Good price on Goodyear Tyres

[ope126]

Tyres arrived on Friday!!! now to get fitted...

[Milos2504]

Anyone know the current price for 225/40R18 and 235/40R18?

[MovieDude]

Are deals still available that can't be bought off the internet (like tyresales.com.au)?

[tigger73]

Best to talk to Rubal at Croydon Goodyear for the latest prices.

Last time I needed tyres I ended up getting RE003's on 4 for 3 as it worked out $200 cheaper.

Though if you're in Melbourne you can get the F1A3's cheaper as he will include fitting and no freight cost which is what killed it for me.

[MovieDude]

I was thinking of the Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 2s. Do you rate the RE003s higher and how much more are they?

[tigger73]

I don't think the F1A2's are available anymore - now that F1A3's are out.

I'd rate RE003 and F1A2's around the same, though I have only had the RE003's on for 10,000km so can't give you any decent feedback on tyre life. The F1A2's were pretty good in terms of life in terms of a sports oriented tyre at least. I would usually get ~40,000km from a set which I consider pretty reasonable for a tyre with decent levels of wet and dry grip.

The RE003's ended up being $630 a set fitted and the F1A3's were going to cost me $720 + fitting from memory so it worked out a no brainer to go with the RE003's.

[MovieDude]

Were those prices from Rubal?

[tigger73]

Goodyears were from Rubal and the RE003's were just my local Bridgestone dealer... though that's another story.

[ope126]

Rubal (Croydon Goodyear) are you guys still offering red hot prices on Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyres???

I need to get another set for my Passat; 235/45R 18 94W (the OEM Conti's have worn far too quickly).

The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyres on the Jetta have been wonderful with next to no wear in almost 2yrs!

[tigger73]

Best to contact Rubal direct if you want tyres.

The 235/45 R18 is going to be a hard tyre to find in a performance tyre. Goodyear does spec it as a size in the F1A3 but there aren't any in the country which would likely make it expensive and long lead time.

Suggest either getting 19's and running a 40 profile tyre (235/40 R19) or getting something like Michelin Pilot Sport 4's can be had for $245ea.