Tyres - New tyres for Tiguan

[Chrismacca]

I have had around 30000km from my Ecopia's and regularly have a balance and rotate. I reckon on another 20000 or so before they will need replacement. They do not have the same grip as the previous Bridgestone Dueller's at the limit of adhesion, but not much in it really. They are more comfortable and quieter so I would definitely recommend them....Cheers

[JagerMarty]

My first tyre change and I've stuck with the Hankook dynapros. I've only changed the front as the rears have at least another 6 months or 10k on them. Thats pretty good going at 49k! They've been a great tyre for me. I could have put the change off another few months but I'm going up to the snowy mountains next week and playing it safe.

[Transporter]

How long your tyres will last depend greatly from the road surface and where you drive as well as how you drive your car.

In area where I live, the road surface is very bad with lots of road works going on for a good couple of years now, that in combination

with quite a few roundabouts is shortening the life of the tyres. I have noticed that on all our family cars, incl. my T5. The wife's Tiguan has

the same Hankook tyres as yours and at 30,000km they have no more than 5,000km to 0 tread remaining (probably 1mm above the (TWI).

[PeteC]

I am about to replace the original set of tyres on my Tiguan, can anyone recommend me a good quality low noise tyre?

[brad]

Assuming 235/55r17:
Michelin Primacy3
Goodyear EfficientGrip
Pirelli Cinturato P1

[PeteC]

Sorry

215/65 R16 98 H

Thanks for the tips, I will check the Pirelli, But the GoodYear also looks good. I only use the Tig on road and my preference is noise and ride.

[brad]

Sorry

215/65 R16 98 H

Thanks for the tips, I will check the Pirelli, But the GoodYear also looks good. I only use the Tig on road and my preference is noise and ride.

In that size I'm having difficulty making a recomendation - they all look like off-road / delivery van tyres. Pirelli Cinturato P1 looks the best but I'm not a fan of Pirelli usually.

[Phil G]

Sorry 215/65 R16 98 H......... I only use the Tig on road and my preference is noise and ride.

Pete.
A few months back we put on a set of Bridgestone Ecopia EP850 in that size when Bridgestone ran a 3 for 4 offer (got 4 tyres for 3x$179). They are dead quiet and ride nice. Worth considering.
Cheers
Phil

[Transporter]

I am about to replace the original set of tyres on my Tiguan, can anyone recommend me a good quality low noise tyre?

I went with Cooper tires. The original Hancooks were good only for 34,000km, rotated every 5,000km.
Done 2,000km on them now and am very happy with the ride quality and handling.

[PeteC]

Pete.
A few months back we put on a set of Bridgestone Ecopia EP850 in that size when Bridgestone ran a 3 for 4 offer (got 4 tyres for 3x$179). They are dead quiet and ride nice. Worth considering.
Cheers
Phil

Thanks Phil, I almost got these tyres, but at the end I chose the Good Year Optilife set, which is exclusive to K-Mart and was cheaper too.
So far so good, ride is nice and quiet. It also has 50k tredlife guarantee.

[roscoe1974]

I went with Cooper tires. The original Hancooks were good only for 34,000km, rotated every 5,000km.
Done 2,000km on them now and am very happy with the ride quality and handling.

Transporter, I'm thinking of Cooper CS5's - is that what you went with? They seem to get quite good reviews, and obviously the 'Cooper' mileage. Seem a decent price at around $185 per corner fitted too. Thoughts?

[Transporter]

Transporter, I'm thinking of Cooper CS5's - is that what you went with? They seem to get quite good reviews, and obviously the 'Cooper' mileage. Seem a decent price at around $185 per corner fitted too. Thoughts?

Yes the CS5. They're quieter and have a better grip than the previous Hancooks, even my wife noticed it.

[Sanman]

Avoid the revised Pirellis. The originals are OK, but the revised model has vibration issues at about 80km/h. A colleagues replaced his original good performing Pirellis with these updates and has had no end of trouble since. He speculates it is the blocky tread pattern causing resonance at this speed

[Phil G]

Bob Jane cattledog turned up again - the 215/65R16 Bridgestone Ecopias are $175 each and you can get 4 for the price of 3.

[mike64]

GT Radial UHP (ultra high performance) on all my Skoda Superb, Yeti and Tig. Dependable wet weather holding and surprising grip off road. Approx 35000km at around $200 per tyre. Speed and load ratings vary between sizes. Running 225 55 17 w101.

Tiguan 130kw TDi