What tyres do/did you use on your Touareg?

[Transporter]

Treg booked for new shoes on Thursday. We're getting Cooper CTS 245/65/17 they should be good for 70,000 km

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Finaly new tyres on. Much quiter now than scaloped Michelin Diamaris which lasted 32,000km. Should get at least double from the Coopers which have TWR (tread wear rating) 700, compared to Diamaris TWR220, I should be more careful when I was getting them .







Did the brake fluid change while the wheels were off.

[harks11]

I have a spare CTS 245 as new if anyone out there is looking for a spare. Tyre only

[zozza]

I got only 25000km on the Pirelli PZero Rossos which I thought was very disappointing,

The new tyres fitted are Continental Conti4x4Contact in 255/60R17-106H at about $340ea.

So far so good, cannot fault it in any area, I hope they last longer than the Rossos.

[alex g]

Nice.
Gee the fluid looks a little worse for wear.
Improved pedal feel ??

[Transporter]

Nice.
Gee the fluid looks a little worse for wear.
Improved pedal feel ??

The fluid looks dirty in the bottle against the ground but the colour was still OK, as well as the boiling point. The brake pedal feel stayed the same, but now have a bit of vibration from the RDA slotted discs, they didn't last even 10,000km, so I'll be back to ATE discs, and no more RDA's, since the discs I fitted to my T5 started to vibrate close to 20,000km as well.

[T Rex]

The 245/65/17 Pirelli Scorpion ATRs I bought three years ago have now covered over 55,000km and only have about 3mm of legal tread left so time to change. These have been excellent tyres but I am not sure if they are still available in this size. I will check but I thought I would take the opportunity to see what long term experience others have had on different tyres.

What tyres have you tried and how many Kms did you get?

Cheers

Geoff

[Transporter]

The original Pireli Pzero rosso lasted just 30,000km, very similar were Michelin Diamaris. I'm quite happy with the Coopers done now around 10,000km and no visible wear.

[T Rex]

Thanks for that.

Given that I am not needing the off-road ability of the Scorpion ATRs I am tempted to go for the Scorpion STRs in the original 255/60/17 size. I have read good feedback on these. Any thoughts from fellow treg owners? Thanks. Geoff

[Transporter]

This time I went with tread wear rating, which is whopping 700 on the Coopers.
My previous Michelins were only TWR 200 and lasted only 30k km.

[T Rex]

Fitted a set of Pirelli Scorpion STR tyres this week to replace the ATRs (which gave 55000km). I'll let you know how they go. Cheers. Geoff

[tooraktractor]

My car came with both 18's and 19's ,i just bought some 275/45-19's for $375 each (Dueler sport) i was pretty stoked with that as some shops wanted soooo much more. I'll be fitting A/T's to the 18's before next winter, Hankooks or similar. This thread is very helpful to someone that was only used to buying 35 inch mudders for a patrol every few years

[Transporter]

Here is another tyre option. I can't say how many km this tyre already done because it was on my customer's Treg; he bought the car with them and already done over 10,000km.



Still had plenty of tread reamining.

[Ralphs]

Just to freshen up this tread. I fitted Pirelli Scorpion ATR 245/65/R17 and they now have 35,000 on them. I am rotating a set of 5. Showing some signs of wear but still plenty of life left. I have been pleased with these, noise, holding in the wet and off road performance all seem OK to me. Will report again when they need replacing.

[jimmy_c]

Hi all,

Newbie here. My '07 facelift came with Yokohama ADVAN ST 255/60R17 on the back and some cheapies (that I can't remember what they were on the front). I replaced them and got the Yokohamas replaced all round and absolutely love them. Unfortunately due to a few punctures being I haven't had a chance to see how long they last but as far as tyres go I rate them as the best I've had on any car. They have the highest speed and load rating out of any tyre I've considered (W speed and 110 load). So they're great on the highway for noise and good if you're towing. I've also done some light beach work on them and haven't had a problem (at full pressure too).

They've been $345/each each time I've bought them which I think is pretty reasonable.