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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: pridders on 01 April 2008, 15:18
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Hey All,
I am looking at replacing all 4 tyres next month and wanted to know what you lot are using on your GTI's. I have used Eagle F1's on my old A3 and they were awesome especially in the wet. What would be in your opinion/experience the Top 3 tyres with the best at No 1? They will be wrapped on 18" Monza II's
Cheers,
Ryan
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EAGLE F1'S!!!!! they are what im using and they are perfect, ive had dunlops an mich piolets and i much prefere eagle f1's :cool:
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Eagle F1's !
Quiet and great grip
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i have the f1s on the front of my old car, i will be buying for this when they need new
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Just had a pair of Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric's fitted this morning.
They came top in the recent EVO tyre test.
Feel ok so far. Quieter that the Conti Sport 2s. Too new to fully report yet though.
Got them from here for a good price:-
http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/home.asp
The Vredstein Ultrac Sessanta came out 2nd with very good ride/feel.
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Eagle F1's have done me proud for last 100k miles - cant fault them
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Got the PS2's on the GTI and my M3. They are good, but I have used F1 GS-D3's extensively and I feel they are the better tyre, but obviously supplies are getting low, and it is the same with the PS2, production is ceasing and some of the larger sizes are now non existent, will try the Goodyear Asymmetrics next time round.
Also found the Potenza RE 050's good on the GTI,
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Im finding my eagle F1's (gsd3) extreamely noisy, do you think they might be too hard or have i got a wheel bearing on the way out? im running about 35psi all round!
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Dunlop SportMaxx also very noisy :angry:
I have 18" wheels and the company didn't even acknowledge, let alone answer my email of complaint - dealer sat on fence and didn't report anything adverse at first service :undecided:
Have to say other than that no real complaints - wear and both wet/dry grip OK. Sidewall protection also very good. My Monza II's are still pristine after 18 months :smug:
I can recommend Pirelli P Zero Rosso's from my previous GTI's and Boxster but they don't appear to feature too high in recent tyre tests.
IMHO, track testing doesn't represent real world road experience, so find a good tyre supplier/fitter and take their advice :wink:
Cass
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IMHO, track testing doesn't represent real world road experience, so find a good tyre supplier/fitter and take their advice :wink:
Agree with you there ... and interestingly EVO did do a subjective road test in their tyre test last year on the Golf GTI
and the tyre that won this by quite some margin was ..... the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta :grin: :grin:
EVO Tyre Test - Subjective Road Route Test (25mins on mix of surfaces)
The tyres were driven blind on a MkV Golf GTI
1. Vredestein 100%
2. Dunlop 92.5%
3. Michelin 90.5%
4. Pirelli 89.4%
5. Goodyear 88.9%
6. Bridgestone 88.1%
7. Kumho 87.0%
8. Continental 86.5%
9. Yokohama 76.2%
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I found that the eagle F1's do grip well but also found that they were not as stable at high speeds compared to the bridgestone pots re050, 070, and the PS2 michelins
also found that the F1's worked much better in wet conditions than dry.
i think bridgestone pot re070 or michellin ps2 are the tyre that keep coming in the top ten of most tests.
i have not seen any of the tests carried out with high speed stability as one of the categories.
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I had ps2's on my old car and have to say they were excellent!! Currently got the dunlops and I havent really got any complaints, but they seem to get bad reviews on here... not sure why. They are excellent in the wet, and just as capable in the dry. Very sturdy at high speed and a good all rounder I would say. Done 10k miles and they still look like brand new!!
Which is quite good as the old motor only managed 5k on the ps2's
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I can vouch for the Michi's.
Gone from Bridgestones on a standard GTI to Michelins on an ED30 (same suspension set up wheel size etc) and they feel much better. They are quieter, soak up the bumps better and so far are performng well in the wet (hasn't been dry much since I had it!).
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I can vouch for the Michi's.
Gone from Bridgestones on a standard GTI to Michelins on an ED30 (same suspension set up wheel size etc) and they feel much better. They are quieter, soak up the bumps better and so far are performng well in the wet (hasn't been dry much since I had it!).
I think the michi's PS2 and i heard somewhere about the exaltos 2 were very good tire.
only thing i found was that they did wear out alot quicker than other brands.
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i have the exaltos 2, standard from vw, i dont like em. i dont feel like they grip on corners much, seams to end up understeering
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I had ps2's on my old car and have to say they were excellent!! Currently got the dunlops and I havent really got any complaints, but they seem to get bad reviews on here... not sure why. They are excellent in the wet, and just as capable in the dry. Very sturdy at high speed and a good all rounder I would say. Done 10k miles and they still look like brand new!!
Which is quite good as the old motor only managed 5k on the ps2's
Fully agree with your comments.
Cass
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IMHO, track testing doesn't represent real world road experience, so find a good tyre supplier/fitter and take their advice :wink:
Agree with you there ... and interestingly EVO did do a subjective road test in their tyre test last year on the Golf GTI
and the tyre that won this by quite some margin was ..... the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta :grin: :grin:
EVO Tyre Test - Subjective Road Route Test (25mins on mix of surfaces)
The tyres were driven blind on a MkV Golf GTI
1. Vredestein 100%
2. Dunlop 92.5%
3. Michelin 90.5%
4. Pirelli 89.4%
5. Goodyear 88.9%
6. Bridgestone 88.1%
7. Kumho 87.0%
8. Continental 86.5%
9. Yokohama 76.2%
Not sure if this is the same EVO test but the results are very different:
1) Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2) Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta
3) Continental Contisport Contact 3
4) Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A
5) Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
6) Pirelli PZero Nero
7) Kumho Ecsta STP KU31
8 Dunlop Sport Maxx
9) Yokohama S.Drive
Check the linky:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2007-evo-tyre-test.htm
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IMHO, track testing doesn't represent real world road experience, so find a good tyre supplier/fitter and take their advice :wink:
Agree with you there ... and interestingly EVO did do a subjective road test in their tyre test last year on the Golf GTI
and the tyre that won this by quite some margin was ..... the Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta :grin: :grin:
EVO Tyre Test - Subjective Road Route Test (25mins on mix of surfaces)
The tyres were driven blind on a MkV Golf GTI
1. Vredestein 100%
2. Dunlop 92.5%
3. Michelin 90.5%
4. Pirelli 89.4%
5. Goodyear 88.9%
6. Bridgestone 88.1%
7. Kumho 87.0%
8. Continental 86.5%
9. Yokohama 76.2%
Not sure if this is the same EVO test but the results are very different:
1) Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric
2) Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta
3) Continental Contisport Contact 3
4) Bridgestone Potenza RE050-A
5) Michelin Pilot Sport PS2
6) Pirelli PZero Nero
7) Kumho Ecsta STP KU31
8 Dunlop Sport Maxx
9) Yokohama S.Drive
Check the linky:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2007-evo-tyre-test.htm
The bottom list is the overall score (all tests). The top list is the subjective road test (just one component)
The subjective test just rated how the tyres felt on the road. Not their performance. At least with the track tests you can get a figure for wet & dry braking distances. Look at the the Yokohamas. I have had a couple of sets on cars in the past (A510 on my MK II years ago brilliant tyres). But look at the wet braking distance of S.Drive and it was 41ft more than the best! :sick: two and a half car lengths.
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Ahh yes you are right (so is JonnyG - I just mis-read his description! :embarassed:)
Here's the full pdf for anyone who needs some Sunday reading...
http://www.liam27.com/stuff/EVO_TyreTest_2007_GTI.pdf
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Here's the full pdf for anyone who needs some Sunday reading...
http://www.liam27.com/stuff/EVO_TyreTest_2007_GTI.pdf
Oohh thanks for that link .... never been able to find the full review in pdf anywhere before :smiley:
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Yep that made a great Sunday morning read!! Can see myself going for anything but the Goodyears after that... If these darn Dunlops ever wear out :embarassed:
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Yep that made a great Sunday morning read!! Can see myself going for anything but the Goodyears after that... If these darn Dunlops ever wear out :embarassed:
Yep - I'm in the same boat with the Dunlops!
My Ed30 went in for a service and they replaced the front tyres with new ones so I've got another 15,000 to try and wear out the Dunlops! Glad they did well on the road test at least. They've also got good sidewall/kerbing protection which my missus is constantly testing! :angry:
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10k on mine and they still look brand new!! They get driven very hard most of the time too.... they seem to be made out of plastic :laugh: