Bridgestone or Michellin

[vc commodore]

I thought that if you were going to accuse someone else of doing what you were doing, it was worth pointing-out that you were accusing someone else of doing what you were doing.

Am I. ..You obviously read bits and pieces of what is written. So you do that and keep listening to your mothers husbands uncles daughters boyfriends half sisters nephew over this

 

[lmoengnr]

Thought I'd dredge up this thread...
Been looking to buy PS4's or 4S's.
Visited 3 local Michelin suppliers, and none can find stock of 275/30 or 285/30. 245/35 for the fronts are in stock.
Is this an Aussie wide problem?

 

[Forg]

Thought I'd dredge up this thread...
Been looking to buy PS4's or 4S's.
Visited 3 local Michelin suppliers, and none can find stock of 275/30 or 285/30. 245/35 for the fronts are in stock.
Is this an Aussie wide problem?

Suspect so, I needed front tyres straight away in late January, only place that had the right size was Tempe Tyres ... so went with them, I know people keep saying that they're not dodgy factory seconds but not sure I believe that ...

 

[MasterC]

Thought I'd dredge up this thread...
Been looking to buy PS4's or 4S's.
Visited 3 local Michelin suppliers, and none can find stock of 275/30 or 285/30. 245/35 for the fronts are in stock.
Is this an Aussie wide problem?

I went to Bob Jane and they had PS4 in stock. All 4 tyres

 

[Brown Dog]

I got PS4's a few months ago from Widetread Tyres in Ferntree Gully - https://www.widetread.com.au/ - very happy with the tyres, so much better than the Bridg OEMs
Competitive price. But I suspect you have 20" rims ?

 

[lmoengnr]

I went to Bob Jane and they had PS4 in stock. All 4 tyres

The local Bob Jane could get 245/35x20" for the front but nil stocks of rears, 275 or 285.

 

[lmoengnr]

I got PS4's a few months ago from Widetread Tyres in Ferntree Gully - https://www.widetread.com.au/ - very happy with the tyres, so much better than the Bridg OEMs
Competitive price. But I suspect you have 20" rims ?

Yeah 20"'s... Wanted a set for the Magnum and another set for the Maloo.
PS3's on the Redline are still roadworthy.
I've ordered a set of RE003's to be fitted to the Magnum tomorrow. The Maloo can wait for stock to arrive.

 

[dassaur]

I just got some re003s, I much prefer to re050a - whether that's cause the 50s were needing to be changed or not is another issue!

 

[vc commodore]

Thought I'd dredge up this thread...
Been looking to buy PS4's or 4S's.
Visited 3 local Michelin suppliers, and none can find stock of 275/30 or 285/30. 245/35 for the fronts are in stock.
Is this an Aussie wide problem?

I suspect an Australia wide issue...Suppliers check the local warehouse first for availability and if none in stock locally in the warehouse, the warehouse check interstate stock.....So by the suppliers you checked saying they aren't in stock, I would suspect that means Australia wide...

I have heard that supplies of tyres have been slow over the past few months....There has been rumours left right and centre as to why, but nothing absolutely concrete

 

[lmoengnr]

I just got some re003s, I much prefer to re050a - whether that's cause the 50s were needing to be changed or not is another issue!

My Redline and Maloo had RE050's factory fitted, and they did a great job of gripping till they ran out of treadwear.
The RE050's on the Magnum started out average, and quickly went downhill. They started to lack grip in the rear at 25k kms, and by 25k kms wouldn't grip at all, front and rear. ESC really struggled on roundabouts. What pissed me off was that there was still plenty of treadwear let...