I knew I was going to need new tires this year. I bought my car last summer with my rears are worn out and the crappy Dunlop Direza's up front. I wanted to replace them all.

I have been looking passively online for a couple of weeks now. I wanted a tire with decent tread life, great performance, and a cheap price. This had me looking at General UHP, Sumitomo HTRZ III and a few Kuhmo's.

But then I came across this deal today on the tire rack (tirerack.com) and said screw it to long life tires, I want performance!.

Bridestone Potenza RE-01R:
Regularly Priced: $232.00 USD
Clearance Price: $78.00 USD

I am getting them all shipped, taxed, dutied, etc delivered to my door for $529.18 USD. This works out to roughly $675 CAD, or $168.75 ($149 before taxes).


Are these the best tires on the road? No. However, show me another $78 USD tire that is better, or even a $149 CAD tire that is better.

There are still some left.

http://www.autobytel-japan.com/goods/tire/bridgestone/re01R.jpg
http://earth.endless.ne.jp/users/sr20/images/parts/re01r.jpg

Bridgestone Deal (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+RE-01R&vehicleSearch=false&partnum=245WR8RE01R&fromCompare1=yes&place=0)

almost makes me wish i needed tires. lol. great post man, thanks for letting us know.

My winter rim looks like that gunmetal one!

This works out to roughly $675 CAD, or $168.75 ($149 before taxes).

Are these the best tires on the road? No. However, show me another $78 USD tire that is better, or even a $149 CAD tire that is better.

I am assuming you are getting the stock 225/45/18.

I paid CAD$800, including taxes, mounting and balancing last summer for some Falken FK-452 in 245/40/18 (225 would be cheaper).

Factor the install at about $10/corner+tax: it cost me an extra $20 per tire for wider Falkens. Well worth it!

I am assuming you are getting the stock 225/45/18.

I paid CAD$800, including taxes, mounting and balancing last summer for some Falken FK-452 in 245/40/18 (225 would be cheaper).

Factor the install at about $10/corner+tax: it cost me an extra $20 per tire for wider Falkens. Well worth it!

Yeah, I got the stock size.

I'm confused, are you saying you got the better deal, I got the better deal, or we both got good deals?

Also, I thought about upping the wheel size. Although I like the look of the 245's better, I would rather keep the that little bit of extra unsprung weight off of my car.

BFGoodrich GForce KDW. Almost as sticky as the Bridgestone RE01R but will last 3 times as long.

Yeah, I got the stock size.

I'm confused, are you saying you got the better deal, I got the better deal, or we both got good deals?

Also, I thought about upping the wheel size. Although I like the look of the 245's better, I would rather keep the that little bit of extra unsprung weight off of my car.

I'm saying that for about the same price I would rather get Falkens, which at 225 width would work out to be pretty much the same price.

But personal preference I guess.

BFGoodrich GForce KDW. Almost as sticky as the Bridgestone RE01R but will last 3 times as long.

I got those. They're in my basement now.

I could have gotten these for $352 shipped from Indiana to Michigan.

So torn....

BFGoodrich GForce KDW. Almost as sticky as the Bridgestone RE01R but will last 3 times as long.

Read that they are really noisy though. I am going to get a set of Sumitomo HTR Z III. Offer great value and are a solid performer.

Read that they are really noisy though. I am going to get a set of Sumitomo HTR Z III. Offer great value and are a solid performer.

Yeah, that is what I was all ready to get before I found this deal.

Yeah, that is what I was all ready to get before I found this deal.

Hey Mike, no doubt, you got a great deal. I need a 245x40x18 which is priced at the same level as the Sumitomo.

Called Tirerack and the guy was saying that the Bridgestone RE01R was a better handler in dry but not as good in wet and will wear quite a bit faster. He said for daily use, you do give up quite a bit of traction in wet weather vs the sumitono, so that's why I am leaning heavily toward the Sumitono.

I haven't pulled the trigger yet as I want to read through all of the reviews before I buy.

I just bought 4 of these in 245/40R18...thanks for the tip! They were a little more pricy than the 225/45R18, but the look alone will be worth it.