How long did your original Bridgestone RE050s last?

[kmh001]

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I suppose you would think 452's are OK when you compare them to CRAPSTONE. Go ahead and be offended.

Of the six different tyres I have run on the MPS, I found the crapstone and the 452 to be the least safe, by a significant margin.

Given that I have a masters degree in safety and risk management and given that I work as an accident investigator, it’s natural that I will share my experience on this forum when it relates to safety.

It sends shivers up my spine when I see people considering buying 452’s. They are an awful tyre.

[bd581]

Each to their own with tyres.
Everyone has their own needs so one set that is great for you may not be for another.

I had Avon tyres on my GTi-R they were great, but when it was wet they were a lot scary. When warn I changed to cheap GT radials that the tyre shop had just got in and had never sold before so he got me to try them. Said if I wasn't happy just bring them back. The Avons were $330 each, the GT's were $120.
The GT's were better in every way.

I never got to drive my mps with the bridgestones. Except for the test drive. Had the brand new wheels and tyres from my sp23 fitted when I traded it.
Khumo KU19. Cheap crap tyres if you read the reviews.
However, they are quiet, round, black, hold air, done 23,000km and plenty of tread left, and I've never been in a situation where the tyres wouldn't hold on. What more do you want?
I can't complain.
I'm not a race car driver, I don't race my car, I don't get left behind on spirted mps cruises. If I can't keep up it because of my confidence or ability not the car or the tyres.

Point is, these cheap "crap" tyres are suited for what I want.

Did probably 40,000km (still had good tread left when sold them) on dads bridgstones that were OEM on his mps (fitted to my SP23)
Couldn't complain too much about them either, the nangkangs fitted after were quieter however and gripped better. The bridgstones were good, but very poor value.

Sometimes I think that the more you spend the more you "think" that they are better

Tyres are vigorously tested before they are put on sale, so really any tyre that is legally sold in Australia and has been approved CAN'T be crap, they might just not suit what YOU want

[clarry]

Just replaced my old original factory fitted RE-050A's yesterday after 42,000 klms. Not too bad I reckon.
Replaced them with Pirelli P-Zero Rosso's. $340 per corner fitted at Jax Quickfit at Mitchelton in Brisbane.

[K4neX]

I am curious, I am still on stock tyres and has been since I bought the car 3 years ago. The car has done almost 68000 k's and still havent heard anything from the mechanics about changing the tyres.........

[pHiLix]

I'm up to 63k on the OEM tyres now. The fronts are pretty much screwed now (haven't rotated them in a while) but the rears are still above wear indicator. Will be replacing the fronts this weekend =)

[AD07]

Thats gotta be some sort of record ......i was pushing 25k on the originals.

[Doug_MPS6]

My daughter drives pretty quietly and got 62,000km on the Bridgestone RE050 Potenzas in her Series 1 MPS3. I got 33,000 on my MPS6 (pre-mods) but there was 1mm of legal meat left. I hated them so much I got rid of them early, changing to the current tyres - see signature. No regrets. I wouldn't give the Potenzas garage room, especially at the unjustifiable price.