Golf GTi Mk8 Ownership

[fredgroves]

Well, i liked them best of all the different ones i had over the last tens of thousands of miles. As I said, I've spent too long with tyres I didn't like, often because i couldn't choose (company car) to want to do anything else when I can chose.

[Exonian]

Well, i liked them best of all the different ones i had over the last tens of thousands of miles. As I said, I've spent too long with tyres I didn't like, often because i couldn't choose (company car) to want to do anything else when I can chose.

I absolutely respect that.

Having spent my entire adult life buying cars and changing things on them no matter how new the car I get exactly where you’re coming from.
I used to scoff at people moaning about tyres until I discovered decent tyres myself and how much difference they actually make.

Although I’d not thumb my nose at F1’s and would indeed consider them I’m 100% in the PS4S camp and am looking for some aftermarket crud iron wheels to fit said tyres on currently.

[mcmaddy]

I'm not saying they are a bad tyre, far from it. Very grippy but for me I didn't like the wallowy feel they gave. The guy on Tyrereviews said the same thing. Any of PS4, Asy 5 or conti 6 and now apparently the maxxis (can't remember it's name). Was just looking at Tyrereviews last night and found the BS S001 came first in a wet breaking test so it's not that bad of a tyre really.

[Jim_mk7.5]

The Bridgestones are the S005 so perhaps they might be decent. Sure I read somewhere that they even say GTi on the tyres??

[fredgroves]

S005 are what you get on a bmw if you don't tick the performance tyre option... I'm advised that you don't want to do that if you are rocking 260bhp...

[mcmaddy]

Michelin are going to start selling 18" PS4S in the UK. They are the tyres on the Yaris (225 40 18).