tyre size
215/40/17
goodyear gs-d3 f1
bridgestone potenza re050a

which is the king! wet and dry

 

im running f1 and they are the dogs n*!s lasted long too very good in wet

 

I have just got good year F1s to.

my scoob sticks to the road like sh** to a blanket in wet and dry

 

F1's are the business, and they are not bad on mileage either.

Les

 

I think you are getting the idea - F1's for sure

 

Toyo have some new tyres out. Based on the performance of the older T1-S, I'd say the new offerings must be worth a try.

Only criticism of the F1s is they have a very soft sidewall, which really detracts from the steering feel. Turn in is not particularly sharp, even when you run them at higher pressures, eg 36psi. Unfortunately, this is one characteristic that you'll have to endure day in, day out.

There's lots of good tyres out there, but if you don't try 'em, you'll never know.

 

i have tryed quite alot of differant tyres and f1s are very good on a scooby ive had no problems and will be getting a new set soon lasted ages

 

What do you people mean by "not bad on mileage"? 10k, 12k?

 

not bad on mileage? -about 16000 miles more like! no kiddin

i suppose having a lower profile would help on the steering turn in response.
like 40 series?

 

F1's, I use on both cars, side walls only an issue on 16's, no problem for me on 17's.

bob

 

In December last year I was making this decision... Toyo's or F1's

After a meeting quite a few fellow Scooby owners, I got the impression

Toyo's very good in dry, in wet not fantastic and weren't very progressive on the limit, I.E not much warning

F1's Very good in Dry (toyo's may be very slightly better), in wet fantastic, lots of grip and very progressive towards the edge....

So I popped on some F1's (17") GSD3's and I was more than impressed, In the dry I struggle to unstick it and in the wet excellent, had a few slides etc but that was enforced

Thats a yes vote for F1's BTW

Rob

 

F1's for me as well. Best bloody tyre I have every used. This is the first car I have had them on and can honestly say I will be using them from now on.

Regards

Chris

 

I put F1s on my BMW before and they were great so I put a set on my Scoob recently. Grip in the wet is brilliant. The only thing I miss about the Bridgestones is the higher speed stability.

 

I had F1's on a MR2, being a rear drive car, it could be a bit lively around corners !

But the F1's transformed the car completely, so much more grip in the wet.

But I had so much trouble with the soft sidewalls (as soon as the pressure gose down slightly, they start to crack)

I got through 6 tyres (2 were almost new) before I changed SO2's (nice thick sidewall)
but not as good in the wet as the F1's

G TOMO

 

Definately F1's

Switched to these about 6 months ago from the standard bridgestones - what an difference! especially in the wet - goes round corners like it is on rails in the wet compared to the bridgestones - unless you're pushing really hard