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Coops
09-12-2009, 16:21
Michelin Pilot Exalto

or

Michelin Pilot Exalto 2

whats the difference?

on michelin website they still just list Michelin Pilot Exalto, not PE2's? :?

sorry if am being simple but i have no idea on tyres really! :lol: :oops:

white16valver
09-12-2009, 16:29
This is a cliosport question as the 182s run PE2s as standard!

Have a search and see what you can find!

16v_paddy
09-12-2009, 17:47
Matty is running them on LMG, talk to him :wink:

I'm quite tempted by them, but the cost compared to my beloved parada's is sort of putting me off atm :?

Coops
09-12-2009, 17:58
i have them on the williams, alreadyy, but i want to know what the pe pe2 thing is

i cant see pe2 on the michelin website, just pe

so did pe2 superceed pe? does it say pe2 on the tyre sidewall?

whats the crack! :lol:

Smokey McPot
09-12-2009, 19:21
The last set I had on 123 were PE2's.


I'm now rolling on Federals [:(]

MatBrown
09-12-2009, 22:43
i have them on the williams already, but i want to know what the pe pe2 thing is

so did pe2 superceed pe? does it say pe2 on the tyre sidewall?

whats the crack! :lol:

Yes and yes.


Mat.

JoćoCosta
09-12-2009, 23:18
Right, on the sidewall the PE2 means pilot exalto 2

white16valver
10-12-2009, 14:24
Right, cool - but are the PEs a different compound/tread to the PE2s?

MatBrown
10-12-2009, 18:59
Yes.


Mat.

MatBrown
10-12-2009, 19:01
PE -
http://www.autogumibolt.hu/images/nfuto/exalton.jpg

PE2 -
http://coysdenver.com/images/michelin/pilot-exalto-pe2.jpg


Mat.

Coops
10-12-2009, 21:51
ah, in that case i retract previous statement, i have pe2's :lol:

Jamie.
10-12-2009, 23:22
PE2s are amazing.

Coops
11-12-2009, 12:42
not keen, tramline imo

Jamie.
11-12-2009, 14:18
Best tyre I've ever had. Brilliant in wet and dry. Could be extentiated by the car.

Coops
11-12-2009, 15:07
nope, fine on other tyres :lol: dont get me wrong, they are very good in the wet/damp and more than acceptable in the dry but for the price i don't think i'd ever buy any, these came on the car.

i was worried about the tramlining being the car so swapped the turbo wheels on for a test, all good 8)

Evogone
11-12-2009, 15:43
PE2 are the best alround tyre you can get (would be the PS2 but doesnt come in the Clio size)

Matty86
11-12-2009, 20:43
I've just swapped from GSD3s to PE2s...

Can't say ive tested the performance of the PE2s, given the recent weather, but they're meant to be *nearly* as good as the Goodyears.

Coupled with the vastly better wear rate, road noise and comfort, they're better imo! I didn't realise how uncomfortable the F1s were until I swapped them!


Got all 4 from costco for £182 fitted, which you'll be hard pressed to beat for F1s.. if you can find them at all!

thumbs up from me :)

Coops
11-12-2009, 21:05
what profile was that matteh? main issue i have is i want to return to o/e profile and not have one of these 'fancy' tread patterns and main arrow is pointing to the pe2's but as said i have a few problems with performance, not bad but not willing to pay through nose for a set to find them doing it again

GavinMccoull
11-12-2009, 21:41
I just got a new set of tyres and was going to go for the michelin pe2 but they were 80odd quid a tyre. Went for the continental premium contact 2 instead and can't fault them amazing grip in the wet. Michelins tend to last alot longer though and are good in the dry but not so good in the wet. The old tyres that came off my car were the original michelin pilots? and were scary in the wet if u put the foot down :lol:

Gav

jay s
12-12-2009, 00:18
never had a promblem with gsd3's in all the years ive been using them, well apart from wear rate :lol: sorry never tried the michelins, took a look at the price then looked away :shock:

Matty86
12-12-2009, 12:32
195 50 coops

2 live
12-12-2009, 19:26
had both pe's and pe2's.......for me the 2s lasted longer, and took the piss out of the pe's for grip in both wet/dry. altho its a long long time ago i had the pe's , they were a hell of a lot better than the original hx's tho. but then tbf, the hx's were in 185/55, the pe, pe2s in 195/50

Jamie.
12-12-2009, 21:30
They are pricey as ****. I was tempted to get something else but I'm keeping the T as it came from the factory.

Matty86
13-12-2009, 13:30
£45/corner fitted is fine with me :P

Coops
13-12-2009, 23:59
good price, wrong profile for me though, thats the stopper, 185/55 is too rare these days so tyres cost

white16valver
15-12-2009, 19:37
Let us know your impressions if you get the PE2s in 185/55/15 as I have considered them over F1s but it's a lot of money to try them out if you don't like them once they're on...

Matty - how do you mean the F1s were uncomfortable?!

schakal
15-12-2009, 19:41
get 195/50/15 , always cheaper in my experience .

white16valver
15-12-2009, 20:04
I think I'll stick to 185s :P

I find that once they are worn, they seem to get 'wider' (the F1s do anyway) and start to tramline more, so I can only imagine that 195s do it worse!! :lol:

Wobba
16-12-2009, 00:45
Cant get 195 / 50 F1's anymore can you?

schakal
16-12-2009, 12:03
Cant get 195 / 50 F1's anymore can you?

i dont know , can you ? :D

Coops
16-12-2009, 12:56
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s99p9842

Coops
16-12-2009, 12:57
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s99p9842

Wobba
16-12-2009, 13:31
Cant get 195 / 50 F1's anymore can you?

i dont know , can you ? :D

I don't know, can you?

Wobba
16-12-2009, 13:32
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s99p9842

Ahh! You can then can you?

white16valver
16-12-2009, 19:14
For some annoying reason they've only produced the new assymetric version in something like 215/45/17 and bigger :roll:

The GSD2 and GSD3 are still good but, given how well they must sell still, why not make the new assymetric in that size too? Is it some sort of tyre snobbery?!

Matty86
16-12-2009, 20:45
Matty - how do you mean the F1s were uncomfortable?!

considerably louder and a much firmer ride

the PE2s seem far less crashy :?

H12EEG
27-12-2009, 10:56
hi guys i have got eagle f1s all round on my car and have found that they are awesome in the dry good in the wet and not good in snow! hence my slighly kerbed wheel due to some slippery action trying to stop at a set of lights!

H12EEG
27-12-2009, 10:58
oh yeah they are on a williams 3

white16valver
04-01-2010, 20:34
Matty - how do you mean the F1s were uncomfortable?!

considerably louder and a much firmer ride

the PE2s seem far less crashy :?
Cool, thanks for the info :)