GoodYear Eagle F1 tires
11-22-2002, 05:50 PM
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GoodYear Eagle F1 tires
I am thinking about giving my C4cab a new set of
tires for Christmas. Has anyone tried Goodyear
Eagle F1 GS-DE tires. I like the tread pattern
of the Goodyear tire but,how does it handle on a
964 under Porsche type driving conditions.
I have had good luck with Continentals. <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
tires for Christmas. Has anyone tried Goodyear
Eagle F1 GS-DE tires. I like the tread pattern
of the Goodyear tire but,how does it handle on a
964 under Porsche type driving conditions.
I have had good luck with Continentals. <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
11-25-2002, 09:06 AM
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Not sure about exact models as Goodyear do seem to have several specs of F1 tyre, however I did fit some to my RS and had them fitted most of this year. This replaced Pirelli PZero Type C tyres, hand-cut for wet use, which were fairly awful.
Goodyear F1s are not N rated. At the time I thought N rating was probably just a marketing ploy to charge more for the tyres and decided to go for the Goodyears. On balance this was OK, however having ditched them in favour of N-rated Michelin Pilot Sport Cups I am much happier with the latter.
Anyway, at the time I needed to economise and so saved a few hundred quid by buying the Goodyears over the alternatives, which were all unnatractive to me with the exception of the regular Michelin Pilot Sports. I would have bought Bridgestone SO2's in a trice except they were discontinued, I couldn't find anybody with any stock in the right sizes, and the SO3's were getting poor reviews on the RS.
So, the Goodyears provided reasonable grip, but not exceptional, in the dry. In the wet they were substantially better than the Pirellis and matched my current Michelins (which are semi-slick "track day" tyres by the way). A plus point is they felt very progressive as limits approached and gave a feeling of confidence in the car. They didn't seem to overheat much on track until I was being really stupid.
Wear rate was reasonable, especially considering I made a trip to the Nurbergring and then Spa on them and drove "quite hard".
These characteristics were confirmed by a friend of mine who fitted them to his 993C2.
However, they seemed to be prone to punctures; I had two on separate rear types and the second one destroyed the right rear. The tyre repair man said it was a feature of tyres with that kind of V-shaped pattern, sucking up all road debris including nails and screws, but I took that with a pinch of salt.
So, in summary it's down to money. In retrospect I should have spent the money on the Michelin Pilot Cup sports to start with as they are *so* good on track and pretty bloody good on the road and even in wet weather. But almost twice the price of the Goodyears. Not a false economy, IMHO, now that I have the experience to know what to expect from these Michelins. If your priorities are different, though, you may find the Goodyears will suit quite well.
Final note - N rating may affect your insurance. In the UK it currently doesn't but I understand it may do in certain parts of Europe. So you may be forced into buying an N-rated tyre, in which case buy the Michelin Pilot Sport or the Conti Sport Contact. Avoid the Pirelli and the Bridgestone SO3.
Final final note - if you're tempted to get the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup "track day" tyre I mention above, then it really only works when it gets hot, which means only on track. Don't expect miracles on public roads; it behaves just like any other high performance road tyre, IMHO, just at more cost...... <img src="graemlins/burnout.gif" border="0" alt="[burnout]" />
Goodyear F1s are not N rated. At the time I thought N rating was probably just a marketing ploy to charge more for the tyres and decided to go for the Goodyears. On balance this was OK, however having ditched them in favour of N-rated Michelin Pilot Sport Cups I am much happier with the latter.
Anyway, at the time I needed to economise and so saved a few hundred quid by buying the Goodyears over the alternatives, which were all unnatractive to me with the exception of the regular Michelin Pilot Sports. I would have bought Bridgestone SO2's in a trice except they were discontinued, I couldn't find anybody with any stock in the right sizes, and the SO3's were getting poor reviews on the RS.
So, the Goodyears provided reasonable grip, but not exceptional, in the dry. In the wet they were substantially better than the Pirellis and matched my current Michelins (which are semi-slick "track day" tyres by the way). A plus point is they felt very progressive as limits approached and gave a feeling of confidence in the car. They didn't seem to overheat much on track until I was being really stupid.
Wear rate was reasonable, especially considering I made a trip to the Nurbergring and then Spa on them and drove "quite hard".
These characteristics were confirmed by a friend of mine who fitted them to his 993C2.
However, they seemed to be prone to punctures; I had two on separate rear types and the second one destroyed the right rear. The tyre repair man said it was a feature of tyres with that kind of V-shaped pattern, sucking up all road debris including nails and screws, but I took that with a pinch of salt.
So, in summary it's down to money. In retrospect I should have spent the money on the Michelin Pilot Cup sports to start with as they are *so* good on track and pretty bloody good on the road and even in wet weather. But almost twice the price of the Goodyears. Not a false economy, IMHO, now that I have the experience to know what to expect from these Michelins. If your priorities are different, though, you may find the Goodyears will suit quite well.
Final note - N rating may affect your insurance. In the UK it currently doesn't but I understand it may do in certain parts of Europe. So you may be forced into buying an N-rated tyre, in which case buy the Michelin Pilot Sport or the Conti Sport Contact. Avoid the Pirelli and the Bridgestone SO3.
Final final note - if you're tempted to get the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup "track day" tyre I mention above, then it really only works when it gets hot, which means only on track. Don't expect miracles on public roads; it behaves just like any other high performance road tyre, IMHO, just at more cost...... <img src="graemlins/burnout.gif" border="0" alt="[burnout]" />
