Sunday, March 23, 2008

New Yokohama Tyres!

Last week, the car got 2 pieces of new tyres. The old Silverstone Kruizer had badly worn out. The initial intention was to replace it with Goodyear tyres. However the dealer said that Goodyear tyres were out of stock.

As I am going for a long trip the next day, I really need to get the tyre changed on the day. So the only stock left is the Yokohama A Drive tyres. Got it changed, and some alignment works were done. It was badly out of alignment.

The next day is the review day! I cruised up on the highway heading north of Peninsular Malaysia at average speed of 120km/h. I went up to the maximum speed of 150km/h at times. Overall, I am satisfied with the tyre performance.

  • the tyres grip very well, I can feel as if the tyre is sticking on the road even while raining and with wet road surface
  • noise and vibration was really eliminated as per compared with the old Silverstone Kruizer
  • handling is good, lighter steering feel
Please bear in mind, usually new tyres will always feel good. Because of the soft new rubber and the fresh thread. It is not fair to directly compare new tyres with the old ones.

Good day all :)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Ahmad,
My name is Andrew, and I am currently living in KL, Malaysia. I bought a 240 1989 Volvo, same as yours, last year, and just now have been in need of some parts. I was hoping maybe you could help me out with finding a good mechanic, and place to get parts. The one I am going to now is of no real help, and I feel like I am getting ripped off most the time! Anyway, if you can help with a good mechanice/place to get parts, I would be grateful. Thanks!

e-mail me at andrew@globalnomadllc.com

VolvoForLife said...

Haha, kena saman..!, padan muka, tulah, bawak laju lagi..

Ahmad Zhafri Ahmad Zahir said...

andrew,

good to know of your nice exp with the mech...

volvoforlife,

alahai, dah kereta yang laju... suruh slow pun tamao... eheheheh

Rahem's said...

haha..yer ke kereta yang laju..not bad.after this kalo kasi michellin ke turanza ke..200km/h pon kasi jalan haha

Rahem's said...

nothing feels better than driving in the middle of night,at an empty road,in a comfort car,with 2.4liter engine power lies beneath your feet.

volvo gives you all that