Does anyone know where to get good performance tires such as Pirelli P Zeros or Michelin Pilot Sports, or something similar that has a website, I'm not in BKK and I haven't really seen anything like this in Phuket, even in the performance shops.

You tried Good Year in Phuket town by Super Cheap? or what about that new store a few years old now, can't remember the name on ByPass road? If they don't have it in stock they can usually get anything in a day or 2 from Bangkok if you order it..

Edited April 18, 201313 yr by WarpSpeed

Manit Center could probably get them, but I've seen price lists posted here of general tires from a BKK shop vs the prices in Phuket and the dealers here enjoy nice markups! I'd rather keep those thousands of baht worth of markup in my pocket.

Ok so check around, http://www.b-quik.com/ , http://www.autobacs.co.th/ , http://www.goodyear.co.th/ , http://www.cockpit.co.th/ and several others have performance tires,

Edited April 18, 201313 yr by WarpSpeed

Thanks WS!

I checked all four sites above. bquik and cockpit didn't carrry my size, autobacs site not functioning as from their products page there were no clickable hyper links to tires, and the goodyear site didn't have anything when inputting my vehicle. For the record, I'm looking for 265/35/20.

Where do you see a Performance car here. They wouldnt sell many.Ive seen 1Scobi Do,and 3 genuine Evoes so far this year. Most are Fake Wannabees. Tire Plus stock Mich Pilot, nice ride.

Have you tried Continental?

http://www.continental.co.th

I have Michelin Pilot Preceda Sport 17" on my 2.0 Civic, factory standard. Checked out a local tire dealer in Chiang Mai and they had them available in stock. Between 5k and 6k Baht each. Just ask a major tire dealer in your area if they can order them if they don't have them in stock.

I have Michelin Pilot Preceda Sport 17" on my 2.0 Civic, factory standard. Checked out a local tire dealer in Chiang Mai and they had them available in stock. Between 5k and 6k Baht each. Just ask a major tire dealer in your area if they can order them if they don't have them in stock.

Mine came with Goodyear noisy things,had em changed before delivery.

Where do you see a Performance car here. They wouldnt sell many.Ive seen 1Scobi Do,and 3 genuine Evoes so far this year. Most are Fake Wannabees. Tire Plus stock Mich Pilot, nice ride.

I did see that there is a tyre plus dealer here in Phuket from their website, thanks.

i don't want to hijack this topic but would like to ask a "reverse" question because i relalise obviously knowledgeable participants.

although i am aware that my question might cause laughter, ridicule and outcries of "blasphemy!" i dare to put my (actually my wife's) cards on the table.

facts:

-when not vegetable shopping she uses a "performance" car, torque 530 newtonmeter (barbaric measure 391 lbs/ft).

-tires 285x30/19"

-she complains "lack of comfort" because of bad Thailand roads

not willing to do some suspension rigging (because of potential warranty problems, car is only a couple of months old) i came up with a layman's harebrained idea to change tire size to something like 285x45 or even x55 to make the ride more comfortable, assuming of course that these tires are available in Thailand.

what do the resident exalted experts have to say... except roaring with laughter?

i don't want to hijack this topic but would like to ask a "reverse" question because i relalise obviously knowledgeable participants.

although i am aware that my question might cause laughter, ridicule and outcries of "blasphemy!" i dare to put my (actually my wife's) cards on the table.

facts:

-when not vegetable shopping she uses a "performance" car, torque 530 newtonmeter (barbaric measure 391 lbs/ft).

-tires 285x30/19"

-she complains "lack of comfort" because of bad Thailand roads

not willing to do some suspension rigging (because of potential warranty problems, car is only a couple of months old) i came up with a layman's harebrained idea to change tire size to something like 285x45 or even x55 to make the ride more comfortable, assuming of course that these tires are available in Thailand.

what do the resident exalted experts have to say... except roaring with laughter?

i said except!

i don't want to hijack this topic but would like to ask a "reverse" question because i relalise obviously knowledgeable participants.

although i am aware that my question might cause laughter, ridicule and outcries of "blasphemy!" i dare to put my (actually my wife's) cards on the table.

facts:

-when not vegetable shopping she uses a "performance" car, torque 530 newtonmeter (barbaric measure 391 lbs/ft).

-tires 285x30/19"

-she complains "lack of comfort" because of bad Thailand roads

not willing to do some suspension rigging (because of potential warranty problems, car is only a couple of months old) i came up with a layman's harebrained idea to change tire size to something like 285x45 or even x55 to make the ride more comfortable, assuming of course that these tires are available in Thailand.

what do the resident exalted experts have to say... except roaring with laughter?

Maybe the car has the run flat tyres installed I'm told they give a hard/harsh ride

i said except!

You won't notice any difference Naam.

The only way is to change wheels back to 18" with High Profile tyres. Not worth doing.

BTW, when you wear yours out or get a terminal puncture/damage, I have 2 front and 1 rear which have only done 40 miles.

Qatar Air damaged one of mine when flying a car in for me and I had to buy a complete set as I couldn't match the exact model number here last year.

They are P-Zero

Same powers as a Diesel Tractor Engine, try Balloon Tyres from a J.C.B..Or go back to BMW for advice. .couldnt resist it.

i said except!

You won't notice any difference Naam.

The only way is to change wheels back to 18" with High Profile tyres. Not worth doing.

BTW, when you wear yours out or get a terminal puncture/damage, I have 2 front and 1 rear which have only done 40 miles.

Qatar Air damaged one of mine when flying a car in for me and I had to buy a complete set as I couldn't match the exact model number here last year.

They are P-Zero

i might be a tire dummy Woodsie but i know for sure that a 75 or 65 on a regular car adds more riding comfort than a low 35 or 30 ratio. i am also aware that the wheel diameter might have to be changed. my question was more aimed how the handling of the car would change and if it changes whether it will it be a potential hazard.

what i need are rational and quantifiable arguments. something like "at high speeds the car might overturn and your husband is finally free to get a mia noi or perhaps two of them" will not work with the Mrs. simple reason: she uses a driver who is stricly following her order "max 120km/h or else!"

women!

Same powers as a Diesel Tractor Engine, try Balloon Tyres from a J.C.B..Or go back to BMW for advice. .couldnt resist it.

it is not a BMW but a Mercedes CLS

I remember when tyres had no profile, just the size. Thinking of my 1964 MGB. Probably cross ply's..Hmmm, think that was the case.

Maybe the car has the run flat tyres installed I'm told they give a hard/harsh ride

that is not the case. her former CLS had "35" tires which were less comfortable than the present "30", obviously due to different suspension and shocks.

Edited April 19, 201313 yr by Naam

i don't want to hijack this topic but would like to ask a "reverse" question because i relalise obviously knowledgeable participants.

although i am aware that my question might cause laughter, ridicule and outcries of "blasphemy!" i dare to put my (actually my wife's) cards on the table.

facts:

-when not vegetable shopping she uses a "performance" car, torque 530 newtonmeter (barbaric measure 391 lbs/ft).

-tires 285x30/19"

-she complains "lack of comfort" because of bad Thailand roads

not willing to do some suspension rigging (because of potential warranty problems, car is only a couple of months old) i came up with a layman's harebrained idea to change tire size to something like 285x45 or even x55 to make the ride more comfortable, assuming of course that these tires are available in Thailand.

what do the resident exalted experts have to say... except roaring with laughter?

It would definitely provide a more comfortable ride, however you would have to check if the tires don't touch the fender in that case.

Otherwise you would need to switch to 18" wheels.

I remember when tyres had no profile, just the size. Thinking of my 1964 MGB. Probably cross ply's..Hmmm, think that was the case.

using "profile" for the ratio tire width/height must be specifically British. never heard that before except when it concerned the profile

i said except!

You won't notice any difference Naam.

The only way is to change wheels back to 18" with High Profile tyres. Not worth doing.

BTW, when you wear yours out or get a terminal puncture/damage, I have 2 front and 1 rear which have only done 40 miles.

Qatar Air damaged one of mine when flying a car in for me and I had to buy a complete set as I couldn't match the exact model number here last year.

They are P-Zero

i might be a tire dummy Woodsie but i know for sure that a 75 or 65 on a regular car adds more riding comfort than a low 35 or 30 ratio. i am also aware that the wheel diameter might have to be changed. my question was more aimed how the handling of the car would change and if it changes whether it will it be a potential hazard.

what i need are rational and quantifiable arguments. something like "at high speeds the car might overturn and your husband is finally free to get a mia noi or perhaps two of them" will not work with the Mrs. simple reason: she uses a driver who is stricly following her order "max 120km/h or else!"

women!

You are quite correct about 75 or 65 profile providing more comfort Naam.

Trouble is you can't get those profiles for your 19' alloys and even if you could, the diameter would be so much greater, they wouldn't fit under the wheel arches without obstruction.

For a real comfort improvement you will need to change to 17" Alloys with 65 profile, off an E Class. It won't look very nice though. Using these will not be detrimental to the car's safety at all, after all the CLS is an E Class under the fancy styling.

i don't want to hijack this topic but would like to ask a "reverse" question because i relalise obviously knowledgeable participants.

although i am aware that my question might cause laughter, ridicule and outcries of "blasphemy!" i dare to put my (actually my wife's) cards on the table.

facts:

-when not vegetable shopping she uses a "performance" car, torque 530 newtonmeter (barbaric measure 391 lbs/ft).

-tires 285x30/19"

-she complains "lack of comfort" because of bad Thailand roads

not willing to do some suspension rigging (because of potential warranty problems, car is only a couple of months old) i came up with a layman's harebrained idea to change tire size to something like 285x45 or even x55 to make the ride more comfortable, assuming of course that these tires are available in Thailand.

what do the resident exalted experts have to say... except roaring with laughter?

It would definitely provide a more comfortable ride, however you would have to check if the tires don't touch the fender in that case.

Otherwise you would need to switch to 18" wheels.

you have an advisory assignment on monday after breakfast but before Portwine. come sober! you hear me? that way i will kill two birds TV-members with two assignments.

You are quite correct about 75 or 65 profile providing more comfort Naam.

Trouble is you can't get those profiles for your 19' alloys and even
if you could, the diameter would be so much greater, they wouldn't fit
under the wheel arches without obstruction.

For a real comfort improvement you will need to change to 17" Alloys
with 65 profile, off an E Class. It won't look very nice though. Using
these will not be detrimental to the car's safety at all, after all the
CLS is an E Class under the fancy styling.

17" would really look yuckish i presume. what are my options Woodsie?

get rid of the wife and keep the car as it is?

530 Newtons the bottom end of performance range I prefer BHP per Ton.That's why a Honda City shifts, its Power to Weight Ratio wins over many bigger Newtons. Your out of the Try mine League with the Benz.Good Luck.No Idea.

You are quite correct about 75 or 65 profile providing more comfort Naam.

Trouble is you can't get those profiles for your 19' alloys and even

if you could, the diameter would be so much greater, they wouldn't fit

under the wheel arches without obstruction.

For a real comfort improvement you will need to change to 17" Alloys

with 65 profile, off an E Class. It won't look very nice though. Using

these will not be detrimental to the car's safety at all, after all the

CLS is an E Class under the fancy styling.

17" would really look yuckish i presume. what are my options Woodsie?

get rid of the wife and keep the car as it is?

Getting rid of the car would probably be an easier task

530 Newtons the bottom end of performance range I prefer BHP per Ton.That's why a Honda City shifts, its Power to Weight Ratio wins over many bigger Newtons. Your out of the Try mine League with the Benz.Good Luck.No Idea.

then let's compare

-CLS bhp/weight, 275.14 bhp per ton

-Honda City ..........................................

-Honda City ..........................................