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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: adekil on 18 December 2013, 17:11
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So with my GTD coming with Bridgestone's which myself and others have experienced tramping in first but mainly 2nd gear what would be your choice of 18" tyres of a premium range that are better (if there is any in similar price bracket that are better)?
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You could sell your tyres on eBay or something and fit them with Michelin Pilot Sports...... :smiley: these are good tyres as I have used them on quite abit of my cars.
Pirelli are good too but may not last as long due to the softer compound.
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Come replacing time, I will put Michelin Pilot Sport 3s on my GTI.
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You'll not find many things as sticky as Michelin Pilot sports, however with those and Pirelli P Zero tyres you will ultimately not get the longevity you may desire.
Depends what is most important to you, grip or lifespan.
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Come replacing time, I will put Michelin Pilot Sport 3s on my GTI.
Me too. Excellent tyres on my Scirocco.
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Cool thanks, pricing is good too so will defo try those out, and for me grip is more important over longevity :grin:
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Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2 are the king of 17", not sure if they are in 18" flavour too.
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A quick check on google shows they are in 18s. slightly more expensive by 50 quid but some good options all round for me to think about :smiley:
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The goodyears are in 18's and they give good grip. I have them on my mk6 and certainly an improvement over the dunlops that came with the car.
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have been using michelin pilot sport 3 for ever, at least ever since those pathetic pirellis my gti had from factory lasted for about 15k miles... Michelins got good grip, only problem is their lifespan, which is in the range of 30-40k miles. I'd love to find a tire with similar grip and longer lifespan
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I'll be getting either Goodyear F1 or Michelin Pilots to replace the Continental SC2 which aren't the best in the wet I have found.
And if I don't get a winter wheel set next year I may go for a set of Quatrac 3.
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had michelin pilot primacy 17 inch on my mk 5gti from new. got 19 thousand miles out of the front ones .
changed to pilot sport 3 only got ten thousand bit of a shock :cry:
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Had pilot sports on my 330d...brilliant tyre, rubbish lifespan.
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had michelin pilot primacy 17 inch on my mk 5gti from new. got 19 thousand miles out of the front ones .
changed to pilot sport 3 only got ten thousand bit of a shock :cry:
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Never heard of that 10000 miles out of michelin, sure they were real lol. I had them on my ed30 with over 300bhp and they were still perfect after 17000 miles and I hammered that car.
I have had michelin and eagle f1 on my gti's and I have to say michelin win everytime especially in the rain.
My mk7 with tuning box is amazing after I changed they sh!tey conti2s to michelin.
Best tyre on the planet for me.
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I had continental sports 3 on my mk6 gt tsi and went through 4 front sets at under 15K miles in total, this is no performance car but was shifty! This was largely down to wheel spin at nearly every pull off from 1st, didn't look clever and made me look an a**e when pulling out before the fiats and buses came right up behind me!!
Seems Michelin is getting the majority vote here.
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I had continental sports 3 on my mk6 gt tsi and went through 4 front sets at under 15K miles in total, this is no performance car but was shifty! This was largely down to wheel spin at nearly every pull off from 1st, didn't look clever and made me look an a**e when pulling out before the fiats and buses came right up behind me!!
Seems Michelin is getting the majority vote here.
I am amazed at that because I have swapped all my cars to michelin and get at least 30k for back and 25 front and all my cars have been remapped and I don't get wheelspin from mk7 even when it is really heavy rain. They are amazing. My contis were sliding all over the place that's why I changed them. Got 12000 out of dunlops as they are sh!t. And 20k out of eagle f1 which are very good tyres.
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:embarrassed: Sorry Johnc41 I was reading a review and typing at the same time and unadvertently typed what I was reading and not what I meant, they were actually Dunlop SP Sports on the TSI not continental... my bad
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:embarrassed: Sorry Johnc41 I was reading a review and typing at the same time and unadvertently typed what I was reading and not what I meant, they were actually Dunlop SP Sports on the TSI not continental... my bad
Lol ok mate that sounds about right then as they were the worst I had for wear lol
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in my previous pair of octavia vrs' changing the front was an annual event for me on the conti sports..just the way I drove them
I am not going to worry about it on the gti..if I go through a set quickly I will have enjoyed myself!
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Michelin Pilot Sport 3 compared to ContiSportContact 5 in a Peugeot 207 RC (205/45/17 X/L 88W): Michelin, they're a no-brainier: the sidewalls are less flexible, thus they have WAY better steering. They are not worse ride though. Significantly longer time between changing them. The Contis have better lateral grip (dry and wet) but you can't use it due to BAAAD steering feel. The Michelins give a bit extra liveability in the rear (pretty good thing for my taste) feeling extra safe at the same time -at least in the Peugeot.
Drove my brother's mk6 GTi in Dunlops sportmaxx RT. Great tyre in wet and dry. (Tip: they are the lightest tyres in 225/40/18 by a margin). Don't know about their longevity yet, but I prefer changing a set every year and have grip than having no grip for a long time.
Bridgestone RE050A: Nasty tyres in the Peugeot (factory-fit) and the Golf (the same). Plenty of tread, no grip after 4 months (in the Peugeot) and 7 months (in the GTi). After that benchmark, they decided to be very "audible" in both cars. Maybe they are good in your countries, but in a sunshiny country with slippery I-want-to-be-called-tarmac...absolutely unsafe.
Tip for tyre usage: if you like spinning out of junctions or traffic lights, your tyres don't. Spinning develops hot points in the tread, but that's too bad in a rather cool tyre circumference (as in town). Those hot spots make the rubber stiffer and with way lower tolerance to grip. If you are doing that often enough the tyre will be left with plenty of tread and lousy grip.
I would definitely go to Michelin Super Sports next time in my new GTi (when it's delivered and wants a tyre change anyway!) but I have a nasty feeling that it's going to be after 5-10km if it's not fitted with Michelins or Donlops. Time will show!
Sorry for the looooong post. But I did write it down because that's what an enthusiast forum is about: telling every member any useful information gathered, so that we all have a rounder view for our beloved cars and our beloved hobby: Driving
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I too would rather change more often than to keep the same set just to save the £££ and nowadays grip should be up there in the priority list with safety as well as the need to pull away quickly to show off the cars abilities