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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: New rubber!
« Reply #20 on: 14 March 2014, 08:08 »
I have always had 18-20k out of the Michelins on the front and well the rears are more like 45k.
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Re: New rubber!
« Reply #21 on: 14 March 2014, 08:14 »
Quote from: ajmoir36 on 14 March 2014, 08:08
I have always had 18-20k out of the Michelins on the front and well the rears are more like 45k.

Do you float on air or something?  :undecided:

Im not an 'enthusiastic driver' (my daughter has put paid to that!) but I like to make decent progress but never beyond the limits.

I have the alignment checked every 12 months and my pressures every month :undecided:
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Re: New rubber!
« Reply #22 on: 14 March 2014, 08:18 »
Some day's economical driving takes over. I do 300 miles a week if they lasted only 10k I would be replacing them every 7 months rather than every 15 months. And isn't the GTD engine slightly heavier than the GTI. p.s. 38PSI too.
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Re: New rubber!
« Reply #23 on: 14 March 2014, 09:39 »
Quote from: ajmoir36 on 14 March 2014, 08:18
Some day's economical driving takes over. I do 300 miles a week if they lasted only 10k I would be replacing them every 7 months rather than every 15 months. And isn't the GTD engine slightly heavier than the GTI. p.s. 38PSI too.

Ha i run the old PD engine (its a Golf underneath). Run my pressures at 38psi too
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Re: New rubber!
« Reply #24 on: 15 March 2014, 11:38 »
Have no experience of Vredestein or PS3s on my mk 6 GTI but before I changed to the Mk 7, I'd been running a set of 4 Goodyear F1 assym 2s on it and they were great tyres - great grip in virtually all conditions but particularly in the wet, always able to get the power down with no traction issues.  They gave a smooth and quiet ride and were wearing well and evenly - 15000 miles on the front (with about 2.5 - 3mm left), rears almost as good as new (7mm), all inflated to 38psi. You'll not go wrong with them!!

Has anyone tried the newer Vredestein Ultrac Vorti tyres on their GTI yet (as opposed to the Sessantas)? 
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Re: New rubber!
« Reply #25 on: 15 March 2014, 15:03 »
Autoexpress did a recent test with them but they didn't do that well, although this test was done on 17" wheels.

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