What tyres came on your new GTi

[Johnc41]

Not the greatest review's
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Continental/Sport-Contact-2.htm

I'm by no means a tyre expert, much the opposite... and well, i assume these could be adding to my road noise a bit too? - getting a little bit more than i was expecting. (Conti Contact Sport 2's i think).... I'ma gonna have to go back out and check aren't i! doh!!

When they do need a change... which are the best for comfort / less road noise? (lease, so i care less about wear...)

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The first thing you notice when you change from conti2s to michelin is the lack of road noise. My g/f even noticed it and she knows nowt about cars lol. Even in the pissing rain the other night it was just so quiet with the michelins. 
They are leagues ahead of the contis in every respect.

[noobmonkey]

meh just went out to check... Conti Sport Contact 2's 225 40 R 18 (on the back anyway)....

Hmmmm.... at least they wear out quite quick - will put a polite request in for some quiter ones when they need a change

[Johnc41]

meh  just went out to check... Conti Sport Contact 2's 225 40 R 18 (on the back anyway)....

Hmmmm.... at least they wear out quite quick - will put a polite request in for some quiter ones when they need a change

Lol that's true . Vw must be getting a really cheap deal with them as every vw I have had recently and has had bloody contis lol. just got my spare austin wheel refurbed and told the guy not to put the conti back on and leave it off.came back with the bloody tyre back on lol

[monkeyhanger]

My car came with conti 2s. I have gti 230pp and tuning box. After adding tuning box you really get a feel for how bad contis are in the rain they are shocking the car is all over the place with the extra power with tuning box.  I just bought 4 new michelin pilot 3s and stuck them on a week ago.
My god the difference in the car is unreal. In the rain you can really hammer it and you don't get that ridiculous wheel spin all the time in the rain.
I can safely say the best tyres for a gti by a country mile are michelin.
I had them on my ed 30 and conti on ed 35. Contis are unsafe in the rain with extra bhp.

When I had to replace the fronts on my Scirocco, I went with Michelin Pilot Sport 3s and they are superb, less than £120 a corner fully fitted at Costco, and if you time it right there is sometimes a Michelin promotion for a £50 fuel card too.

[linc-dub]

Bridgestone Potenza's on my GTD

[Buggaluggs]

Hello Guys
               Bridgestone Potenza's on my GTi, we shall see how they perform.

[Mr Savage]

The Bridgestones are starting to spin more than a metal spinner top. Even with traction control off I'm getting spin in 2nd & 3rd.

Need 4x Goodyear Eagle F1's going on I think.

[monkeyhanger]

VW obviously do less research on their choice of tyres than any other aspect of the car. Bridgestones are sh!te in the damp and no better than average in the dry. Dunlops aren't a lot better in the wet, and from past experience, they are susceptible to tyrewall bulges after the most minor of pothole impacts. Contis seem the best of the OEM tyre choices but Michelins will outdo them by a long way.

Quiet, grippy in all conditions and longlasting - if the French made cars like they make tyres then VW would be in trouble. Wish VW gave you a tyre choice like Ford do on some of their vehicles, I'd happily pay £100 more  for the car with Michelin Pilot Sport 3s.

[Gordor]

Pirelli's on mine

[monkeyhanger]

Pirelli's on mine

Are they P7s (possibly with self sealing)? I had these on my 2nd Scirocco and they gripped well in the wet and dry, but they wore unevenly on the fronts, as if massively overinflated. The central 1/3 was worn down to the markers in 12 miles, yet the inside 1/3 and the outside 1/3 still had a very healthy 6mm of tread. Backs wore evenly - something to keep an eye on.