Best all round tyre?

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:22 pm

What tyres would people recommend on here? Iâ€™m obviously looking for something good in the wet as well as the dry, and that last well, but are good at road noise, quality of ride etcâ€¦

Is that asking too much?

I have continentals and donâ€™t like them at all.

What are peopleâ€™s experiences of tyre makes?

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:34 pm

Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3

There you go! Simple!

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:40 pm

Fair enough!

I was looking at Dunlop too, but I'm not sure.

I'll check that tyre out, cheers Josh

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:17 pm

personal faveorit = bridge stone RE720

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 7:46 pm

What would happen if I changed the profile from 45 to 55? They're currently 205/45/R16

optima21 · Post by **optima21** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 7:19 am

I'm using bridgestone re720s on my GT, but since they grip really well, they make the car boring to drive

jon_poloV · Post by **jon_poloV** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 2:45 pm

yokohama A539!
they grip like a biatch and are really quiet! good in rain and dry
and iff you ever spinn your wheels they smell great!

SundeepTT · Post by **SundeepTT** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 8:42 pm

Josh_PoloGTi wrote:Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3

There you go! Simple!

would have to agree.....

and then any of the following,
Bridgestone S03
Michelin Pilot Sport
Pirelli P-Zero's

but does it come in the smaller sizes ? to say fit a 13" polo wheel ?

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 9:02 pm

but does it come in the smaller sizes ? to say fit a 13" polo wheel ?

I had a quick look on the web and it doesn't seem they do. In those types I think they start at 15" or 16"

SundeepTT · Post by **SundeepTT** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:54 pm

Scorpio1 wrote:
but does it come in the smaller sizes ? to say fit a 13" polo wheel ?
I had a quick look on the web and it doesn't seem they do. In those types I think they start at 15" or 16"

pity, as a mod fitting a set of goodyears f1's would make a real difference ! and in any size !

ceedubya · Post by **ceedubya** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 11:33 pm

ya dont wanna go from 205 x 45 x 16 to 205 x 55 x16it will make your speedo read wrong and change your gearing a little
plus they would look like baloon tyres

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 11:44 pm

I read a 2% change was okay, but looked on a website and it would be as much as 6% out!

Just think I would get a better ride with them. I wonder if the ECU can be re-programmed to have the new tyre size in it with a dealer tool or VAG-COM

nappy · Post by **nappy** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:18 pm

I have toyo proxy 1's and mitchelin piolet sports, 195 45 15 the toyo is grippy as f**k in the front but i had to swap them to the back as they seem to wear to much

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:35 pm

im with jon on his yoko A539's
i have them too

-Ben-

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 7:25 pm

Do they last well??