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Bridgestone Ecopia Ep200


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Posted 29 January 2014 - 09:19 AM

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QUOTE (flee @ Jan 28 2014, 03:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes this is the first time I encountered a FWD car (any brand/model) where the rear tyres wear out faster. And the same goes for the brake pads. Normally one would see the front wheels covered in brake dust. But this car has rear wheel brake dust!

SDAC cannot explain the reasons why tyre wear is so high... As for brake dust, they just said it is different brake pad material. My own car's tyres also last 40K but I usually change at 35K due to hardening rubber - I am a low mileage user...

My wife's SUV brake pads also wear faster in the rear and more brake dust also. As well as my friend's Odyssey, but seems is like that but not sure.... smile_question.gif

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Posted 02 February 2014 - 01:01 PM

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i just rotated my ep200.
its started to get a bit more noisy up front when its 20% wore out.
now front set also wore out nearly the same as rear so its noisy all around. the roaring sound is pretty loud.
griplevel is the same in dry but a bit lesser in wet during cornering.could be due to the small sipe wearing out.
braking in wet is the same.

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Posted 09 February 2014 - 11:57 AM

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i went for a downhill drive last friday at bukit putus.
it was an all out assault to see if my old n faithful is still up to the job

along the way to the hill i notice that the sound is getting louder.
loud enough to make me increase the radio's volume by 2 points.

whats it like downhill?
i was skeptical on the first few corner but from then on i was braking super late
and carrying more and more speed on the corner.
the waja character helps making manouvering the sedan easier.
it wont beat a performance tyre but it peform well beyong its category.

i can feel the sidewall flexes but i guess the 1psi increase in pressure
helps a little.

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Posted 09 February 2014 - 10:16 PM

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Dry usually okay, when it comes to wet then the difference will be there. Even traction rating is wet tested rating in straight line grip...

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Posted 10 February 2014 - 02:11 PM

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QUOTE (vr2turbo @ Feb 9 2014, 10:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Dry usually okay, when it comes to wet then the difference will be there. Even traction rating is wet tested rating in straight line grip...

its lousy on wet cornering.xm2 is way better.


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Posted 10 February 2014 - 02:17 PM

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QUOTE (Gunnerzz @ Feb 10 2014, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
its lousy on wet cornering.xm2 is way better.

That bad ah? XM2 already Michelin entry level only...

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Posted 10 February 2014 - 07:05 PM

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QUOTE (vr2turbo @ Feb 10 2014, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That bad ah? XM2 already Michelin entry level only...

the surefooted feeling is not there.
then again i am not going that slow.maybe asking too much for its range though.

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Posted 10 February 2014 - 07:47 PM

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QUOTE (Gunnerzz @ Feb 10 2014, 07:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
the surefooted feeling is not there.
then again i am not going that slow.maybe asking too much for its range though.

True also, buy entry level but drive like UHP.....hahaha smile_big.gif

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Posted 20 October 2014 - 12:40 PM

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I have just received some feedback from my friend driving on these tyres (fitted to the rear) during the current rainy season. It seems like wet grip is not good - car unstable especially when driving over the painted road markings of the roads.

Seems like there is a momentary loss of grip as the tyres are running over the painted lines....
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 08:55 AM

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QUOTE (flee @ Oct 20 2014, 12:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I have just received some feedback from my friend driving on these tyres (fitted to the rear) during the current rainy season. It seems like wet grip is not good - car unstable especially when driving over the painted road markings of the roads.

Seems like there is a momentary loss of grip as the tyres are running over the painted lines....

Cannot expect too much as these are Eco tyres...... smile_tongue.gif