What tyres came on your new GTi

[vidman2]

Would those luck people who have taken delivery like to post the make of tyres their pride and joy came with, both 18s and 19s if speced.

[CraigW]

18" Bridgestones which I'm very happy with

[vidman2]

Are they Potenza S001s? This weeks Auto Express Tyre test rates them down in 7th position behind Yokohama Advans, Goodyear Eagles, Hankook Ventus, Dunlop Sport Maxx, Michelin Pilots and TOP ContiSportContact5.

What have any else got on they GTis?

[firefly125]

I hope I get conti's there bob - on imo  seems like their is quite a mix of rubber coming thru , weird how vw don't stick to just 1 brand , surely they would get a better deal that way ?

[monkeyhanger]

I hope I get conti's there bob - on imo  seems like their is quite a mix of rubber coming thru , weird how vw don't stick to just 1 brand , surely they would get a better deal that way ?

Might be a supply issue. Maybe no one supplier can supply VW for all their needs, or maybe VW don't want to put all their eggs in one basket in case supply issues arise and VW can't shift cars because they can't source tyres. We have multiple suppliers of raw materials at my place of work, just in case a supplying factory burns down, goes bankrupt etc.

You could specify the tyres you wanted on a Ford Transit Van from a list of about 5, including 2 different winter tyre brands.

[CraigW]

Are they Potenza S001s? This weeks Auto Express Tyre test rates them down in 7th position behind Yokohama Advans, Goodyear Eagles, Hankook Ventus, Dunlop Sport Maxx, Michelin Pilots and TOP ContiSportContact5.

What have any else got on they GTis?

yip potenza S001 but I don't mind cause I prefer them to Dunlops. Would have like Michelin ps2 but you can't have everything

[DougL]

I'm not quite sure why everyone is so keen on the Bridgestones. If you have a look on tyre review websites, they seem to fare quite badly. The newer Dunlops (not the ones we see on the GTI) seem to be rated a bit better. Personally I'd prefer Contis or Pirellis, which also seem to be appearing...

[Bill_the_Bear]

The problem I have with Bridgestones is that come the time they are worn out and need replacing if you want to stick with the same tyres all round Bridgestones are going to be hitting you in the pocket quite a bit.  For what they are I think they are too expensive IMO.

(This comes from experience, I'm currently running Bridgestones.)

[monkeyhanger]

If you get Pirelli's, you might want to monitor your front wear carefully. My current Scirocco came with P7s and they were shagged in 13k miles. They wore like the tyre was massively overinflated. The outer 25% on the inside and 25% on the outside had a healthy 6mm left when the central 50% was down to the 1.6mm markers. Tyres inflated to VW recommended pressures (as on the fuel flap). The rears are as new. I'm sure i'd have easily gotten 20-25k miles from them if they had worn evenly.

Other forum members had same issue, supposedly attributed to some geometry set-up error of the front suspension (car set up while hanging on arms at the factory). Couldn't find anything majorly wrong when it had a geometry check following a minor accident. Michelin PS3s have worn evenly since replacement. Hopefully it won't be an issue with the Golf, but worth keeping an eye on.

My Dunlop sidewall/pothole woes were on the previous Scirocco I owned

[Jimble]

If you get Pirelli's, you might want to monitor your front wear carefully. My current Scirocco came with P7s and they were shagged in 13k miles. They wore like the tyre was massively overinflated. The outer 25% on the inside and 25% on the outside had a healthy 6mm left when the central 50% was down to the 1.6mm markers. Tyres inflated to VW recommended pressures (as on the fuel flap). The rears are as new. I'm sure i'd have easily gotten 20-25k miles from them if they had worn evenly.

Other forum members had same issue, supposedly attributed to some geometry set-up error of the front suspension (car set up while hanging on arms at the factory). Couldn't find anything majorly wrong when it had a geometry check following a minor accident. Michelin PS3s have worn evenly since replacement. Hopefully it won't be an issue with the Golf, but worth keeping an eye on.

My Dunlop sidewall/pothole woes were on the previous Scirocco I owned

My brother needs new fronts on his Roc after around the same mileage with the same issue! He's getting another pair of cinturatos though, perhaps a change is in order??