Tyres

[Wurzel]

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?

There's actually nothing wrong with the Dunlops, their dry handling is superb, the only weakness Which? magazine found was resistance to aquaplaning in a bend where they were average. I would say it's not worth complaining about.

[matchboy]

sounds good, i was just concerned from some of the posts that they were sh1te and obviously you need confidence in your tyres when you are putting your foot down.  i'll leave it then, cheers.

[R32UK]

I would take it easy with the dunflops on tbh. I had a bit of an emergency breaking situation yesterday and Im very glad i had the F1 eagles on!

Had it been the dunlops im quite sure i WOULD have written off my car. Dont skimp, its a flase economy

[AlanD]

What are you doing having hairy moments? Your not meant to have them with your 4WD

[matchboy]

you say don't skimp, but surely after paying 27k for a car you can't then go out and buy brand new tyres for it - it should come with tyres that can cope with all situations!

[AlanD]

Should being the key word. I cant comment on any other tyre as Iv only ever had Goodyear Eagle F1s on mine (had GSD3s in 17'' form and just got 18'' Asymetrics on 3 weeks ago now) but they really do grip fantastical well.

[matchboy]

trouble is i'm pretty sure the dealer won't put those tyres on my new car if its delivered with dunlops for free!!

[AlanD]

Oh no, not a chance, the F1s aren't exactly cheap either but as with most things in this world, you get what you pay for.

Are the Dunlops really that bad? The Conti Sports would be my preferred tyre if I had the choice of them or the Dunlops.

[matchboy]

i don't know to be honest, all i know is what people have posted here and they've slated the dunlops.  i'm pretty sure i had them on my mk5 but i'm not a tyre geek so i wouldn't have known the difference between them or any other tyre.  like you say, i want the best....but after shelling out 27k i may just put up with dunlops (that's if they come with them - they might not, which makes my questions totally pointless!) 

[Wurzel]

I would take it easy with the dunflops on tbh. I had a bit of an emergency breaking situation yesterday and Im very glad i had the F1 eagles on!

Had it been the dunlops im quite sure i WOULD have written off my car. Dont skimp, its a flase economy

Or you could drive sensibly. if you're putting yourself in the situation where you could write off your car you're not driving properly, and it wouldnt be the tyres fault if you crashed it would be yours.