[v1p3r]

All Yokohama tyres, with the exception of the A0xx series, are for daily use.

[razor4077]

Contacted the Yokohama India customer care at the given email address, inquiring about price and availability of certailn tyres. Their response was prompt, and said that they hoped to have things in place by end-July in Delhi. I guess India will have to wait a little longer for the official stuff.

[xinome]

just out of curiosity is this the thread of the advans

[v1p3r]

Those are A539s. Very popular with the Zens here.

[xinome]

well they better make yoko's for my car or i will have to get drunk and throw a fit again! end of july right i can wait no problem

Originally Posted by v1p3r

Those are A539s. Very popular with the Zens here.

what do these advans quote 2.5 k please

[v1p3r]

AFAIK, they do not come under the Advan range, to begin with. What size do you want?

[mclaren1885]

Originally Posted by xinome

i also heard advans are used on porsches and bentley

Well, the Neova's are OE on the Lotus Elise, and are recommended upgrade tires for M3, Porsche 911, 993, 996, Subaru Imprezza. So I guess they must be more grippier.

The Advan sports are used on Bentley Continental GT, Flying Spur, Porsche 997 Carrera 4 as OE.

Besides, the point its wonderful to know that these tires might be off the shelf in India.

[iraghava]

Originally Posted by v1p3r

You may soon see Yokos on Indicas.

Yup, Yokohama is right now negotiating hard for OE fitments with various manufacturers! Let's hope their quality doesn't go the Bridgestone/Goodyear way.

Originally Posted by xinome

ok ok i get it so does this mean i can get yoko's for a decent price lets say 20% lesser than what we normally pay 6 to 5 k for the es100 i guess

I doubt it. As they enter the market themselves their prices are bound to increase compared to those of the grey market importer.

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Did you manage to get the dealership ? i hope you did. Am waiting for a hefty discount.

Ahhh, no John, I didn't get one! Sorry about your lost discounts!!

Originally Posted by xinome

just out of curiosity is this the thread of the advans

Been investigating Caterham's, haven't you!

[esteem_lover]

Originally Posted by iraghava

Ahhh, no John, I didn't get one! Sorry about your lost discounts!!

Thats okay, Ishan, I can still wait for the Michelin dealerships. I am sure you are going to land that one.

[theMAG]

This is great news. A lot now depends on Yoko's will for India over the long run.

[swathyd]

Do they have a website , or will they operate without it like michelin ?

[GTO]

I have taken a liking for Yoko's in the recent pass, and this is surely a welcome move. There are too many people who are disappointed with Bridgestone and Goodyear; Yokohama ought to cash in on them.

Buttttttttttttttttttttt with no budget contraints, Michelin is still my no.1. Superb tyres by a remarkable tyre company.

[kpzen]

Best part - Now u'll get Yokos with B&W. Fully secure deal.
Bad part - Price hike

[v1p3r]

Originally Posted by GTO

Buttttttttttttttttttttt with no budget contraints, Michelin is still my no.1. Superb tyres by a remarkable tyre company.

That's because you haven't driven Advan Neovas. They're a real conversion factor.

[esteem_lover]

Originally Posted by kpzen

Best part - Now u'll get Yokos with B&W. Fully secure deal.
Bad part - Price hike

I doubt that the bad part is just the price hike, it could also be bad or outdated quality of tyres that bridgestone supplies as OE. If they are going to supply OE & want to maintain their brand image, they should stick to international quality tyres that we now get in the grey.