Goodyear Eagle F1 DS-D3 pics

[Eddy]

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Hoyhoy.
Hey Bud was wondering what the lastest thoughts were on these tyres you got.

[Wand Weaver]

I just noticed something myself about the tyres.

Are my eyes playing up, or does it say 205/45 ZR18 on the sidewall?

[Tim]

id say its just a 16 on a weird angle.
205/45/18 would be waaaayy too big. ud need to 205/35/18 on a polo. or something like that anyways

[Funkdancer]

Eddy, sorry about the late reply, but the F1s are holding up extremely well.

I'm very much enjoying the increased drive comfort over sharp bumps (about 30% of my drive home including some very bad sections...), the increased traction under heavy accelleration is quite noticeable, and furthermore will require a lot more provocation to squeal - which means they do in general hang on much better.

Granted I haven't tried a brand new set of the OEMs to do a faithful comparison but nevertheless I'm very much enjoying the purchase; hope to be able to put a set on my Euro soon... however no more 4 for 3 deal and more expensive 17"s (mine are indeed 16") means I'll try to wait for the next promo if there is one.

The only thing which is maybe due to different feel is a tiny fraction of turn in delay when doing a quick manuevre through some of the s bends they put to ensure people don't do more than the speed limit. The small polo will generally go through the ones in mind at that very speed just nicely. I.e. the olds were slightly more immediate in their response.. but this is a very minor point and overall the F1s are a lot more stable than my old worn ones. I think I read somewhere that the F1s will improve with life so it could be a relation to that.

Haven't had the chance to try them in real rain yet... that's just Melbourne for you. Was some dampness however yesterday and they felt precisely like in the dry.