Gang,
I'm about to commit to 4 new High Performance Cooper Zeon 2XS tires in 205/50/16s. I am told they are comparable to (but admittedly not as good as) the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3s but are a whole lot less expensive i.e., within my budget. Any comments before I buy and put these tires on 3 days from now would be greatly appreciated

 

Cooper tires are not know as a performance tire. If you need to save some money, a comparable tire to the Goodyear would be the Yoko ES 100.

 

I'm not so sure Coopers aren't known for performance - just depends on the tire, really. They had a great following in the offroad circle I used to run in...

The Zeon 2XS tires look mighty nice, and Cooper does build EXCELLENT quality stuff... give them a shot if the price is nice.

FWIW, I am not all that impressed with my yoko ES100's. I'm also not impressed with the F1 GS-D3's that my buddy has on his MCS. I'm leaning heavily towards BFG KDW's or Falken Azenis next time...

 

My dad bought a set of Cooper tires for his Accord and remarked how much better the car handled and rode. Cooper uses a different distribution scheme then most other manufacturers (except Kelly) so they aren't as popular and well known. I say go for it, and then chat them up if you like them.

Besides, the name alone is worth considering for every Mini owner.

 

I'm leaning heavily towards BFG KDW's or Falken Azenis next time...
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Alex