General Bridgestone tyres

[alangowdy]

Very pleased that the Bridgestone Potenzas on the front wheels of my GP Sporting have only just needed replacing at 30,000 miles despite the hard life that diesel torque puts them through. Not so pleased that the 205 sized tyres seem hard to source. My tyre dealer took several weeks to find a pair and they came from Belgium.
On a related topic, I know the foam stuff that they give you instead of a spare wheel means that you shouldn't need to remove the wheel but it's pretty cheapskate of FIAT not to supply a wheelbrace in the toolkit anyway. How do I check the wheelnuts for tightness periodically as you're supposed to?

 

[Scotty Pro Platinum]

Sportings have no spare wheel ??? WTF. Whats in the floor of the boot where the spare wheel well is ??? I thought all GP's had the same chassis/body, just different engines/trim levels.

 

[clawliger]

nah man. no spare wheel as standard. just some ****ty foam stuff like holts tyre weld.

and in reply to why no jack, thats what the AA is for.

 

[Kurtis]

Several weeks for a tyre :|

when i got my puncture we ordered it in and it was fitted by dinnertime.

 

[Daver]

I did'nt think 205/45/17's were a "funny" size to source???, Replaced my 2 rears with Vredestein Ultrac's at £117(trade) through my work and they were available ex stock or a couple of days at the most.BTW my one remaining original Bridgestone is still ok at nearly 22k, only changed the other one because of a puncture with a nail in the wrong place which could'nt be repaired!Sod's Law its called I beleive.

 

[colin79666]

I had trouble getting replacement 175/65 R15s of the Bridgestone B250s for my 1.2 active.
Got Pirelli P3000s last time round as the local garages couldn't source them.

 

[edsonbsx]

I got told by the dealer that it had no spare, just came with foam. But i have a spare in my boot lol?

 

[punto_matt]

Wow 30k from them? Ive only managed 10k from my front potenza's.

 

[payney1]

30K from protenza's on the front is quite amazing.

I replaced both my front's at 18K as they where looking a bit thin. Replaced them with toyo proxes, excellent grip

 

[Obrooks]

10k matt? how many times do u wheelspin a day? i found out i can get potenzas for £40 a piece new from my GF's step dad, owns car garage, wel impressed!

 

[punto_matt]

I dont wheelspin i just drove it relatively hard over summer.

 

[Obrooks]

fair enough! mustve ragged it pretty hard!

 

[Repsol Joe]

I only got 8500 miles out my front bridgestones.

 

[Obrooks]

im on 15k and my fronts are at over 5mm and backs have hardly changed! i see you guys like to test your car a bit!

 

[manthatkidisscrewed]

yeah I'm the same as matt, got about 12k out of the fronts and about 16k out out the rears...that was mainly all high speed cruising on motorways as well lol.

 

[Ffoxy]

Tyre dealer who doesnt have 205 / 45 / 17s on stock is a waste of time.

Plenty on 'tinternet on next day delivery. Pay your money and make your choice.

Oh and find a better tyre fitter!

 

[airey]

I only managed 10k out of my front Potenzas aswel. The majority of my driving is on twisty country roads though so they do get some stick on the corners

The falkens seem to be holding up a lot better though now

 

[alangowdy]

I could have got other make 205's quickly but thought I'd stick to Bridgestone as they'd given such good service. Haven't looked recently but I think there is a jack in the boot - just no wheelbrace.

 

[punto_matt]

Nope no jack in mine. Just foam.

 

[Thunderchump]

20k on my bridgestones so far, think i might get 30k out of them too!
Will swop front for backs soon so when it comes to replacing i can drive a harder bargain on 4 tyres!

Will prolly go for 215/45 17 Pirelli P Zero Nero from blackcircles.com