The Firestone F700 is a Touring Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
The quick answer
Owners say70%from 8 owner reviews50% would buy againRead the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated April 2015.
Owners rate the Firestone F700 6.9 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 7 reviews.
How well do the Firestone F700 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Firestone F700 7.1 out of 10 for wear across 7 reviews. 4 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 20,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Firestone F700 again?
50% of owners say they would buy the Firestone F700 again, based on the 8 owner reviews that answered the question. 13% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What does the Firestone F700 replace?
The Firestone F700 is the successor to the Firestone F590 in Firestone's range.
Across 8 owner ratings the Firestone F700 averages 70%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8.4 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 6.1. 4 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 57% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 8 ratings
Owner score70%
Dry Grip84%
Road Feedback74%
Handling73%
Wear71%
Comfort69%
Wet Grip61%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 70%
“This is from the early age of eco tires, and it sums it up quite well. Dry grip is good, wet grip is not so good. To be fair, I used the tires in question on the 2003 Astra I got from my grandfather after he decided no...”
“These tires grip ok, not too bad in the dry and ok in the wet, though they do let go reasonably easily when pushed. Feedback is good through the wheel. However i would never buy these tires again, they are seriously...”
“I am not impressed by these tires. They were fitted by the previous owner of the car. Worn quite fast from almost new to worn in 25.000 kms. The grip on wet surface is bad. Accelerating in cornering on wet roads leads...”
This is from the early age of eco tires, and it sums it up quite well.
Dry grip is good, wet grip is not so good. To be fair, I used the tires in question on the 2003 Astra I got from my grandfather after he decided no to drive anymore. He put about 15.000 miles into the car (and its factory fitted tires), so they were definitely old, but there was plenty of tread left. And would you like to throw away a set of tires only because they are overaged?
Neither do I, so I decided to let them go out in style: a trackday at the Hungaroring (don't laugh) (please).
Despite these tires aren't designed for this sort of usage, they behaved pretty well. The grip level might not be high, but I could feel when I was about to exceed it, which is a big plus for a not-so-grippy tire in my opinion. Road feedback isn't that bad either. As for the wear, the tread depth wasn't gone, however, smaller water channels disappeared as teared out bits of other tires have "baked" into those channels. The surface of the tire looked like the surface of the F1 tires after a race.
If you are about to go to a trackday, take this into account. And don't get surprised if you find rubber marks on the roof of your car.
As I said, its early-age-econess doesn't make things any better. Wet grip level is pretty low, unlike rolling resistance, which is still high. After I replaced these Firestones with a set of Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance, I was shocked by how easy the car rolls on those (you can read my review of the GYs where it belongs). I didn't only change make, I changed size as well: I went for the other homologated 15" size for this car, 195/60, because I think this size is better for summer tires, but expect them to be more expensive than 185/65 winters.
I don't think you can buy a brand new set of the Firestone F700, but if you're planning to buy a set, just forget these. There must be better offers on the market.
I am not impressed by these tires. They were fitted by the previous owner of the car. Worn quite fast from almost new to worn in 25.000 kms. The grip on wet surface is bad. Accelerating in cornering on wet roads leads directly to wheel spin. Hard braking on wet surfaces is no good idea either (ABS assistance required).
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67%
Member
Vauxhall
195/60 R15 T
10 miles
Mostly Town
Spirited
I put 2 of these tires on the front of my Vauxhall Astra G 1.6 16v Sport. I have found them to be pretty good. My driving style is fairly fast so tires on my car tend to take a fair bit of stick.
Dry weather driving is good, the stick to the road well. Wet weather driving could be better but in saying that if i drive at a normal pace then they are pretty good. I have covered around 10,000 miles so far and the tread depth is now 5.5mm. Id certainly buy these again.
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Original tires on the rear of the car have just been replaced at 38500 miles.
There is still 3mm of tread on one tire but the other is 2 - 2 -2 so decided to replace.
These tires grip ok, not too bad in the dry and ok in the wet, though they do let go reasonably easily when pushed. Feedback is good through the wheel.
However i would never buy these tires again, they are seriously noisey and wear very odly. I had one pair wear like 50p pieces, more worn in some parts of the tread than others, which made them even more noisey than normal. I now have to replace another pair which are fitted to the rear, not through wear, as they actually wear very slowly, but the widewalls are cracking badly and they are only 4 years, covered around 20K miles on the rear.
Not recommended. Going to be replaced with Conti Premiumcontacts.
