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Adam_B
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12th Dec 09 at 17:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Are there different versions? I bought some Eagle F1 GS-D3s for the front of my car which are lovely, then few weeks later ordered what i thought were the same tyre for the back but only after having them fitted have i noticed that they are just called goodyear eagle f1, no mention of GS-D3.

Basiclly they are utter shite, they look exactly the same as the fronts but even sticking my fingernail in the rubber its obvious they are a much harder compound. Are there different versions or have i got some dodgy chinese copys? I ordered them from camskill...
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12th Dec 09 at 18:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I bought some last week will have a nose later when I go out to say if they say GSD3 on


Hope so as I said can I order "four goodyear GSD3's" to the tyre place


They feel as good as my last set though and I didnt know they did differnt ones with the same tread pattern. I thought the other type of f1's looked completly different

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Nic Barnes
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yeah there are 2's. 3's and now assymetric f1's
Adam_B
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Ok found out that GS-D3s are made in both Germany and China. The German ones are good and the Chinese ones are utter crap. Guess what ive ended up with ffs.
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Oh dear ideal for the winter then
Adam_B
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I wouldnt even fit them on a £100 runabout shitter. There just shocking, even more so considering they cost over £170
Fad
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Owch pays to do your research, I've had a set of GSD2's and GSD 3's both were excellent, just a shame that due to the geometry the clio is running at the moment when they run down the edges dont make contact with the road on full lock
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So when ordering more you have to ask for the german ones lol
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12th Dec 09 at 21:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How do you know where they are made? Does it say on them?

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Adam_B
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yep
IvIarkgraham
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12th Dec 09 at 21:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can you not send them back adam?
Adam_B
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Gonna find out on monday.
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Worrid now, going to do look at mine in the morning

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Adam_B
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trust me, you would know if you had the shit ones! As far as im concered my car is un-driveable.
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Bit shit really. First ive heard of it so needs to be made more publicly avalible

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Jamie-C
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12th Dec 09 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So are they not really Goodyears?
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They are Goodyears but made in China instead of Germany. That's how I read it anyway.

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what i dont understand is why make them in different countries?

and surely every tyre must be to a certain spec which these obvioulsy arnt
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Chinese gs-d3's wear 30% quicker.
Adam_B
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Ive no doubt the tyres are up to spec, there just a completely different compound to the German GS-D3s. If you have a half decent grippy performance 'summer' tyre like the german ones or a khumo ku31 you can press your fingernail into the rubber due to the soft compound (Softer compounds wear faster but give more grip) but these chinese goodyears you cant, they are more like a hard long lasting fuel saver tyre.

[Edited on 12-12-2009 by Adam_B]
Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
what i dont understand is why make them in different countries?

and surely every tyre must be to a certain spec which these obvioulsy arnt


they make them in more than just 2 countries
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Im still liking my Kumho's

Only ever steps out when im wanting them to in the wet.

Ice is a different story but to be fair im sure it wouldnt matter what I had in those conditions.
Adam_B
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Well goodyear have proved to be useless. Told me its down to the fact that im used to tyres that are worn out and its 'tread block flex' on the new tyres and i need to give them 500 miles to wear in. Not being funny but i will be well surprised if a bit of wear turns my super no grips into proper tyres!

[Edited on 14-12-2009 by Adam_B]
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I suspect my nankangs are the hard compound shite your on about, they re lasting forever! well impressed
a_j_mair
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sure the chinese ones are made for higher ambient temp countries, therfore harder and not as suitable in sub zero temporeatures like today

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