Yokohama Prada Spec-2 now available in the UK

[PaulMc]

I have been looking into replacing the OEM 17" runflats for something a little better . After reading and seeing some US posts here on the Prada SPEC-2 tyre I gave Yokohama UK a call.

Apparently they have been type approved for the UK and became available last week. Obviously there will be limited supply and certain sizes are still being shipped but good news for anyone interested in this new product. It is a very cool looking tyre

[Tall bloke]

Did he give you any idea of price?

Handy to know, considering i have just got a puncture in one of my Toyo Proxes!!!

[PaulMc]

I asked about the supply of a 205/45/17 and because these won't be in the country fro another 3 weeks, he didn't have a price. He did however gauge it against the current AVS tyre and quoted £114 + VAT. SO something along the £115 mark will won't be far out he said.
Remember these prices are direct from Yokohama so should be cheaper from third party suppliers. I have MyTyres.co.uk looking into getting me prices.

[Rakey]

can you give me a bit more info on these tyres, as I am too looking at changing all my tyres, and cant' decide what to get. Everyone recommends something different to the next man.

Oh and do you have any pics of these?

thanks for you help

[Pepper'D]

yep would like pics too, running falkens at minute but would prefer yokeys, had them on corsa gave better grip but picked up nails all the time!

[Pepper'D]

got pics
http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireIntro.asp?TireID=17

[Rakey]

Nice, cheers Brookes, now who wants to tell me what I should be buying

[Pepper'D]

i know falken.kumho,bridgestone and yokey do 205/45 r17 but not sure which are best we could do with go mini doing a test on them compared to the runflats

blackcircle search on tyre size results
http://www.blackcircles.com/public/order?view=standard

[Rakey]

thats where I was going to buy from but really don't know what is best, I want something that is not going to wear out in 10,000 miles, something that gives me improved grip, and that looks sexy

I got 19,000 out of my Pirelli runflats

[Pepper'D]

had 19000 out of my falkens fronts back still okay fronts waiting for local tyre place to get tyres in £80 fitted

[PaulMc]

Because they are such a new tyre to the UK market, I think a magazine review may be sometime off. However, they have been available in the US for a while and some guys even use them on here. I searched various US sites for reviews and it gets good write-ups.

All we need is Evo magazine to do a tyre test and include Yoko's Pradas

[Rakey]

So now the decision comes nearer, I need to decide Runflats or something tasty like these, but you know me and my mods, I do like the idea of something tasty looking