Yokohama C drive (now in a wider range of sizes)

gopikb · 6th September 2010, 14:20

I am posting this for the information of fellow team bhp members. Yokohama has started issuing warranty cards effective 22-Aug-2010 for the tires we buy from them. The formats of the warranty cards are attached here.

Scan_Doc0288.pdf
Scan_Doc0289.pdf

Please take note to ask the dealer to collect the warranty card once you buy them from dealer. The dealer where I bought the tyres forgot to issue me the warranty card when I bought the tires on Saturday. I mailed to Yokohama seeking clarification and I got a lightning response from them. I got an email from Tyre professionals also informing me that they forgot to give me the warranty card and will be collecting it this evening.

Yokohama has a representative by name MK Appachu [m.appachu@yokohama-india.com] based in Bangalore who was very helpful in resolving the issue and as per him, the Yokohama warranty details are as below (just copied the email I received from him)

1. Regarding the warranty for Yokohama tyres , it has an conditional warranty for 60 months from the date of manufacture of the tyres, or till the ware out of the tyres whichever is earlier.

2. This warranty is covered for only on the manufacturing defects .

3. We have introduced the warranty cards eff 22nd of August , and if your purchase was after the said date , the dealer was supposed to issue the warranty card.

Appachu is a very helpful guy and you can get in touch with him if needed.

Hatari · 6th September 2010, 16:00

In the passenger car tyre rating, any idea why the ES 100 is not shown?

muruganandr · 20th September 2010, 22:49

I changed my Stock tires for my Aveo as they were completely worn out after 42K kms. I switched from Good Yr to Yoko C Drive 185/60R14. Madhu's did a pretty good job over the weekend in replacing the tires for me.
Initial impressions of Yoko C drive are that my Strg has become a lot lighter. I am able to realise the traction loss that I was facing prior to the tire change only now.
Ofcourse got the 5Yr Warranty Card from Yokohama. Quite happy with the deal & job by Madhu's. Even more happy with the pleasure of driving a car that responds to my directions!!!

gigy · 22nd September 2010, 11:37

so C drives are officially available now here.
Had bought them two years back for 2.6k each for 185/65/R14 for baleno and going strong.

msdivy · 22nd September 2010, 11:39

The C.drives which I got last month was made in Philippines.

AWD · 22nd September 2010, 11:47

Just had a talk to Yokohama executive. He said C.Drive was more comfy than A.Drive but A.Drive helps in increasing FE. He also maintained DcB are the best when it comes to good FE & Ride. Wondering whether its all exec. talk!

msdivy · 22nd September 2010, 11:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by AWD

Just had a talk to Yokohama executive. He said C.Drive was more comfy than A.Drive but A.Drive helps in increasing FE. He also maintained DcB are the best when it comes to good FE & Ride. Wondering whether its all exec. talk!

You can check this image. Might be he is talking based on this information.

AWD · 22nd September 2010, 12:00

Thanks, are both the dB's pictured above available in India & whats the cost?

predatorwheelz · 2nd October 2010, 00:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hatari

In the passenger car tyre rating, any idea why the ES 100 is not shown?

Because if you read the Yokohama Catalogue page on S drives, the smaller size tyres (14") are shown to be available "in ES100 tread". For example, 185/60R14 and 195/60R14 are shown available under the S-drive page, but marked "in ES100 tread". So it would not be wrong to assume that the ES100 should have the same positioning as the S-drives.

cityvic · 7th October 2010, 21:19

Guys,what should be the cost of C drives in innova?225/60/R15.

Thanx for your replies in advance.
Take Care & Drive Safe.

kpzen · 8th October 2010, 10:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by cityvic

Guys,what should be the cost of C drives in innova?225/60/R15.

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Approx 6300 per tire...

cityvic · 8th October 2010, 18:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by kpzen

Approx 6300 per tire...

Hey Kp thanx for the reply.

My car is all stock so is it advisable to go in for 205/65/R15 or 225/60/R15?

genesis · 8th October 2010, 18:46

225/60/R15 might as well upsize while you are at it. Looks much better.

BackInTheFold · 9th January 2011, 09:45

Hello Nikhil and other tire aficionados,

I will be taking delivery of a Laura 2.0 TD-CRD DSG Ambiente shortly. I plan to leave the rims as they are and upgrade the tires from the stock 195x65x15 NCT5's to 205x65x15's.

The original plan was to go for CPC2's (Michelin PLC was not an option because of comments regarding their soft nature). After further research though, the Yoko C-Drives are now top of list. I asked about the AvS DB's also, but hear that they are in fairly short supply in the size that I'm looking for, making them a non-option.

My ask is the usual - comfortable, silent/nearly silent, good performance and hardy to handle our challenging roads. Given these, do you think that the C-Drives are a good option for a 140hp car?

Regards,
BITF

nareshtrao · 10th January 2011, 09:59

I would agree that C Drives would be a better option to the others in the sizes you are looking for. After some research, I too have decided to move to C Drives 205/65 R15 for my Civic.

AVS DB have a poor record in wet conditions. Additional benefit of C Drive over AVS DB is the fact that these are not unidirectional (only asymmetrical)

The prices being quoted here in Bangalore are Rs. 4900 per Tyre approx.

6th September 2010, 14:20	#31
gopikb BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 564 Thanked: 406 Times	Yokohoma Tyre warranty I am posting this for the information of fellow team bhp members. Yokohama has started issuing warranty cards effective 22-Aug-2010 for the tires we buy from them. The formats of the warranty cards are attached here. Scan_Doc0288.pdf Scan_Doc0289.pdf Please take note to ask the dealer to collect the warranty card once you buy them from dealer. The dealer where I bought the tyres forgot to issue me the warranty card when I bought the tires on Saturday. I mailed to Yokohama seeking clarification and I got a lightning response from them. I got an email from Tyre professionals also informing me that they forgot to give me the warranty card and will be collecting it this evening. Yokohama has a representative by name MK Appachu [m.appachu@yokohama-india.com] based in Bangalore who was very helpful in resolving the issue and as per him, the Yokohama warranty details are as below (just copied the email I received from him) 1. Regarding the warranty for Yokohama tyres , it has an conditional warranty for 60 months from the date of manufacture of the tyres, or till the ware out of the tyres whichever is earlier. 2. This warranty is covered for only on the manufacturing defects . 3. We have introduced the warranty cards eff 22nd of August , and if your purchase was after the said date , the dealer was supposed to issue the warranty card. Appachu is a very helpful guy and you can get in touch with him if needed.
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6th September 2010, 16:00	#32
Hatari Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,901 Thanked: 926 Times	In the passenger car tyre rating, any idea why the ES 100 is not shown?
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20th September 2010, 22:49	#33
muruganandr Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	I changed my Stock tires for my Aveo as they were completely worn out after 42K kms. I switched from Good Yr to Yoko C Drive 185/60R14. Madhu's did a pretty good job over the weekend in replacing the tires for me. Initial impressions of Yoko C drive are that my Strg has become a lot lighter. I am able to realise the traction loss that I was facing prior to the tire change only now. Ofcourse got the 5Yr Warranty Card from Yokohama. Quite happy with the deal & job by Madhu's. Even more happy with the pleasure of driving a car that responds to my directions!!!
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22nd September 2010, 11:37	#34
gigy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,321 Thanked: 47 Times	so C drives are officially available now here. Had bought them two years back for 2.6k each for 185/65/R14 for baleno and going strong.
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22nd September 2010, 11:39	#35
msdivy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,879 Thanked: 3,066 Times	The C.drives which I got last month was made in Philippines.
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22nd September 2010, 11:47	#36
AWD BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Drivers seat Posts: 844 Thanked: 369 Times	Just had a talk to Yokohama executive. He said C.Drive was more comfy than A.Drive but A.Drive helps in increasing FE. He also maintained DcB are the best when it comes to good FE & Ride. Wondering whether its all exec. talk!
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22nd September 2010, 12:00	#38
AWD BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Drivers seat Posts: 844 Thanked: 369 Times	Thanks, are both the dB's pictured above available in India & whats the cost?
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7th October 2010, 21:19	#40
cityvic Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,764 Thanked: 3,391 Times View My Garage	Guys,what should be the cost of C drives in innova?225/60/R15. Thanx for your replies in advance. Take Care & Drive Safe.
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8th October 2010, 18:46	#43
genesis BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 774 Thanked: 661 Times	225/60/R15 might as well upsize while you are at it. Looks much better.
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9th January 2011, 09:45	#44
BackInTheFold BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 259 Thanked: 434 Times	Re: Yokohama C drive (now in a wider range of sizes) Hello Nikhil and other tire aficionados, I will be taking delivery of a Laura 2.0 TD-CRD DSG Ambiente shortly. I plan to leave the rims as they are and upgrade the tires from the stock 195x65x15 NCT5's to 205x65x15's. The original plan was to go for CPC2's (Michelin PLC was not an option because of comments regarding their soft nature). After further research though, the Yoko C-Drives are now top of list. I asked about the AvS DB's also, but hear that they are in fairly short supply in the size that I'm looking for, making them a non-option. My ask is the usual - comfortable, silent/nearly silent, good performance and hardy to handle our challenging roads. Given these, do you think that the C-Drives are a good option for a 140hp car? Regards, BITF
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10th January 2011, 09:59	#45
nareshtrao BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 749 Thanked: 1,123 Times	Re: Yokohama C drive (now in a wider range of sizes) I would agree that C Drives would be a better option to the others in the sizes you are looking for. After some research, I too have decided to move to C Drives 205/65 R15 for my Civic. AVS DB have a poor record in wet conditions. Additional benefit of C Drive over AVS DB is the fact that these are not unidirectional (only asymmetrical) The prices being quoted here in Bangalore are Rs. 4900 per Tyre approx.
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