I got a set of 3 day old take-offs from a member here and slapped 'em on the car last weekend (Saturday). Been driving on 'em for a coupla-few days, and I can now say that I see why you 'S" guys are so eager to get the stock Dunlop RFs off there.

As far as I know, Coopers come (came?) with the GYs and S's with the Dunlops. My Cooper came with the Good Year RFs, and they do everything better than the Dunlops.

If you have a choice between these two sets of tires and don't think you'll be swapping out any time soon, go with the GYs.

My two cents.

Zip

 

My '05 MCS came with 205/45/17's (because of the sport pkg) GY RF's 'n dumped them at 10.5kmi and haven't looked back. Replaced them with GY Eagle F1's, 215/45/17 and love the look 'n ride.
my .02

 

What's the (expected) mileage?

Zip

 

Are you guys talking about 16" Dunlop 5000 all-season RF's? Mine lasted about 30K. I thought they were ok until I replaced them and saw how much better my non-runflat Michelin all seasons were.

 

What brand did you swap your Dunlops for?

 

I traded my OEM Dunlaps for Michelin Pilot Exalto M&S, which I purchased at my local Costco. I think they are pretty amazing because they have pretty good snow performance, yet have really good wet and dry summer performance.