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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #30 on: May 15, 2010, 05:52:16 pm »
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Thanks for all your info, T_T  :drinking: :happy2:

Methinks that PS3's are for me when I eventually use up all my GY and Dunlop asymmetric rubber. Should be nicely in time for Autumn>Winter.
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #31 on: May 15, 2010, 08:37:09 pm »
Sounds like an excellent road tyre. I'm running R1R's and am wondering what the comparison would be between these two tyres?
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #32 on: May 15, 2010, 09:30:16 pm »
Quote from: Hurdy on May 15, 2010, 08:37:09 pm
Sounds like an excellent road tyre. I'm running R1R's and am wondering what the comparison would be between these two tyres?

....There's only one proper way to find out, but I don't think you can discount the fact that the PS3 is a road tyre and the R1R is a road-legal track tyre. Surely the PS3's will be much better on the road in Winter and the wet?
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #33 on: May 15, 2010, 09:51:36 pm »
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #34 on: May 16, 2010, 07:46:03 pm »
what is the going rate for these pilot sport 3s then
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #35 on: May 16, 2010, 08:03:15 pm »
Depends where you get them from Sy.

I paid £420 for 4 225/45/17 but as you have 18's you will prob be around the £460-500 mark.

ATS Euromaster would be the place to go in Cheriton. They have an offer on with Michelin at the moment where you buy 4 Tyres but pay for 3. Also you get £40 of fuel vouchers if you send your receipt to them. Offer runs to end of May.

On Avergae though your looking at around £120-150 per tyre. Unles you go to sh!tfit and they wanted £186 a tyre :fighting:

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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #36 on: May 16, 2010, 08:06:40 pm »
thats bnot too bad to be fair, i was expecting more. got anoter few months left in the vreds before i change.  think i might just get the kumho V70s in the hard compound though,  track day season is back upon us
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #37 on: May 16, 2010, 08:15:21 pm »
cheapest i could find was 137 each fitted. most places its a lot more and currently they are quiet hard to get hold of because Michelin have run out of stock until mid to late June

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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #38 on: May 16, 2010, 08:27:53 pm »
I've discovered that my VW dealer doesn't charge me for fitting tyres if I buy from them, and they always match the cheapest price I can find such as Camskill online. Don't I make you sick!
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #39 on: May 16, 2010, 08:43:58 pm »
 :sick:


 :laugh:


to be fair im more than happy with the price i paid for the grip they give, this afternoon was chucking it down and im normally quiet cautious in the wet but as already mentioned they perform brilliantly in the wet. Feels strange having so much grip when its tipping it. Just have to wait and see if they last well, im sure they will, Michelins have a very good reputation  :happy2:

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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #40 on: May 16, 2010, 08:53:10 pm »
^^^^
That's where asymmetric tyre treads score, Nick - Great in wet or dry.
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #41 on: May 16, 2010, 09:37:47 pm »
I got mine at Costco - cost £140 each 'all in' balance/fitting etc
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #42 on: May 17, 2010, 11:47:32 pm »
Have had these on the fronts for about 3 weeks now and can say these tyres are a vast improvement over previous. They were Dunlop Sport Maxx so not that hard to achieve!

I have Revo stage 1 at the moment and they would wheel spin in 1st 2nd and 3rd. Now extremely difficult even in 1st. Dry handling is excellent. Haven't had much of a chance in wet yet as its been quite nice round my way recently.

Def recommend not to be disappointed so far.  :happy2:
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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #43 on: May 18, 2010, 12:22:25 am »
Quote from: blackmagic on May 17, 2010, 11:47:32 pm

Have had these on the fronts for about 3 weeks now and can say these tyres are a vast improvement over previous. They were Dunlop Sport Maxx so not that hard to achieve!


....So does that mean you have the PS3's on the front and Sport Maxx TT's on the rear?

And no ESP interference?

I ask because I'm currently running with asymmetric GY F1's on the front and the TT's on the rear but want to try out a pair of PS3's next. Then subsequently all 4 tyres would be PS3.

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Re: Michelin Pilot Sport 3
« Reply #44 on: May 18, 2010, 08:02:26 am »
I have 225 40 18 PS3's on the front and 235 40 18 vredesteins on the rear, I have no esp issues.. I swutch it off anyway if that makes a difference although I know you can't switch it off completely :rolleye:
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