Tyres

[Teutonic_Tamer]

has anyone tried these?, Michelin Pilot Alpin... they have a good all round rating here.. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyres_For/Volkswagen/Golf-GTI.htm  will this be ok all year round?

The Mich Pilot Alpin are an excellent tyre, but unless you live in Norway, you should NOT be using them all year round.  If you use them when the ambient temps are above 7degC, then you will start to rip them to shreds - Pilot Alpin are a winter-only tyre.

[oldtomo]

£87 Eagle F1 GSD3
£99 Eagle F1 Assyms
£103 Michelin PS2

I have always had the GSD3 on my previous car and would swear by them - however I know they are the older model, and how do people's experiences with the above tyres compare with those prices? Worth the extra £15 a corner for the PS2s?

At those prices I think I'd opt for the Michelin PS2's

Where did you get the quotes out of interest ?

Yeah that's what i am thinking, thanks.

It's a local tyre firm in Bracknell, berks, used them for nearly 10 years no one can get near their prices!

Where abouts in Bracknell mate? I am not far from there and those prices are looking 

[Steve78]

Finally got around to having the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric's fitted.  Great tyres!  Thanks for the help... 

[smartypants]

Just another update to the old tyre thread!

Been running on new Eagle F1 GSD3's now for about 1000 miles - and all I can say is WOW what a car the GTI is now! Handling, grip and feel is amazing - I would definitely recommend them for this reason.

However, as you may or many not know I started a thread on fuel economy decline not so long ago, and I think the reason is down to these tyres. From averaging 32mpg I am now down to a 28mpg average which is over 10% drop. Over longer journeys this actually gets worse.

This kinda coincides with what I found with my previous BMW I used to fit these tyres to - I put it down to just the miles on the car, but I did get 40 miles less to the tank after fitting these tyres, just ignorance to the matters of fuel economy and tyres didnt make me suspect them.

So to sum up - if you want a great tyre for driving the GTI I can't recommend it highly enough... however you will suffer in fuel economy. (unless of course you're running a similar tyre and getting similar economy to what I am getting now)

Note: Previous tyre was the Dunlop Sport Maxx

[Golf R]

You just drive faster because you have more confidence in the tyres.
That's what is dropping the mpg.

[smartypants]

Hahaha

I can assure you its not, I know my car very well - done 12k miles in 6 months, so its very easy to tell when things differ even minutely.

Air temp probably hasnt helped, but its not dropped that significantly yet to make a difference that large.

[Golf R]

Smarty I find no difference between the tyres you mention in mpg.
QED It's in your driving.

[smartypants]

Honestly it's not my driving, also had the same with my previous car, I have tried my very best to get the max mpg out and used to get 38mpg. No matter how hard I try 32 is the absolute max I get now!

I also did some research and came across numerous tests with that tyre that also reported 10-15% drop in economy. I'll try and get the links... 

[DJGTi]

I, too, remember that the GY didn't fare too well in the rolling resistance category (below average, I seem to remember).

I doubt it would make 15% difference, but it does make some sense that if they are gripping the road more, there will be more friction.

[smartypants]

Agreed 15% is huge, this is probably because my Sport Maxxs were bloody awful, and just like driving on ice - but I would regularly get 400 miles to the tank because of them.

Swings and roundabouts!