Tyres on GT TDI

grantcolborn · Post by **grantcolborn** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:40 pm

My front tyres are about done on my car after 19k miles. Has anyone changed from the standard Continentals? I'm considering getting Goodyear F1 Eagles but at around Â£200 for them fitted they seem a bit expensive! Has anyone got good or bad reports on their tyres?

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:27 pm

I've not had any experience with those tyres but you get what you pay for really.

I paid Â£105 (I think) for 2 Toyo Proxes T1-S to be supplied & fitted.

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:48 pm

I have Eagle F1's and there pretty damn awesome!

Perfect in the wet and dry imho

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:35 am

Â£200 fitted? is that for 2 or for 4??

if its for 4 then thats a damn good price and i wanna know where u got them

grantcolborn · Post by **grantcolborn** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 8:46 pm

it was for two fitted by Kwik Fit! I managed to find them for Â£150 fitted by blackcricles

GT/TDI · Post by **GT/TDI** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:02 pm

I got Bridgestone Turanza on my GT, dam good tyres. They were standard on the GT on mine

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:27 pm

GT/TDI wrote:I got Bridgestone Turanza on my GT, dam good tyres. They were standard on the GT on mine

You think there good?

GT/TDI · Post by **GT/TDI** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:41 pm

dino wrote:
GT/TDI wrote:I got Bridgestone Turanza on my GT, dam good tyres. They were standard on the GT on mine
You think there good?

Yeah, why? I have no problem with mine

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:09 pm

I think they are shockingly rubbish!

No grip what so ever in the wet or even just damp! Each to their own i guess!

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:08 pm

I had turanzas on the passat and they were superb. tons of braking power in the wet, saved me once on a roundabout when some idiot just slammed on for no reason whatsoever.

and good on the corners in the wet, but under power in the wet they did slide a bit but you can't have everything.

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:24 pm

Must just be me then lol

I find them awful in everyway.

RichardBW · Post by **RichardBW** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:35 pm

no, me too.
I had turanza's and they are pretty crap grip. I asked the tyre centre I use to recomend a tyre the last time I needed a pair. They put on GY F1's and to be honest these are as bad for grip but they wear out quicker : (

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:11 am

I find my Eagle F1 GSD3's superb, the grip in the wet or dry is fantastic.

mjmills · Post by **mjmills** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:10 am

dino whats the road noise like on the eagles, i have stock firestone (f530 i think) and continentals and they are so noisy!

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:19 am

I dont find them any noiser than the turanza's but then i like my music quite load so may not have noticed lol