Michelin PS2 Cheap On black Circles

[vanman1936]

Just got a set of 295/30s on the 996tt for £240 each fitted (£85 off).....seems like a good discount if of interest to anyone.

[DasChin]

that is cheap. better than tyre leader:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DH5j4PYp-o

I bought two 295/30/18 Michelin sport cups for the GT3 and they were 272 for the pair. unreal!

[DasChin]

that is cheap. better than tyre leader:
http://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyres-295-30-18/?m...

I bought two 295/30/18 Michelin sport cups for the GT3 and they were 272 for the pair. unreal!

[jackwood]

Have you had them delivered yet?

When you do can you have a look at the manufacturing date on them please and let me know. At that price they are a no-brainer. But only if they are not 5-6 years old.

[DAB964RS]

DasChin said:

that is cheap. better than tyre leader:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DH5j4PYp-o

I bought two 295/30/18 Michelin sport cups for the GT3 and they were 272 for the pair. unreal!

Shouldn't GT3 rears have a load rating of 98 ?

[mollytherocker]

jackwood said:

Have you had them delivered yet?

When you do can you have a look at the manufacturing date on them please and let me know. At that price they are a no-brainer. But only if they are not 5-6 years old.

Why would they be that old?

[Slippydiff]

DAB964RS said:

Shouldn't GT3 rears have a load rating of 98 ?

They should have an XL rating, and my guess is these won't .........

[Slippydiff]

mollytherocker said:

Why would they be that old?

Because no one wants them ......

[jackwood]

mollytherocker said:

Why would they be that old?

Because some of the cheaper online tyre providers seem to be able to supply such cheap tyres by going round buying up old unwanted stock and re-selling it. As such the age of te tyres can vary. It's not always factory fresh product. A fellow 996 GT3 owner received a pair of rear tyres from tyreleader that were manufactured 3 years apart. And with Cup tyres that can make quite a difference. They require special storage, particularly in winter, to ensure they never get below freezing point.

[DasChin]

2012. All four of them. Seem to be from same batch.

Works for me.

My gt3 is sorn over winter n will go back on road in April. Does a few K miles per annum.

[jackwood]

DasChin said:

2012. All four of them. Seem to be from same batch.

Works for me.

My gt3 is sorn over winter n will go back on road in April. Does a few K miles per annum.

Thanks! That's not too bad.

[hygt2]

DasChin said:

2012. All four of them. Seem to be from same batch.

Works for me.

My gt3 is sorn over winter n will go back on road in April. Does a few K miles per annum.

That's not great. You have an effective operating window of 2 years so unless you do a lot of miles, you'll need to change before they wear out.

It wouldn't be too bad for the rear as they last about a year and a half on my 996T but the front last beyond 4 years so I'll insist on factory order brand new, normally via Costco.

[DasChin]

Well I am hardly competing in f1 or gt3 cup now am I! If they show sign of cracking or blueing then they get junked.

At that price if I need to junk them then I will. The gt3 can chew through rears in 4-5k miles so it will be fine.

Edited by DasChin on Saturday 28th February 19:05

[pocty]

Thanks for the heads up DasChin. :-)

Pocty

[madBLACKPOOLlad]

Just ordered two rear tyres for my GT3 off tyre leader , Michelin pilot sport cup 2012 £133 each delivered. Never seen them that cheap before.

[hygt2]

DasChin said:

Well I am hardly competing in f1 or gt3 cup now am I! If they show sign of cracking or blueing then they get junked.

At that price if I need to junk them then I will. The gt3 can chew through rears in 4-5k miles so it will be fine.

Edited by DasChin on Saturday 28th February 19:05

True, I do c, 10k a year so rears last just over a year. It's more the front I worry about. I had to junk mine with 5mm still on the front on my last pair which I feel wasteful even if the money doesn't concern me ...

[DasChin]

Cups only come with 5mm on them so you can get them worn pretty quick if you are using them on track and doing fast road.

GT3s have no nanny state crap on them too so its all about the traction. Amazes me how quick they lunch rears ;-)

[Shaoxter]

Not exactly a great deal, I recently got a pair of 295/30/R18 for £190 each delivered from Tyreleader. Manufacture date Dec 2014.

[Carl_Docklands]

Thanks for the heads-up.

I have taken a gamble and bought 4 MPSS in 997 Turbo sizes (235/305) for £825 inc. fitted from Blackcircles.

My appointment is on Thursday morning, I will report back with info after that.

[Get2Jaime]

Carl_Docklands said:

Thanks for the heads-up.

I have taken a gamble and bought 4 MPSS in 997 Turbo sizes (235/305) for £825 inc. fitted from Blackcircles.

My appointment is on Thursday morning, I will report back with info after that.

I'm not sure there is much of a gamble here, I had mine fitted back end of last year for a similar price. The garage I used were a little inexperienced with working on such a marque, but tyres are tyres right? They struggled to balance the rear wheels given the width, but weights were not required in the end in any case - I sorted this elsewhere for £10.

Anyway, great tyres for a great price and would buy from Blackcircles again.