Bridgestone Deuler AT 697 or Cooper CS5 Grand Touring

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Happened last Friday going home from work. Saw the thing (identified as spark plug the next morning) rolling towards my car (running at 80k/Hr) - avoided the front tyres but unable to avoid the rear tyres (couldn't see it) :cry:

3 tyre shops claimed it's too big to be repaired :sad:

I've heard a lot of good reviews about the 697 but there are quite a lot of not so good reviews on the net as well.

While there are less comments regarding the CS5 touring they are good in general.

I do not go serious off-road so the CS5 is in fact sufficient for my use.

Has anyone got any experience on the CS5 Grand Touring?

Any advice (on 697 vs CS5) would be appreciated.
 

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Ratbag said:
What a bugger, PS!
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Yeah RB, going home from work should be happy - I ended up asking my wife to bring some timbers to me so I can put the car jack on it to replace the damaged tyre as the verge was too sandy.

And the tyre had only done about 40k!

Anyway, lessons learnt (to carry some timbers in my car from now on) and glad to have new tyres on the car soon :rotfl:
 
If you are not doing serious off roading then just get a good road tyre, and air down as required. Geez, I do some serious off roading and I still use a road tyre.
 
Rally said:
If you are not doing serious off roading then just get a good road tyre, and air down as required. Geez, I do some serious off roading and I still use a road tyre.
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Good tips Rally.

The issue is getting the 697 is in fact $44 cheaper (from the current Bridgestone promotion)! $892 ($248x4-$100) vs $936 ($234X4) :catfight:
 
Where do you do most of your driving? The best AT tyre in the world is not going to be as a good as a good road tyre where I imagine you spend most of your time. It won't handle as well and it won't stop as well. For that sort of money you can get some good road tyres. So why buy an AT?
 
Bugger! If that was me I'd be trying to plug it with a couple of plugs and leave it on the back.
You use to be able to get tyres shaved. I presume tyre centres still do it. So you buy one new one and have a few mm taken off to match the other three.
 
Decided to go with the CS5 hoping to get smoother on road drive which I do mostly.

The tyre shop guy said they haven't done tyre shaving for long time already.
 
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That's a bugger but be glad it didn't kick up & go through the radiator or windscreen!

Have you bought the CS5 yet? IMO there's much better tyres. Some people love the Duellers but I'll never have Bridgestone tyres again. Geolander G015 & Toyo Open Country are both very good onroad with good grip on gravel roads, sand, etc. Another good option is Michelin Latitude Cross. My personal opinion is the Geolander is hard to beat
 
For sure it was lucky for just one tyre - I can sell the rest still if someone wants it.

Yes, I've got the CS5 already. My initial preference was OPHT but it's discontinued - the tyrepower I went said it was out of stock WA statewide.
 
I had the previous previous model Cooper CS4 on another vehicle and was happy with them.

I now have the Yokohama Geolandar GO15 on a 2nd set of rims. I have driven at highway speeds in rain and in dry and was very impressed in both conditions. They are promoted as being quiet and good in the wet and I think that the advertising is correct. So I am very happy with the purchase.

I can also confirm that the 225/70/16 fits without any issues at all on my SJ Forester with a 2 inch SubiLiftOz lift kit. Stock size is 225/60/17. I will get round to posting some pictures in a separate post as I also got the the spare deflated tyre to fit in the spare wheel well without problem. I will just carry a compressor with me.
 
Well, Rally's preferences are well known here, but the two are not direct competitors.

I think you will know if you need AT tires by the terrain you are driving. If you are in doubt, you don't really need them. If you don't know yet, making wrong choices at first is part of the game....

New AT tire models can be very good on road. You may be kicking yourself if you get KO2s and don't need their strength, but there is little to lose by going G015 or, presumably, the 697. A particularly civilized option would be Continental's first AT tire in its own name. It just came out recently.
 
Had a heavy down pour on my way to work this morning. I didn't feel the water on the road at all - so far happy with the new tires :ebiggrin:

https://youtu.be/2dUr7Kfi7Vg
 
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