what tyres are people running

[ppuaar_polosport]

i got a flat today from a monster screw.

they are 15 inch wheels. jus wondering what tyres are best and what is lowest profile i could get on them without them lookin odd
the car isnt lowered as of yet lol

i think they are 195/55/R 15

is that right ?

[Dub_Dan]

Hi there mate i currently have a 1.4 sport as well a red one with a vortex kit and the VW 17" exor alloys and i have them wrapped on yokohama parada tyres and there pretty good in all fairness

regards

[captainbeyond88]

toyo proxies. grippy as all hell. great tyre for the price.
for profile 195/45s would look nice but i think they would mess with your speedo a bit.

[ihpj]

Another vote for the Toyos...or even the Kumhos.

If you have Costco membership then Michelin Pilots are VERY good!

[SimonCorrigan]

toyos are great - plenty of grip but dont last very long.

[chewy]

toyos ftw

[pip_polo]

toyo proxies. grippy as all hell. great tyre for the price.

obviously you don't test them as well as i do

but i have toyo proxies and there the best i've had.. even though they slide

[RUM4MO]

Another vote for the Toyos...or even the Kumhos.

If you have Costco membership then Michelin Pilots are VERY good!

I take it that you mean the Pilot Exaltos? That is what I put on my wife's car (and yes at Costco!).

I think that VW seemed to be a bit confused when they used these 15" wheels, some - mainly petrol engined Polos, got 195/55s but the 1.4 TDIs seemed to get 195/50 - there is not much in it rolling radius wise.

If getting Michelins keep away from the Primacy HPs - "HP means High performance" was what I was told - but they have very soft sidewalls and do not give much confidence in a heavier car (like my Passat V6 4Motion) - wish I had stuck with Dunlop SP ?000 - the directional ones!

[RITCHAT]

I am running dunlop sport maxx 205/45*16 which are pretty good nice and quite good braking ability and grips well both wet and dry, I also run a winter set which have sport contacts 1 on them again 205/45*16 I find these tyres noisy nut the grip is well brilliant especially in the wet.

[david burton]

I've run BF Goodrich Profiler Sports, Yoko Paradas and Avons on my 17s.

The best by far were the BF Goodrich - the Paradas and Avons both slip a lot more and wear quicker. I do not recommend the Yokos at all.

The originals (15s) were Firestones and these were pretty damn good too - anything high end should be good. Bridgestone Turanzas have always been good to me in the past although tend to wear quite quickly.

[ppuaar_polosport]

yea went for the

Continental Sport contact 2
bcs i got them for a cheeky £63 fitted
wen there like 95 in kwik fit