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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: davoaj on 20 June 2009, 17:49
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Afternoon All
Just a quick one, just had the car serviced and been flagged up that all 4 tyres are on 3mm so will need replacing sooner rather than later.
Ideally want to put Conti sport contact 2's back on it or upgrade to the contact 3's.
Essenetially just wondering if anyone knows of any good deals about at the moment. I'm north west based. I know kwik fit were doing some good prices on them a while ago but now all they seem to offer is Dunlop's or Bridgestones.
Any tips?
Cheers
Alex
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Try these guys....
http://www.elitedirect.com
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My Conti 3's were worse than the Conti 2's I had on for grip!
I would say go for either Goodyear F1 assyms or Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's. I have Sessanta's on the 18" wheels and F1's on the 19'd and there isn't much between them. :cool:
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My Conti 3's were worse than the Conti 2's I had on for grip!
I would say go for either Goodyear F1 assyms or Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's. I have Sessanta's on the 18" wheels and F1's on the 19'd and there isn't much between them. :cool:
............i got 4 Vredestein Ultrac sessanta's last sasturday & as Hurdy says there a great tyre.Try here www.mytyres.co.uk great price as well.
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Check these guys for prices as well, they were much cheaper than quick fit when i changed mine.
www.tyretraders.co.uk
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My view on tyre size 235/35/19 only :smiley:
At the moment I am running Kumho Ecsta KU31 which is a cheap tyre to the normal stuff most of us run.
My findings along with my views on the other tyre I have run at this size (Toyo Proxy T1R'S)
Kumho tyre beats Toyo hands down.
The Kumho beats the Toyo in all areas exept wet weather TRACTION.
The Kumho is better in dry weather GRIP and TRACTION.
The Kumho is better in wet weather GRIP but not TRACTION.
For the money the Kumho is a very good tyre. May be not the best as good as the mega money tyre, but are you bothered that you can go around a roundabout 1/2 second faster in the wet because you have spent an extra £100-£150 pounds a corner more for your tyre.
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I've had Kumho's on and they are a decent tyre, but wear fast and haven't got the same levels of grip as the Sessanta's or F1's :smiley: The lateral grip on the Kumho's was also an issue for me, especially in the wet!
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I've had Kumho's on and they are a decent tyre, but wear fast and haven't got the same levels of grip as the Sessanta's or F1's :smiley: The lateral grip on the Kumho's was also an issue for me, especially in the wet!
Lateral grip mmmmmmmmm
I have only pushed them on the KW v3's though. May make a difference, but you would have to be stupid on public roads to lose it on the Kumho's in the dry (or wet). We are talking 3 figures in long bends here. (on a track)
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I've had Kumho's on and they are a decent tyre, but wear fast and haven't got the same levels of grip as the Sessanta's or F1's :smiley: The lateral grip on the Kumho's was also an issue for me, especially in the wet!
Lateral grip mmmmmmmmm
I have only pushed them on the KW v3's though. May make a difference, but you would have to be stupid on public roads to lose it on the Kumho's in the dry (or wet). We are talking 3 figures in long bends here. (on a track)
Oooooh no, much lower speeds in the wet. I'd push round mediun corners at 60mph and feel them giving up in the wet! Ultracs are better for lateral grip in the wet without a doubt! :smiley:
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I've just had 4 new Vredesteins fitted to my GTi. Ordered from mytyres.co.uk and fitted by IDS in Halifax. They are super pointy, and have masses of grip. Like them a lot!
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How much?
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I had 4 new sessantas fitted in May for £90 a tyre.
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What size, and are they noisy? mk5 seems to suffer from a bit of road noise in cabin at high speed, or is it me? :grin:
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How much?
£395
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Falken FK452 FTW :cool:
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What size, and are they noisy? mk5 seems to suffer from a bit of road noise in cabin at high speed, or is it me? :grin:
Mine are 17" so road noise is a little less apparent than in cars running on larger wheels anyway. That being said I've noticed a reduction in road noise over the Dunlop Sport Maxx tyres I previously had.
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I'd second that, vredsteins give a better ride than the dunlops.
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I think the little castors from your suitcase give a better ride (and handling) than the dunlops. A woefull tyre than has nothing good about it - its a shame many (like me) don't realise this till you get rid of them.
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Iv got to say Im currently running Goodyear Eagle F1s on my 17s and the road noise is pretty bad. Sub and amp soon sort that out but its not the point.
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Iv got to say Im currently running Goodyear Eagle F1s on my 17s and the road noise is pretty bad. Sub and amp soon sort that out but its not the point.
Admittedly not the quietest tyre but 10x better than the Dunflops. The hire car i had a while back had the dunlops on and it nearly got spun twice :huh:
Horrible tyre that has crap cornering!!
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Oh god yeah, These F1s have been brilliant and I will be putting them back on when the time comes for new ones. The slight increase in road noise is a worthy price to pay imo.
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My Conti 3's were worse than the Conti 2's I had on for grip!
I would say go for either Goodyear F1 assyms or Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta's. I have Sessanta's on the 18" wheels and F1's on the 19'd and there isn't much between them. :cool:
How many miles on the Sessanta's then Hurdy? I heard good things about these already but unsure bout the wear of them. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Ultrac-Sessanta.htm (http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Vredestein/Ultrac-Sessanta.htm)
http://tyremen.myshopify.com/products/22540zr18-vredestein-sessanta (http://tyremen.myshopify.com/products/22540zr18-vredestein-sessanta) presume these are the ones??
http://tyremen.myshopify.com/products/copy-of-23550wr18-vredestein-ultrac (http://tyremen.myshopify.com/products/copy-of-23550wr18-vredestein-ultrac) but whats the deal with these then and why the price diff??
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I've just had 4 new Vredesteins fitted to my GTi. Ordered from mytyres.co.uk and fitted by IDS in Halifax. They are super pointy, and have masses of grip. Like them a lot!
........have to agree.In the heavy down pours we had this week in Yorkshire they were fantastic.
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050's replaced with F1's.
F1's no better than 050's when warm, F1's worse (traction) than 050's when cold.
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Welcome back Noshy :grin:
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F1's I would say are better than the Conti 2's that the car came with. Better in the wet and more progressive at the limit too. Plus they are a tad quieter.
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050's replaced with F1's.
F1's no better than 050's when warm, F1's worse (traction) than 050's when cold.
you drive like a granny on brown anyway so does it really matter
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050's replaced with F1's.
F1's no better than 050's when warm, F1's worse (traction) than 050's when cold.
you drive like a granny on brown anyway so does it really matter
What's your best time around the Nurburgring?
(Or over the mountain on the Isle of Man?)
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:rolleyes:
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My tyres need replacing soon, I put Falken FK452 on in march and there is 2mm left :lipsrsealed: Am not that impressed with them their not that good in the dry or wet and are noisy as hell.
Had the Goodyear F1's before and found them very good in the dry and wet and were quiet compared to the falkens, but again they only lasted 4 months
Anyone getting over 12k on front tyres?
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I have just got Uniroyal Rain Sports, should see 12k no problem.
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I got 12k out the goodyears and about 10k from the falkens which isn't enough when am doing 30k+++ a year or a grand + a year on tyres :sick:
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I got 12k out the goodyears and about 10k from the falkens which isn't enough when am doing 30k+++ a year or a grand + a year on tyres :sick:
Are these the Goodyear Assymetrics or the earlier version F1 version?
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Assymetrics :cool:
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050's 12,000 miles on front.
Not bad after some very hard 120 mph over the mountain runs.
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050's replaced with F1's.
F1's no better than 050's when warm, F1's worse (traction) than 050's when cold.
you drive like a granny on brown anyway so does it really matter
What's your best time around the Nurburgring?
(Or over the mountain on the Isle of Man?)
ooh becuase they must be the only two places you can drive fast! :rolleyes:
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Yoko S306s on mine. Great grip so far, not too sure what they will be like for grip, but feels so much better than the P7000 that had on before and they were cheep like the budgie from blackcircles
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Just been offered 4 Michelin Pilot Sport 2's for £473 fitted. Which I thought was amazing, if not a mistake!
Think I'll be plumping for those, remember T_T being on here a while back and having very good things to say about the PS2's.
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Just been offered 4 Michelin Pilot Sport 2's for £473 fitted. Which I thought was amazing, if not a mistake!
Think I'll be plumping for those, remember T_T being on here a while back and having very good things to say about the PS2's.
great price for a great tyre. I would take them up on that :wink:
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Done deal!!
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Just been offered 4 Michelin Pilot Sport 2's for £473 fitted. Which I thought was amazing, if not a mistake!
Think I'll be plumping for those, remember T_T being on here a while back and having very good things to say about the PS2's.
I've just had 4 Michelin Pilot Sport 2 fitted today on my Ed30.
I was running Dunlops since I bought the car and the difference is night and day!
You can feel the difference immediately and they inspire confidence - great choice of tyre.
Lets see how long they last though as I remember my old Pilot Sports were quite a soft compound....
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Can't believe it took until page 4 to mention PS2's! They are excellent, noticeably more grip than Sport Maxx. I need two new fronts asap, where did you get that quote from?
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I got them from my local costco, there was a 20% off offer on which runs out tomorrow I think.
Really pleased with them and they seem a lot smoother than the conti sport contact 2's that were on before although I have no complaints with the old tyres.
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Had a set of PS2s on my S4 - FANTASTIC tyres. Also had em, Eagle F1 (GSD3) and Toyo T1s, on my Scoobies. Didn't really notice road noise (mind you a scooby with de-cat renders you pretty deaf to most things!!LOL! :grin:)
Current tyres are Dunlop Sport max on front, and Conti on the back. Road noise not an issue really.
Will be looking at PS2 or depending how I get on, the Contis (only had the car a month)
Dan (running on standard 17" )