The ongoing Tyre question......

[Jesmol]

Hey Guys, new owner of a 2nd MkV GTi, Man Blue. Its a great car, but desperately needs to have the original conti's replaced.
Been researching till the cows come home and shortlisted the following

Toyo T1R's @$340 ea
Yokie @ Sdrive @ $305
Falken FK452 @ $311

There is also the option of a Toyo TEO Plus @ $235 ea as well (I have these on my Fozzie and there a great tyre, just not sure if they're suited)

Anybody have experience with the above tyres ?

[gareth_oau]

what about Goodyear Eagle F1 (or F1 assymetric) - theyve won more tyre comparison awards than any other tyre in the world

[Splashalot]

Hey Guys, new owner of a 2nd MkV GTi, Man Blue. Its a great car, but desperately needs to have the original conti's replaced.
Been researching till the cows come home and shortlisted the following

Toyo T1R's @$340 ea
Yokie @ Sdrive @ $305
Falken FK452 @ $311

There is also the option of a Toyo TEO Plus @ $235 ea as well (I have these on my Fozzie and there a great tyre, just not sure if they're suited)

Anybody have experience with the above tyres ?

Everyone will have a difffernet opinion on this one, but the 3 you've mentioned above tend to do poorly in magazine tyre tests.

Have you considered Bridgestone RE001's? They get very good feedback from people who have used them. There's a thread on either golfmkv.com or vwvortex, from memory.

SS

[rennenhaus]

what about Goodyear Eagle F1 (or F1 assymetric) - theyve won more tyre comparison awards than any other tyre in the world

when i was looking for tyres a few months back, there was a very limited range available in AUS of this tyre.. just 19"

couldn't get a date out of them as to availabilty on the 18" variety

[DionM]

What about the Bridgestone Potenza RE050A that come from the factory? (at least they did on my Jetta TFSI).

[neil]

Just out of interest, how many k's on the original tyres.

[Jesmol]

Just out of interest, how many k's on the original tyres.

approx 30,000 km's

[deek]

Have you looked at the Maragonis???

[gareth_oau]

Have you looked at the Maragonis???

In Motor Magazine's last tyre comparo, the Maragonis faired very well, and they were incredibly cheap as well.

Well worth a look if yr not bothered about name-brands

[Jesmol]

I'll look at anything that works

[Jesmol]

So anyone know who sells the Marangonis in Aus ?

[Mixer]

approx 30,000 km's

Holy crap, I've done 64,000 on mine and still OK!

I'm on the search too, the Conti's are nice but $500 a corner is insane!

[mikinoz]

I am a bit upset my Conti's only lasted 15K... Not like I drive like a demon either...

[Mixer]

I am a bit upset my Conti's only lasted 15K... Not like I drive like a demon either...

I reckon I drive mine fairly hard but I do maintain high pressures and rotate them fairly aggressively which you need to in a FWD car. But 15k??? You must be lowered or hit a gutter or something?

[TDIESEL]

In Motor Magazine's last tyre comparo, the Maragonis faired very well, and they were incredibly cheap as well.

Well worth a look if yr not bothered about name-brands

I've heard good things about the Maragonis too (Italian brand I believe).

Personally, value for money I wouldn't go past Michelin Pilot Precada 2's, good mileage, quite ride and great all round performance.