Tyres

[R32UK]

That was the same with the MK5 - just luck of the draw.

If anyone ends up with the dunlops - bin them or insist the dealer changes them.  They are shyte.

i would not agree with that mate i had the dunlop sport maxx sp on my nurburgring astra and they seemed top notch

Thats what we all thought until we changed them for a better tyre

Unless of course the "SP" are a newer version of the sportmaxx.... Cant remember exactly which ones I had, but they really were pi$$ poor compared to the Eagle F1 Assyms I have now.

[ub7rm]

That was the same with the MK5 - just luck of the draw.

If anyone ends up with the dunlops - bin them or insist the dealer changes them.  They are shyte.

i would not agree with that mate i had the dunlop sport maxx sp on my nurburgring astra and they seemed top notch

Thats what we all thought until we changed them for a better tyre

Very true.  I think a big part of the problem with them is their performace drops off dramatically as they wear, more so than most other tyres.

[hutch924]

That was the same with the MK5 - just luck of the draw.

If anyone ends up with the dunlops - bin them or insist the dealer changes them.  They are shyte.

i would not agree with that mate i had the dunlop sport maxx sp on my nurburgring astra and they seemed top notch

Thats what we all thought until we changed them for a better tyre

Unless of course the "SP" are a newer version of the sportmaxx.... Cant remember exactly which ones I had, but they really were pi$$ poor compared to the Eagle F1 Assyms I have now.

the SP were disigned especially for the nurburgring edition astra.

how do people rate bridgestone potenza's? as that is what i have got on the golf and they seem good

[hutch924]

can anyone answer my question above?

[R32UK]

From what i remember they performed quite well in a recent test.. but dont quote me on that. Might be better off putting tyre tests into google or something similar. from what I know these have not been seen on the Gti before.

[hutch924]

From what i remember they performed quite well in a recent test.. but dont quote me on that. Might be better off putting tyre tests into google or something similar. from what I know these have not been seen on the Gti before.

thanks for that

[Teutonic_Tamer]

That was the same with the MK5 - just luck of the draw.

If anyone ends up with the dunlops - bin them or insist the dealer changes them.  They are shyte.

i would not agree with that mate i had the dunlop sport maxx sp on my nurburgring astra and they seemed top notch

Thats what we all thought until we changed them for a better tyre

Very true.  I think a big part of the problem with them is their performace drops off dramatically as they wear, more so than most other tyres.

ETTO, but my ShyteMaxx were max shyte from day one! 

Nasty, nasty tyres, and really let the GTI down.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

That was the same with the MK5 - just luck of the draw.

If anyone ends up with the dunlops - bin them or insist the dealer changes them.  They are shyte.

i would not agree with that mate i had the dunlop sport maxx sp on my nurburgring astra and they seemed top notch

Thats what we all thought until we changed them for a better tyre

Unless of course the "SP" are a newer version of the sportmaxx.... Cant remember exactly which ones I had, but they really were pi$$ poor compared to the Eagle F1 Assyms I have now.

the SP were disigned especially for the nurburgring edition astra.

So is the SP directional or asymmetric? 

how do people rate bridgestone potenza's? as that is what i have got on the golf and they seem good

Hmmmmmm . . . . opinions do differ on these, and whilst some detest them and some merely find them just OK - no one has ever stated they were fantastic.

Infact, a fellow Jock (search for username Schrodingers Cat, or sommat) really had a nightmare with em - sommat to do with what Scotland uses to de-ice the roads in winter - and they made the Bridgestones lethal - but when he switched to PS2s, they were fine.

Sadly, the last real top-notch Bridgestone was the S-02 Pole Position!

[Wurzel]

It's always hard to tell with people's tyre opinions because you dont know how good a driver they are. They might be crap and blame the tyres for something that was their fault.

[matchboy]

in laymans terms then, if for eg my new GTI turns up with any dunlop tyres i should ask for them to be replaced with another make eg pirelli or bridgestone, cause the dunlops are sh1te?  has anyone tried this when taking delivery?