195/65R15 tyres

[WEDEL.1]

Ha Ha Maris!!!
I think Mav is saying that if you swap your wheels every 10 kms you should leave this week if you are planning to drive to the DOVW in november!!!


34 psi is what I set most of my customers Mk5 15in tyres at by the way

No Mr Wise Guy, he's suggesting those pressures are for racing cars.

What pressure do you put in your customer's cars, Mr Wise Guy?

[brad]

No Mr Wise Guy, he's suggesting those pressures are for racing cars.

What pressure do you put in your customer's cars, Mr Wise Guy?

No, you wrote that you rotate your tyres every 10 kilometres. We know you meant 10,000km. Mav was making a joke. You must have left your sense of humor behind with your jack & rattle gun.
Yes 34psi is just fine in a 15" tyre

[HiTorque]

HiTorque

I have the same car. The original tyres had the same problems as yours.
Not round and only lasted 45k.

Its a heavy car up front the TDI.

If you put on a soft compound, it'll wear out, simple as that.

Currently have on the car Yokohama C-Drives.
Quiet, just as grippy and seems to be lasting just as long.

Regards,

David

Yes, you are right mate. GD Excellence perhaps more suit Corolla.
I just spoke with Yokohama reseller and he's said the same.
thanks, will go with C-drive.

[MelbMan]

With my wifes 2004 Golf 1.6L Trendline with Comfortline alloy wheels we got nearly 70k out of 2 of the original Michelin Energy tyres. (Our son has a younger Mk 5 and his Golf came with Goodyears). The other 2 original tyres were still ok. So last year we put 2 new Michelin Premacy LC on the front and a few weeks ago @ 82k replaced the other 2 with 2 more Premacy LC. Last year they were were $173 ea. This year we paid $215. I like the idea of Michelin.... these are supposed to save fuel and be quieter. I think this time in 15k we'll get the tyres rotated front to back again. In both cases we went to JAX tyres Epping (Melb)

Otherwise at 83k the Golf has never run better or sweeter. The Michelins might seem indulgent but when you've had a car from new, its now paid off, I don't mind spoiling it. Good tyres always seem money well spent.

Having said that my daily driver has Korean Nexen's 225/50/16s on it @ $520 a set. These seem as good as tyres as I've had. Quiet, good grip. Thats on a Twin Turbo Nissan with about 280HP.

[phaeton]

Anyone have experience with Yokohama and the new BluEarth AE01 tyres?

Also will going up to 205's effect anything ?

[jdd]

We’ve got Toyo Teo tyres on my wife’s MK V TDI.
I reckon they grip as well in the wet and dry as the original Continentals but the original tyres lasted 48,000km, the Toyo’s are also much quieter.
The car has now done a touch under 100,000km and I reckon there’s another 15,000-20,000 left on the Toyo’s. That’s about 70,000km of life which I think for the price ($150 each) isn’t too bad.
Very happy with them and will be purchasing another set when the time comes.