Goodyear Eagle F1s

Goodyear Eagle F1's transformed my Zed. They are the v2 but when they need changing I will go with whatever F1 number they're on by then.

The Vredstein Ultrac Sessantas that I had on the fronts were aweful once they got to about 4mm of tread - they developed a magnetic attraction for everywhere I didn't want to go!
 
It's either Goodyear f1 or Michelin ps for me for the last decade or so now. As others have said it's a bit of a minefield but tyres is an area where I think you really do get what you pay for. These two have served me well. Last time I had pirelli was on an 03 tt 13 years. They weren't that impressive and worn very quickly, I got 11k out of a set of 4 ( 4 wheel drive car) switched to Goodyear f1 for the next set and they were much better in every respect and as an added bonus I got 18k out of them. Tried Michelin ps for the next set as they were on offer at Costco at the time and thought they were up there with the Goodyear. Sold the car after 15k on these but stuck with these two tyres through their various versions ever since and never been disappointed. My personal experience, coupled to their consistently good showings in every group test I've ever read over the years has given me confidence to stick with them. Been tempted to spend a bit less at times but always came back to the fact that tyres and brakes aren't something to skimp on.
 
I've run F1s for years since the V tread design as they are so good in the wet.

Recently I've tried a PS4 and it's better, gives more grip and feels like it really digs into the road rather than floating across it. The 330 it's on still has F1 AS3 on the rear and the car instantly became a lot more tail happy which is confirmation that the PS4 has relatively more grip. Before you say it's down to being a new tyre, it's not as I've experienced the car with new F1s before and it was far more benign.
 
Interesting reading - Especially as I was about to nip round to Costco, and have 4 x PS4's fitted today.. Quoted £503.86 all in, that's £107.98 for the fronts, £143.98 for the rears, fully fitted and balanced, 225.40 & 255/35's.

Hmm, got me thinking now..

Mike
 
Rang f1 autocentre.. £440 fitted. Pretty much same as everywhere else but said they would beat any quote.


Just need to find someone cheaper to batter them down
 
Ring the Grantham branch. Don't tell them where you live and get a quote. Then try and use that at your local branch. It is worth being a bit cheeky. If it doesn't work you haven't lost anything.
 
Had them fitted on saturday at f1 autocentre. Great tyres, s**t customer service. Fitted 3 x gy eagle f1 and 1 gy efficient grip until i noticed and took the car back!

Head office getting a phone call monday morning...
 
Anyone thinking of new shoes, I ordered Eagle F1 3's for our zed (225/40 18 fronts, 255/35 18 rears) through asda tyres. With a 10% off online code came in at £403 inc fitting, which i thought was good.
 
swm_uk said:
Anyone thinking of new shoes, I ordered Eagle F1 3's for our zed (225/40 18 fronts, 255/35 18 rears) through asda tyres. With a 10% off online code came in at £403 inc fitting, which i thought was good.
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online code? :D
i need a couple of rears sooner rather than later
 
No problem, at checkout in the discount code bix type 140 followed by any 7 other digits. He presto, 10% discount!
 
This year's EVO tyre test corroborates my thoughts on PS4 vs F1 AS3, they are better objectively and subjectively. PS4 won overall too.
 
Steve84N said:
This year's EVO tyre test corroborates my thoughts on PS4 vs F1 AS3, they are better objectively and subjectively. PS4 won overall too.
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Pleasing to see the Hankook S1 Evo2s finished above the GYears :oops: ive just fitted a set ( ZMR ) on 19s so be interesting to see the difference after running Michelins for the last few thousand miles
What does surprise me is the Falken's finishing 4th :cry: though from past experience they may fayre well from 8mm but get them down to 5mm & they may as well be budgets
 
I've had Falken 452 on my old 330 and they were alright but not as good as F1 plus they felt more like plastic than rubber.

I was surprised how low the F1 did this time but it does match the fact I haven't been impressed with the AS3. They claim it's an improvement over AS2 but I don't think it is.
 
Having run lots of different brands on various sports cars I still can't beat the grip and feel you get from the MPSS....'aesthetically' they look the best and IMO they are 100% the best tyre for RWD BMW's. Given that they are only £20 extra per tyre I think it's a no brainer getting them.

Reality is they're always worth the most as a 'used' tyre and that to me says they are the best of the breed.
 
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