanks fellas.
Even I was inclined towards A drives for their better VFM.

One more query...
I am retaining my stock rims with new tubeless tires (putting tubeless on rims for first time), can I also fill nitrogen in them?

Yes please, go ahead. Nitrogen will make the ride more comfy.

[deetjohn]

Got 195/60 R15 XM2 for our Swift. It is a new size for XM2 and got 3 grooves instead of the 2 for the 185s and lower.

The big positive is the great ride and lower noise. I hear more wind noise now.

[djay99]

Originally Posted by deetjohn

Got 195/60 R15 XM2 for our Swift. It is a new size for XM2 and got 3 grooves instead of the 2 for the 185s and lower.

How much did you pay for them? Yesterday got them fitted in my friends punto for 5750 per tyre in Bangalore.