War of tyres, G-III, S-Drive and PP2s

Maibaa · 27th April 2009, 14:08

My Cedia is due for a tyre change. I am looking for PP2's in 205/60/R15 or 215/60/R15.

I checked at a few places (recommended in other threads) in Bangalore and most of the places do not have PP2's in stock. They say it may take a month or so for them to get fresh stock.

Somewhere in other threads, I read that Michellin is going to revamp its product range. Any one aware of this non availability in Bangalore?

Wolffe · 27th April 2009, 14:24

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

V tread patterns will be noisy. I had potenza GIII on my indica, and since its such a noisy little beast, the tire noise has never bothered me.
Overall I was happy with them.

The tyres are good but very noisy.Run GIII on my Fiesta.

vikram18 · 27th April 2009, 14:36

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Originally Posted by GTO

Agreed on no.2 & 3, but the PP2's have stiffer sidewalls and thus lead to a stiffer ride.

Thanks to the conditions of our roads, the stiffer sidewalls also prevent tyre bursts! I used to run PP1s with soft sidewalls and had a horrific tyre burst, after which I switched to PP2s on all tyres.

Indian roads + low profile + soft sidewalls = certain trouble

Nikhilb2008 · 2nd May 2009, 00:23

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Originally Posted by throttleking

Vincy, i believe laura comes with Bridgstone Turanza ER300s, stick to those, they are good tyres.

Those tyres are not available in the replacement market.

Once your OEM tyres for the Laura are worn out, you have no choice but to put a different set.

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Originally Posted by Maibaa

My Cedia is due for a tyre change. I am looking for PP2's in 205/60/R15 or 215/60/R15.

I checked at a few places (recommended in other threads) in Bangalore and most of the places do not have PP2's in stock. They say it may take a month or so for them to get fresh stock.

Somewhere in other threads, I read that Michellin is going to revamp its product range. Any one aware of this non availability in Bangalore?

PP2s are generally in short supply.

Where did you enquire?

Maibaa · 11th May 2009, 12:28

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Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

PP2s are generally in short supply.

Where did you enquire?

Nikhil, I checked with Tyre professionals, Madhus and Millivision. Only Millivision said they have stock and quoted less than Madhus and Tyreprofessionals. However, I was not very sure about them and did not pursue further.

The other two said they will get stock after a month or so. They took my contact no and said they will call up when they get stock. I guess I need to call myself and check again.

babhishek · 11th May 2009, 14:29

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Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

Those tyres are not available in the replacement market.

Once your OEM tyres for the Laura are worn out, you have no choice but to put a different set.

PP2s are generally in short supply.

Where did you enquire?

So the S-drives or PP2s are the best options on the Laura as replacement tires?

WasavaTyres · 11th May 2009, 16:17

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Originally Posted by Maibaa

Nikhil, I checked with Tyre professionals, Madhus and Millivision. Only Millivision said they have stock and quoted less than Madhus and Tyreprofessionals. However, I was not very sure about them and did not pursue further.The other two said they will get stock after a month or so. They took my contact no and said they will call up when they get stock. I guess I need to call myself and check again.

Maibaa both these establishments are run by Nikhil's folks

so he's going to give you the best prices and service rest assured

Maibaa · 11th May 2009, 16:36

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Originally Posted by WasavaTyres

Maibaa both these establishments are run by Nikhil's folks

so he's going to give you the best prices and service rest assured

I am aware of that.

I did mention Nikhil's name when I visited their RV road outlet. Heard he was out of town then.

Planning to call up again. Hopefully PP2s are available now and also hoping to get a good deal on them

Nikhil - Can you comment on the availability? Thanks!

anantnehru · 12th May 2009, 03:27

Hi binz.
Saw your post from early on in the thread.
A little more info about the Hankook Ventus RS2? Am seriously considering them for my next tyre upgrade which is going to be soon. Looking at 215/55/16 for the SX4. From what I remember 5-6k was the price range I got per tyre.

Nikhilb2008 · 13th May 2009, 03:52

I'm back in town. I will call and find out availability. If you can PM me your number, I will give you a call tomorrow.

Maibaa · 13th May 2009, 11:10

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Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

I'm back in town. I will call and find out availability. If you can PM me your number, I will give you a call tomorrow.

I have PM'd you my number. Thanks

Called up Madhus again yesterday and I got to know it will take another 10 days for PP2s to be available in Bangalore.

iraghava · 13th May 2009, 18:53

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Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

Those tyres are not available in the replacement market.

They were available IIRC did Bridgestone stop them recently? Or were they only available in 14" sizes (OE on the Aveo)?

Nikhilb2008 · 14th May 2009, 08:26

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Originally Posted by iraghava

They were available IIRC did Bridgestone stop them recently? Or were they only available in 14" sizes (OE on the Aveo)?

How do you define recently?

FOr the past one year, it has not been available by BS at all.

itzzme · 14th May 2009, 10:16

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Originally Posted by anantnehru

Hi binz.
Saw your post from early on in the thread.
A little more info about the Hankook Ventus RS2? Am seriously considering them for my next tyre upgrade which is going to be soon. Looking at 215/55/16 for the SX4. From what I remember 5-6k was the price range I got per tyre.

225/55 R16 or 215/60 R16 will be better.

iraghava · 14th May 2009, 18:43

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Originally Posted by Nikhilb2008

How do you define recently?

FOr the past one year, it has not been available by BS at all.

Oh ok! I have no idea man, I check BS lists quite infrequently!

View Poll Results: Which of the following is cheaper, better and reliable Tyre
Bridgestone Potenza G-III	30	34.09%
Michelin Pilot Preceda 2	34	38.64%
Yokohama S-Drive	24	27.27%
Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll

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Maibaa BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 307 Thanked: 92 Times View My Garage	My Cedia is due for a tyre change. I am looking for PP2's in 205/60/R15 or 215/60/R15. I checked at a few places (recommended in other threads) in Bangalore and most of the places do not have PP2's in stock. They say it may take a month or so for them to get fresh stock. Somewhere in other threads, I read that Michellin is going to revamp its product range. Any one aware of this non availability in Bangalore? Last edited by Maibaa : 27th April 2009 at 14:10.
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anantnehru BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 447 Thanked: 14 Times	Hi binz. Saw your post from early on in the thread. A little more info about the Hankook Ventus RS2? Am seriously considering them for my next tyre upgrade which is going to be soon. Looking at 215/55/16 for the SX4. From what I remember 5-6k was the price range I got per tyre.
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Nikhilb2008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5,196 Thanked: 10,138 Times	I'm back in town. I will call and find out availability. If you can PM me your number, I will give you a call tomorrow.
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