sundog

I've been checking out the price/availability of the stock tyres that come on the Tour (lease requirements). They are Bridgestone Potenza RE040 in two sizes (probably as we all know).

I phoned a couple of chain stores (Bob Janes and Beaurepaires) and was dismayed to be told that they aren't sold in Australia at all.

BJ's phoned Bridgestone and were told that they were an imported tyre and Nissan had made no requests for them to stock the tyre locally. In fact I was told that there were only two of the 225/50's in the whole of the country and none of the 235/50's at all. The alternatives were a Bridgestone G3 on the front and a Pirelli P6000 on the back ($650 each!). Totally mismatched and not worth considering. Not a good thing.

I've fronted up to my local Nissan dealer who is fulfilling my order in a few weeks and asked him about this problem. He was unaware (or unwilling to admit) that there was an issue and would chase it up. No reply as yet.

Has anyone else in Oz come up on the same problem or a solution?

I hope I don't shred a tyre soon.

S-Dog