potenza s-03's again, or eagle f1

JOYRIIDE1113 · 02-24-2006, 10:02 AM

Reading a lot of reviews, I hear that the eagle f1's are a pretty good tire.

At the moment I'm running Potenza s-03's whcih is supposed to be the rolls royce of performance tires.

I must say though that they are an awesome tire. Coming from the factory tires to this, it really made me say WOW at how crappy the OE tires are.

I probably have another 4000 miles until I feel I wanna replace my
s-03's.

Which would you pick. Please base your opinion from experience and fact, not from what you heard through the grapevine.

Thanks

ward · 02-24-2006, 10:46 AM

I ran S-03's before on other cars and found them to be great, I think the PS-2's are a slight, slight bit better (about the same $$$)

not sure about goodyear personally, what i've read on www.tirerack.com has been positive, but I think S-03 and PS-2 are rated higher

roppongicorolla · 02-26-2006, 05:45 PM

I've used the S-03's on the S2000 for the past year. They look like they could go another 2000 miles, for a total of 15k. The S-03's are a real good performance tire, however they wear too fast as all sticky tires do and I wouldn't mind trading ultimate performance for longer tread life for the 325i.

The Goodyear's are less expensive than the S-03's of the same size, that's all i know about them.

Mark · 02-26-2006, 05:52 PM

Eagle F1s are great tires, but I would personally go with S03s over them from a performance standpoint. (s03 is less mushy then f1s)

Carnage · 02-26-2006, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOYRIIDE1113

Reading a lot of reviews, I hear that the eagle f1's are a pretty good tire.

At the moment I'm running Potenza s-03's whcih is supposed to be the rolls royce of performance tires.

I must say though that they are an awesome tire. Coming from the factory tires to this, it really made me say WOW at how crappy the OE tires are.

I probably have another 4000 miles until I feel I wanna replace my
s-03's.

Which would you pick. Please base your opinion from experience and fact, not from what you heard through the grapevine.

Thanks

I just put a set of F1's on my 330i and although it's only been 2 days I am extremely impressed with them. Great ride quality, low noise, very sticky. I've seen a big improvement in the handling of the car also. If you rode in the car you wouldn't realize I had 19" wheels and 35(f)/30(b) series tires unless I told you. Even though on-line surveys like Tire Rack's can be less than accurate, up until recently the F1's were ranked #1(currently #2) and they deserve to be #1.

longtran · 02-26-2006, 08:38 PM

dont fix it if it aint broke....lol.

JOYRIIDE1113 · 02-27-2006, 09:16 AM

haha longtran,

What do you guys think of the michellin ps2?

ward · 02-27-2006, 09:21 AM

I ran 2 sets of PS-2's on my 95 M3

I commuted heavy miles on them and got about 20-25 K per set
I felt the grip was just very slightly better than the S0-3's I'd had before

I plan on getting PS-2's for my Z4 as soon as the stock tires are worn out, but for my 325 (more miles/less sporting) I may do a bit cheaper and longer lasting tire like the F1's

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JOYRIIDE1113 Pirate 113 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: Detailing Shark Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Miami-Kendall iTrader: (1)	potenza s-03's again, or eagle f1 Reading a lot of reviews, I hear that the eagle f1's are a pretty good tire. At the moment I'm running Potenza s-03's whcih is supposed to be the rolls royce of performance tires. I must say though that they are an awesome tire. Coming from the factory tires to this, it really made me say WOW at how crappy the OE tires are. I probably have another 4000 miles until I feel I wanna replace my s-03's. Which would you pick. Please base your opinion from experience and fact, not from what you heard through the grapevine. Thanks
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roppongicorolla all systems are go 2 Rep 157 Posts Drives: 325i SG SPP Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lake Jackson, Texas iTrader: (0)	I've used the S-03's on the S2000 for the past year. They look like they could go another 2000 miles, for a total of 15k. The S-03's are a real good performance tire, however they wear too fast as all sticky tires do and I wouldn't mind trading ultimate performance for longer tread life for the 325i. The Goodyear's are less expensive than the S-03's of the same size, that's all i know about them.
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Mark Administrator 6737 Rep 4,201 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 1 Series M ... [8.34]	Eagle F1s are great tires, but I would personally go with S03s over them from a performance standpoint. (s03 is less mushy then f1s) __________________ BMW 1M. BMW M2. BMW M2.
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longtran Lieutenant General 1434 Rep 16,628 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CA iTrader: (105) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	dont fix it if it aint broke....lol.
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JOYRIIDE1113 Pirate 113 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: Detailing Shark Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Miami-Kendall iTrader: (1)	haha longtran, What do you guys think of the michellin ps2?
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ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	I ran S-03's before on other cars and found them to be great, I think the PS-2's are a slight, slight bit better (about the same $$$) not sure about goodyear personally, what i've read on www.tirerack.com has been positive, but I think S-03 and PS-2 are rated higher
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ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	I ran 2 sets of PS-2's on my 95 M3 I commuted heavy miles on them and got about 20-25 K per set I felt the grip was just very slightly better than the S0-3's I'd had before I plan on getting PS-2's for my Z4 as soon as the stock tires are worn out, but for my 325 (more miles/less sporting) I may do a bit cheaper and longer lasting tire like the F1's
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