overall, i was slightly dissapointed with these tyres. sidewall stiffness is a slight improvement over the yoko a539's, as is the resistance to aquaplaining through standing water.
i feel that this is more than offset by the higher noise levels, tread which starts to heat up and flake away with too much hard use and lower overall dry grip level.
fwiw, i could have had another set of a539's for $10 less per tyre.
tomorrow i'll be trying them out at the track, i'm not expecting them to be as good as the a539's though.

stupid me, i shouldn't have gotten all curious about the supposedly better model

 

i dont know about u but i have great traction with these "TIRES" is how u correctly spell it, dry and wet they have good ratings and from personal experiance i agree with them. as for the noise levels i dont have any at all, on street anyway

 

wow. people just arent very cultured these days...AzntstyleZ, people in other parts of the world, england and most of europe, and even austrailia (hence slimbo being from sydney) spell tires with a 'y'.

 

I've been happy with them for the price. Surely not the best tire on the market, but you get what you pay for.

As for the spelling, the guy isn't in America so I imagine it is spelled tyres in Sydney.

 

yeah they are ok, but I liked my potenzas re730's better.

 

what tyres are you comparing the es100's to?
i did mention that i'm comparing them with the excellent, yet cheaper yokohama a539's (not sure of availability in the states).

okay, there is an english speaking world outside of the US of A, much of that world spells it tyre.
this is not a school of correspondence for english learning, so why bother correcting other's spelling or grammar?
speaking of which, you could do with a little brush up on grammar and spelling yourself. "experiance", sorry??

if you want to be a spelling ****, please have the courtesy to make sure your own post is without error.

 

I drove on the entire east coast from one end to another on the ES100, through various temperatures and weather conditions. Rain and Freezing rain. I felt very confident on my 12 hour drive by myself. These tires are amazingly good street tires. I've yet to try them out on the track, but I have special purpose tires for the track.

 

I don't think the A539 tire (we spell it tire - and hey, there are 290 million people in the U.S. and 30 million in Canada, vs 20 million in Australia and 60 million in the UK, so there are 4 times as many tires as tyres ) is available in North America, since it's not on Yokohama's website or the Tire Rack website.

The ES100 is an excellent tire for the money, with a relatively inexpensive price, and performance almost as good as the best tires around that cost considerably more money.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nsxtasy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't think the A539 tire (we spell it tire - and hey, there are 290 million people in the U.S. and 30 million in Canada, vs 20 million in Australia and 60 million in the UK, so there are 4 times as many tires as tyres ) is available in North America, since it's not on Yokohama's website or the Tire Rack website.

The ES100 is an excellent tire for the money, with a relatively inexpensive price, and performance almost as good as the best tires around that cost considerably more money.
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don't blame us, you guys are the ones deviating from traditional english

the a539's are cheaper than the es100's- the main reason for the es100's being a major disapointment.

 

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Most of our friends in the UK and Oz cut us some slack, ever since we saved your butts sixty years ago. That's why our version is now considered "traditional English". If it were only up to the UK and Oz, English wouldn't be the second language of the entire world now; German would.

 

es 100 bad tire

 

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That's why our version is now considered "traditional English".
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We still even use the English units of measurement...

...somebody please help us...

Has anybody tried the Bridgestone RE750? They look to be in the same category, replacing the RE730. In a comparison between a friend's car and mine, both Integras, the RE730 a little grippier, but the ES100 seems to squirm a bit less.

 

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Care to elaborate?

What I want to know from you guys with ES100's is...how is the noise level? My Kumhos are unbearable at this point in terms of noise, I dont even remember what my engine sounds like. Im curious to know how/if the noise level increases over time/mileage?

 

The Bridgestone RE750 is significantly more expensive than the ES100. If you want to spend more money, you may as well get the Bridgestone S-03...

 

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Most of our friends in the UK and Oz cut us some slack, ever since we saved your butts sixty years ago. That's why our version is now considered "traditional English". If it were only up to the UK and Oz, English wouldn't be the second language of the entire world now; German would.
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Haha...owned. That's true though.

 

lets get a bit more specific here.

Tires vary by the make and differ by the size used.

i have toyo Proxies and yoko ES100s both in 16's.
I also have kumho supras 512's in 15's.

Proxies - good tread wear, quiet and predictable in wet conditions.
ES100s - good tread wear so far, fairly good control in snow/slush. no complaints either.

(both are quality tires)

the kumho's are quite good when new... loud and sloppy when broken in. I wouldnt buy these again nor recommend them.

 

looks like ill be staying with my azenis !

 

azenis are the loudest tires I've ever heard, and they don't last long enough for me who drives 25K+ miles per year.

And other countries say:

tyre
aeroplane
colour
favourite

and others I can't think of right now

 

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ditto. I liked my Potenza RE710's (slightly older version of the re730) better than the es100's. The difference in actual tread width (tire size is the same, but contact patch is much different) and teh difference in sidewall stiffness is very apparent. And I haven't driven in much rain w/ the es100's yet, but I think the potenza's were also better in the rain.

 

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I agree. I love the way they handle for the price but I switched to Es100s, even if they were a few bucks more per tire.

 

i had no complaints about my es100 when i had them

 

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Care to elaborate?

What I want to know from you guys with ES100's is...how is the noise level? My Kumhos are unbearable at this point in terms of noise, I dont even remember what my engine sounds like. Im curious to know how/if the noise level increases over time/mileage?</TD></TR></TABLE>

well, here's my experience with kumho 712s and finally switching to es100s. after about 12k miles on the 712s I also am in the same perdictament, that the 712s are unbearable in terms of noise level. when they(712s) were new, they are louder then my old yoko A520s, that made me more concerned throughout the miles I put on them. Also, I felt that my car had more understeer then that is usual for a FWD car. now with the es100s, they tires gave me more responsive turn in when I when through the twisties. the noise level went down considereablity after I switched to the es100 from the 712s w/ only 12k miles on it. and last the car handles much more crispier then the sluggish feel I felt from the 712s. hope that helps.

 

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i have toyo Proxies and yoko ES100s both in 16's.
I also have kumho supras 512's in 15's.

Proxies - good tread wear, quiet and predictable in wet conditions.
ES100s - good tread wear so far, fairly good control in snow/slush. no complaints either.

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Are the Proxies a considerable amount quieter then the ES100's?

 

i have about 25k+ on my es100s and they are almost bald. but i drive the hell out of them. i mean i don't peel out and stuff but i do take the turns really hard. i don't really have any complaints. they have done me well. but i am looking for a cheaper tire that lasts longer.

 

Thanks for the insight...I really think the noise level sucks on these tires.

I plan on giving the ES100's a shot....25000 miles isnt bad for a cheap tire that drives well.