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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: The Doc on 13 June 2011, 17:32
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Just bought a full set of Goodyear F1 asymmetric 2's for my GTD - I'll review them once they have scrubbed in ;-)
And yes Asker they have massive rim protection - so much so that they look like 4x4 tyres :grin:
Pics to follow once it's been cleaned tomorrow :wink:
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And yes Asker they have massive rim protection - so much so that they look like 4x4 tyres :grin:
Pics to follow once it's been cleaned tomorrow :wink:
Taking the Tractor off road then Doc to test them out? :drool:
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Just bought a full set of Goodyear F1 asymmetric 2's for my GTD - I'll review them once they have scrubbed in ;-)
And yes Asker they have massive rim protection - so much so that they look like 4x4 tyres :grin:
Pics to follow once it's been cleaned tomorrow :wink:
I bet they p!ss on the Bridgestones. :smiley:
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Just bought a full set of Goodyear F1 asymmetric 2's for my GTD - I'll review them once they have scrubbed in ;-)
And yes Asker they have massive rim protection - so much so that they look like 4x4 tyres :grin:
Pics to follow once it's been cleaned tomorrow :wink:
I bet they p!ss on the Bridgestones. :smiley:
You need good rim protection on this forum. :shocked:
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Just bought a full set of Goodyear F1 asymmetric 2's for my GTD - I'll review them once they have scrubbed in ;-)
And yes Asker they have massive rim protection - so much so that they look like 4x4 tyres :grin:
Pics to follow once it's been cleaned tomorrow :wink:
I bet they p!ss on the Bridgestones. :smiley:
You need good rim protection on this forum. :shocked:
And in my case, good roof protection. :cry:
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Did you trash the old ones on your way home on Saturday :wink: :grin: :grin:
Should help knock a couple of tenths off that 0-60 time :evil:
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Did you trash the old ones on your way home on Saturday :wink: :grin: :grin:
Should help knock a couple of tenths off that 0-60 time :evil:
They were just sh1te, still had 4.3 mm on the fronts, rears were on 7mm orrible plastic tyres :sick:
(I bet your p1ssing your pants for Wednesday morning following that drive - sorry for the delay :sad:)
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were your old ones the bridgestones doc?
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were your old ones the bridgestones doc?
Sure were mate.
What's your thoughts on them?
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were your old ones the bridgestones doc?
Sure were mate.
What's your thoughts on them?
mine are sat in the garage gathering dust... that should tell you eaxctly what i think of them!!
:sick:
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I've had the Asymmetric 2's on for about 500 miles, comparing them to 3mm RE050 (non-A):
- Much much quieter, get them just for this!
- Better comfort, but that could be 6mm compared to 3mm
- Wet/dry performance comparable so far, but the official tests claim the Asymmetric 2's are much better
- Fuel, might be a bit better, need more running
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were your old ones the bridgestones doc?
Sure were mate.
What's your thoughts on them?
mine are sat in the garage gathering dust... that should tell you eaxctly what i think of them!!
:sick:
^^^Got to give it you, you do give it the large one :grin:
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were your old ones the bridgestones doc?
Sure were mate.
What's your thoughts on them?
mine are sat in the garage gathering dust... that should tell you eaxctly what i think of them!!
:sick:
Got to give it you, you do give it the large one :grin:
i told her not to tell you :kiss:
they really are that bad :wink:
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^^^ We were supposed to meet up for a privat drag ?? :smug: :smug:
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^^^ We were supposed to meet up for a privat drag ?? :smug: :smug:
i havent been to london for a while now...
but are you sure you still do??? 265bhp v 200bhp... :huh:
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^^^ We were supposed to meet up for a privat drag ?? :smug: :smug:
i havent been to london for a while now...
but are you sure you still do??? 265bhp v 200bhp... :huh:
I'm in the Tig now Gilly :laugh:
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^^^ We were supposed to meet up for a privat drag ?? :smug: :smug:
i havent been to london for a while now...
but are you sure you still do??? 265bhp v 200bhp... :huh:
I'm in the Tig now Gilly :laugh:
i will bring my running trainers... will be a walk in the park, literally :grin:
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^^^ We were supposed to meet up for a privat drag ?? :smug: :smug:
i havent been to london for a while now...
but are you sure you still do??? 265bhp v 200bhp... :huh:
I'm in the Tig now Gilly :laugh:
i will bring my running trainers... will be a walk in the park, literally :grin:
Not another one you cruises the parks. :shocked:
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^^^ We were supposed to meet up for a privat drag ?? :smug: :smug:
i havent been to london for a while now...
but are you sure you still do??? 265bhp v 200bhp... :huh:
I'm in the Tig now Gilly :laugh:
i will bring my running trainers... will be a walk in the park, literally :grin:
Not another one you cruises the parks. :shocked:
i just run through.. seen some strange things going on esp in those people carriers :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
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^^^ We were supposed to meet up for a privat drag ?? :smug: :smug:
i havent been to london for a while now...
but are you sure you still do??? 265bhp v 200bhp... :huh:
I'm in the Tig now Gilly :laugh:
i will bring my running trainers... will be a walk in the park, literally :grin:
Not another one you cruises the parks. :shocked:
i just run through.. seen some strange things going on esp in those people carriers :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
People carriers = Population explosion. :shocked: :sick: :angry:
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^^^ We were supposed to meet up for a privat drag ?? :smug: :smug:
i havent been to london for a while now...
but are you sure you still do??? 265bhp v 200bhp... :huh:
I'm in the Tig now Gilly :laugh:
i will bring my running trainers... will be a walk in the park, literally :grin:
Not another one you cruises the parks. :shocked:
i just run through.. seen some strange things going on esp in those people carriers :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
Gti's are for Gary Glitter;s :grin:
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^Strange thing to say on a GTI forum? :shocked:
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So how many miles did your Bridgestones do Doc?
Mine are Bridgestones and mine are quite enough.
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^Strange thing to say on a GTI forum? :shocked:
I will have my tig soon :kiss: Diesel power rules
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^Strange thing to say on a GTI forum? :shocked:
I will have my tig soon :kiss: Diesel power rules
It doesn't really does it. :smug:
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So how many miles did your Bridgestones do Doc?
Mine are Bridgestones and mine are quite enough.
Sorry Keith "quite enough"?
11500 miles ish mate :wink:
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So how many miles did your Bridgestones do Doc?
Mine are Bridgestones and mine are quite enough.
Sorry Keith "quite enough"?
11500 miles ish mate :wink:
I have to admit my Bridgestones are on 18,000 and still have 3mm left/4mm right front and 7mm back too. And thats VW measurements so probably have more than that. They did quote me £160 a corner mind!!! How much where the goodyears?
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So how many miles did your Bridgestones do Doc?
Mine are Bridgestones and mine are quite enough.
Sorry Keith "quite enough"?
11500 miles ish mate :wink:
I have to admit my Bridgestones are on 18,000 and still have 3mm left/4mm right front and 7mm back too. And thats VW measurements so probably have more than that. They did quote me £160 a corner mind!!! How much where the goodyears?
£398 and some change for the 4 :wink:
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My Bridgestones have just been replaced at 9,000 miles - mind you I do spirited driving on country roads!
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So how many miles did your Bridgestones do Doc?
Mine are Bridgestones and mine are quite enough.
Sorry Keith "quite enough"?
11500 miles ish mate :wink:
I have to admit my Bridgestones are on 18,000 and still have 3mm left/4mm right front and 7mm back too. And thats VW measurements so probably have more than that. They did quote me £160 a corner mind!!! How much where the goodyears?
£398 and some change for the 4 :wink:
Bargain!!!!!
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18000 miles and still going, think you need more power to them front wheels, ohh its a sootchucker i forgot :rolleyes: :grin:
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My Bridgestones have just been replaced at 9,000 miles - mind you I do spirited driving on country roads!
:grin: I drive like a granny 90% of the time but I make up for it the other 10% :wink:
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So how many miles did your Bridgestones do Doc?
Mine are Bridgestones and mine are quite enough.
Sorry Keith "quite enough"?
11500 miles ish mate :wink:
I have to admit my Bridgestones are on 18,000 and still have 3mm left/4mm right front and 7mm back too. And thats VW measurements so probably have more than that. They did quote me £160 a corner mind!!! How much where the goodyears?
£398 and some change for the 4 :wink:
Bargain!!!!!
Hardcore bargaining!
Were £100 plus VAT per corner fitted, I reminded him how good his remap was and the price went to £83 a corner plus VAT fitted :wink:
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18000 miles and still going, think you need more power to them front wheels, ohh its a sootchucker i forgot :rolleyes: :grin:
I figured they have got to be good for 22K. My old mk5 140 GT TDI used to waste the Bridgestones in 12,000. So I am surprised at these. I have been doing some long motorway trips mind.
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Doc: Glad you bought the Goodyears. Very low rolling resistance, excellent ride and very quiet too. My choice of tyre. Happy motoring and can't wait for your report.
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Doc: Glad you bought the Goodyears. Very low rolling resistance, excellent ride and very quiet too. My choice of tyre. Happy motoring and can't wait for your report.
Don't forget the rim protection :grin:
I can't wait either :wink:
PS I've got white worm on one of my alloys :rolleyes:
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What? Oh no. How p!ssing annoying. :angry:
To the dealer for a Warranty Claim.
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What? Oh no. How p!ssing annoying. :angry:
To the dealer for a Warranty Claim.
Will do at service time, which draws closer every day :rolleyes:
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Did you trash the old ones on your way home on Saturday :wink: :grin: :grin:
Should help knock a couple of tenths off that 0-60 time :evil:
They were just sh1te, still had 4.3 mm on the fronts, rears were on 7mm orrible plastic tyres :sick:
(I bet your p1ssing your pants for Wednesday morning following that drive - sorry for the delay :sad:)
I obviously didn't give it enough stick :sad: :grin: :grin:
No need to apologise :wink:
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Did you trash the old ones on your way home on Saturday :wink: :grin: :grin:
Should help knock a couple of tenths off that 0-60 time :evil:
They were just sh1te, still had 4.3 mm on the fronts, rears were on 7mm orrible plastic tyres :sick:
(I bet your p1ssing your pants for Wednesday morning following that drive - sorry for the delay :sad:)
I obviously didn't give it enough stick :sad: :grin: :grin:
No need to apologise :wink:
You can drive it for longer when alchohol free :laugh:
Thanks - it's worth the wait - your job number 1 in the morning :wink:
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Did you trash the old ones on your way home on Saturday :wink: :grin: :grin:
Should help knock a couple of tenths off that 0-60 time :evil:
They were just sh1te, still had 4.3 mm on the fronts, rears were on 7mm orrible plastic tyres :sick:
(I bet your p1ssing your pants for Wednesday morning following that drive - sorry for the delay :sad:)
I obviously didn't give it enough stick :sad: :grin: :grin:
No need to apologise :wink:
You can drive it for longer when alchohol free :laugh:
Thanks - it's worth the wait - your job number 1 in the morning :wink:
I needed that bottle to help my nerves :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh:
I've got the box in work so I can upload at lunchtime :cool:
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11500 miles ish mate :wink:
I have to admit my Bridgestones are on 18,000 and still have 3mm left/4mm right front and 7mm back too. And thats VW measurements so probably have more than that. They did quote me £160 a corner mind!!! How much where the goodyears?
11500 miles though yours is chipped and you probably drive it hard and brake hard?
18k is pretty good ajmoir36, I've read that Golf user usually get 15k out of front tyres.
For many years I've always used http://www.mytyres.co.uk/ though I do fit and balance them at work. They advertise them fitted but that will put the cost up. If you want to compare prices do a search on there?
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11500 miles though yours is chipped and you probably drive it hard and brake hard?
Negative to be honest there Keith, Like I said 90% of the time I drive like a nun- my MPG should be a big clue there :wink:
I do like to drive at a constant speed as much as possible though which in turn tests the handling a lot which in turn requires little braking if any and lots and lots of momentum. :wink:
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See Eco driving has its merits, fast corners (racing line is an efficient one), lowered cars and a slippy aero package. Really not sure about bicycle tyres though! When I want to stop I WANT TO STOP!
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Saw a black 5 door GTD today with the 17"Seattle Shadows. Wow, I love those wheels and they appear as if they were 18" in size. I far prefer them to the 18" Charleston Shadows.
Regarding my unhealthy fascination with Rim Protection, my plastic Bridgestones came good again today and protected my Monza Shadows from kerbing.
Bridgestones have 5.5 mm rim protection, Continentals 5 mm rim protection and Goodyears 4.5 mm rim protection. The Russians say so!
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2011-Autoreview-Max-Performance-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm
That's all. :smiley:
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Saw a black 5 door GTD today with the 17"Seattle Shadows. Wow, I love those wheels and they appear as if they were 18" in size. I far prefer them to the 18" Charleston Shadows.
Regarding my unhealthy fascination with Rim Protection, my plastic Bridgestones came good again today and protected my Monza Shadows from kerbing.
Bridgestones have 5.5 mm rim protection, Continentals 5 mm rim protection and Goodyears 4.5 mm rim protection. The Russians say so!
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2011-Autoreview-Max-Performance-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm
That's all. :smiley:
4.5mm on the F1 mk1 in that test, Ive got 2's and they have massve rim protection :huh:
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Saw a black 5 door GTD today with the 17"Seattle Shadows. Wow, I love those wheels and they appear as if they were 18" in size. I far prefer them to the 18" Charleston Shadows.
Regarding my unhealthy fascination with Rim Protection, my plastic Bridgestones came good again today and protected my Monza Shadows from kerbing.
Bridgestones have 5.5 mm rim protection, Continentals 5 mm rim protection and Goodyears 4.5 mm rim protection. The Russians say so!
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2011-Autoreview-Max-Performance-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm
That's all. :smiley:
4.5mm on the F1 mk1 in that test, Ive got 2's and they have massve rim protection :huh:
Just seen the 2s on a Mk5 GTI with curbed 18" Monzas. You're right. MASSIVE. Really MASSIVE. :smiley:
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Re-reading my post, it sounds a bit sarcastic. He had his tyres changed this week so the kerbing was before. Whew! Could not be subjected to Doc's wrath. :grin:
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Re-reading my post, it sounds a bit sarcastic. He had his tyres changed this week so the kerbing was before. Whew! Could not be subjected to Doc's wrath. :grin:
Look like tractor tyres - ace for the grey tractor :wink:
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Pics of the Goodyear rimmage would be good on 18"s.
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Pics of the Goodyear rimmage would be good on 18"s.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=195676.10
Docs photos on the other thread
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Good bits:
Much quieter
Steering feel is better
Grip is better
Handling feels much better
Wet weather much better
In short better, faster, quieter and they don't scrabble for grip from standstill under full throttle anymore. The best part is the feeling if confidence they give you.
Bad bit:
They look like big fat tractor tyres, which kinda fits :grin:
I've got some new rims and tyres for my disco bus too, I'll fit them next week and glue some pics up :wink:
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Pics of the Goodyear rimmage would be good on 18"s.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=195676.10
Docs photos on the other thread
Thanks for that but its hard to see the rimmage from those photos. Needs a side profile, looking along the tyre/wheel. I do like the Bridgestones rimmage as they have save my Vancouvers twice.
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Will do but it's raining right now and I'm snug as a bug ipadding :wink:
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Thanks, rimmage is important and I will need new ones soon.
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Thanks, rimmage is important and I will need new ones soon.
Also check the new Continental ContiSport 5 tyres. :wink:
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Just bought a full set of Goodyear F1 asymmetric 2's for my GTD - I'll review them once they have scrubbed in ;-)
And yes Asker they have massive rim protection - so much so that they look like 4x4 tyres :grin:
Pics to follow once it's been cleaned tomorrow :wink:
Just ordered a full set of those for my GTI as well. They will be fitted mon/tue next week. I'm having the new tyres fitted on my Monza's shadows which are going back on the car :wink:
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Just bought a full set of Goodyear F1 asymmetric 2's for my GTD - I'll review them once they have scrubbed in ;-)
And yes Asker they have massive rim protection - so much so that they look like 4x4 tyres :grin:
Pics to follow once it's been cleaned tomorrow :wink:
Just ordered a full set of those for my GTI as well. They will be fitted mon/tue next week. I'm having the new tyres fitted on my Monza's shadows which are going back on the car :wink:
How much per corner martin?