Bridgestone Potenza RE730

Price Paid:  $450.00 from Tires Plus in Ft. La

Year / Model Reviewed:
2006 Bridgestone Potenza 009

Strengths:
I've put 30K plus on the tires and they still have plenty of tread but the noise will cause me to sell them now.

Weaknesses:
Noise

Summary:
Kind of noisy when first purchased but noise has grown to point that I have to sell them or go crazy with the loud buzzing sound they now make on the road. Even at low speeds they are annoying but a 70 mph they have a resonance that will drown out even the loudest radio.

Similar Products Used:
I'm 60 years old so I've put hundreds of thousands of miles on all sorts of tires on many different cars. Never had such a tire noise problem on any of them.

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $460.00 from Firestone

Year / Model Reviewed:
1999 Honda Accord V6

Strengths:
Decent traction.

Weaknesses:
NOISE LEVELS are terrible.

Summary:
These tires have decent traction in all weather wetness but are the NOISIEST tires I have ever experienced. I thought my car was having bearing problems or something. I don't think I'd ever buy them again because a quiet ride is why I purchased the Honda Accord. The original Michelin tires that came on the car were absolutely silent so this makes my ride very disappointing now. I will not buy them again.

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Bridgestone/Fireston

Year / Model Reviewed:
1993 300zxtt

Strengths:
Great dry weather traction, excellent stick and manuverability. Holding up well to hard driving.

Weaknesses:
Poor wet weather performance, too easy to break loose. Just park the car if it is icy or snowing. Gets louder with time, so turn up the radio and don't expect to have a conversation with your passenger on the interstate.

Summary:
OK tire, but expensive for what you get. A good performance tire for dry conditions, but not a good choice if you value a quiet civilized ride.

Similar Products Used:
Goodyear, BFGoodrich, Yokihama.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $50.00 from friend - for full se

Year / Model Reviewed:
1997 Saab 900

Strengths:
Wear resistance, cornering (feel and grip), wet ability (it's better with the newer UNI-T QII's though)

Weaknesses:
Definite noise on this particular bridgestone model - all others are quiter than any other brand except michelin, but then you have to fork out some serious dough to the french for those...

Summary:
Noise shows up on cheap cars with no floor sound deadening, but it's the old tread style so go figure - got them almost free, wouldn't buy them new as they are definitely last year's model: newer bridgestone RE's with UNI-T AQII put all others to shame - Hold better than Yokos and Pirellis with 1/3 to 1/2 less wear, stick like crazy in the rain (yokos would spin, pirellis would spin, don't even think about it with others), and give a good steering feel. As far as snow, we don't get it down south much, but what kind of an idiot drives using non-M/S tires in the snow?!? Oh, yes that's right, the kind that also buys a Ford product made on a chasis dating to 1973 when I was born...

Similar Products Used:
Yokohama AVS, etc, Bridgeston potenza RE-02 & 03, RE750, RE950, Pirelli P-zero, dunlop sp8000, haven't tried the cheap asians (Kuhmo, Sumitomo)

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.33 of 5, 6.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
1996 Mustang GT

Strengths:
no strengths.

Weaknesses:
NOISY, rough riding, and do not handle well at all in snow. have to drive like a grandma...

Summary:
Bridgestone Potenza RE730 Tires. Don't bother, NOISY and useless in the least bit of snow. Have had car in shop twice checking for rear end noise, bearings, axel problems, nothing wrong with the car, it's the tires! Have 15,000 miles on them now. They are so loud they overtake the sound of my new stainless pipes! Would not recommend to anyone. Going in tomorrow for a tire rotate to see if it might help.

Similar Products Used:
BF Goodrich....came on car, but only got me to 23,000 miles. And I am not a tire squeeler.....