Golf GTD Tyres

[barryg]

Hi everyone,just had another great day on our great roads wife went out for a short trip 10mins later a phone call from her said both nearside tyres wreaked car half laid on its belly,called out aa which were good abd got car to vw garage.Found out part from a wagon had punched a hole in side wall of front tyre came out and destroyed the rear tyre only 1800 miles on the clock.Lucky we tuck out the wheel tyre insurance only hope they pay out.

[monkeyhanger]

Are the wheels themselves undamaged? If you got crappy Bridgestones, could be the perfect opportunity to get some grippy rubber on the fronts, like Michelin PS3s from Costco, £120.a corner.

[barryg]

Hi Monkeyhanger just checked my tyres,the original tyres are Continental sport contact 2 225/40r 18 92y,and the new tyres are Continental contisport contact 225/40r 18y xl are these the same tyres or have the dealer fitted the wrong ones?

[barryg]

going to ring dealer in the morning as concerned if tyres are mixed maybe safety problem?

[mcmaddy]

Shouldn't be using a different tread pattern across the same axle. Surely the dealer would know this!!

[barryg]

spoke to dealer was told new tyres fitted are Continental contisport contact 5 as unable to order original tyres from their source.Going back to the dealer to get the new tyres fitted on the rear.

[monkeyhanger]

As you have new ones down one side (same rotation, so can't be swapped to the other side), and the Conti 5s are better than the Conti 2s, you do have a mix on the same axle (for both axles) - you need the old ones swapped out too.

VAG seem to get a lot of obsolete variants of tyres as OEM fit (minimum costs for "decent/premium" tyres I presume), which is a real bother when you have a puncture and only want one replaced - you can't find them in retail.

The XL on the new tyre denotes a high end load rating, probably load 95 compared to load 92 on the old ones - not a bother on different axles, but on the same axle it is a concern as the 2 tyre types will flex differently under load.

[mcmaddy]

spoke to dealer was told new tyres fitted are Continental contisport contact 5 as unable to order original tyres from their source.Going back to the dealer to get the new tyres fitted on the rear.

Which dealer was this and let us know what the conti 5's are like please.

[monkeyhanger]

spoke to dealer was told new tyres fitted are Continental contisport contact 5 as unable to order original tyres from their source.Going back to the dealer to get the new tyres fitted on the rear.

Which dealer was this and let us know what the conti 5's are like please.

Conti 5s are supposed to be excellent all round. Barryg probably won't know how good until they've scrubbed in after 200 miles.

[barryg]

Hi guys the dealer is lookers of Darlington going back monday morning to get both conti 5s fitted on the rear will see what they are like cost £228 which i think not to bad as pzeros on scirocco were £320.