Anyone Have Goodyear Eagle F1 Gs-d3's

[Briggsaln]

Time for new tires and I have read many reviews at The Tire Rack and the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires are rated slightly better and several hundred dollars cheaper than Michelin Pilot Sport PS2. I drive the Boxster for pleasure only in dry weather. I would like good performing tires that are quiet. Any one with suggestions or experience with the above tires? Thanks

[jhall299]

I'm interested in hearing replies to this as well. I also have a Boxster that I only drive for pleasure and would like to know what people think would be quiet tires with good dry weather traction.

Jon

[Cisitalia]

I got these tires in December of last year and I love these tires. Probably the best all around tire I have had. They are quiet and have a nice ride. Not to harsh but smooth. They handle in the dry, more than adequate for street use. Turn in is sharp and the sidewalls are firm enough for me. They are really good in the wet. I got caught in pooring down rain for two hours from Savannah, GA to Columbia, SC and they were confidence inspiring. Excellent. In the cold (30's) they are fine, but loose some grip and they are not a winter tire. I would not try them in snow, because that is not what they are designed for. I can't say enough good about them. If they sit for awhile not using the car, they take a few miles for the flat spots to go a way. But that happens to most all high performance tires from my observation. They perform excellently, great ride, looks great and a cheaper tire than some others. OBTW, yes they are american Goodyears, but they are made in Germany. :P

I don't know how these would be on the track. I suspect they would be fine, but may just loose a little compared to the PS2's. That is fine by me, because these will be cheaper to replace and the GS-D3 has a longer tire life rating than the PS2. If the track is wet, I will use these. I have a separate set of track wheels with Hoosier R3S05's. Now that is a great handling tire for the track. Lot's of grip.

[Raysgv]

Got the Goodyear's a few months ago, very happy with them. I have not driven in the rain with them.

[Rom]

I just got these - so far performing better than the Pirelli P-Zero's before...

Thanks!

Shash

[tnguyenmdc]

I just got these - so far performing better than the Pirelli P-Zero's before...

Thanks!

Shash

They're great and very quiet when new. I don't have them on the Boxster, but have them on a MB S500. However, once they're starting to wear (after 10K miles), they're very noisy at high speed, and also when stopping. My MB dealer told me that Michelin Pilot are the best for both MB and Porsche.

/Tony

[Rodger]

Goodyear Eagle GSD3s are the only tire used by the Bob Bondurant school of driving. I noticed every car they had there (Corvettes, CTS-Vs, and Mustangs) had those tires. Goodyear is a sponsor of the school, but they probably like the tires, too.

[Cassiebox]

I put them on my '99 back in June and have 5K or so on them. Whisper quiet and handle great wet or dry. Hardly look to be wearing at all but then again mine is only for pleasure - no track, DE, etc. just spirited road driving.

[Topless]

I am currently running the older Eagle HP's. Very satisfied so far. Probably not quite as sticky as the GSD3, better treadwear, quiet and good dry and wet performance. I will probably try the GSD3 next time around.

Edited October 19, 2006 by Topless

[4agdtym]

I am interested in the Goodyears, too. I will not be driving any autocross until next season at this point.

I currently have 18" Dunlop Sport 9090 all the way around. Picked up a screw in the driver rear yesterday. The rear tires are at the wearmarks. The fronts have 3/16 left.

Is it time to replace all four? Can I get away with replacing only the rear? And could I replace only the rear with the Goodyear now, and later replace the front with the Goodyear?

Anyone have experience comparing them to the Michelin PS2

Thanks.

Edited October 19, 2006 by Badcow!

[Cassiebox]

Yes, you can use different tires / brands / treads on front vs rear. It's not 100% preferable but it is ok as long as you are consistent w/in the axle (i.e. same tread pattern on same axle). So, yes you can replace the rears now and then the fronts later w/ Goodyears. Will the handling be as exactly the same as if you had 4 of the exact same tread? No, but the difference would be hardly noticeable unless you do a lot of heavy "spirited" driving, DEs and AXs. The only thing that P-enthusiasts don't like is the Goodyears are not N rated. To me it didn't matter as I was just looking for a good performance tire that was quiet (my original Pilot Sports - MXXXs were pretty noisy).

At a tread depth (assuming the shallowest spot) of 3/16 (6/32), your fronts do not yet need replaced (2/32 is pretty much the legal min). As such, they have approx 50% tread life left on them since the original tread depth was 10/32.

Hope this helps!