2 new front tyres required for VW golf TDi

joeyvicks

Car has just had it's first MOT and everything ok except front tyres (on limit).
Haven't bought any tyres before as I've always had company cars...
I do about 30k miles a year so want a good tyre so was looking for any recommendations from you guys who know what your talking about

Gene_Hunt_2

What have you got on now?

If they are the originals they've lasted ok.

joeyvicks

I bought the car second hand with 26k on the clock... It's now got 43k on it. The tyres at present...
Michelin primacy and a admiral

bigjl

I would put on Michelin again, Primacy if you have the money to spend, or Michelin Energy if cash is tighter.

My wifes Clio has just had Avon ZV3s fitted on the front, don't know how well they will wear but they where the cheapest "big name" tyre and have been very good in the recent snow and ice.

If you had a Michelin and an Admiral on the same axle then matching the pair would be a better bet.

I don't see the point of fitting cheap tyres these days, especially in standard sizes, the Avons where only about £11 more expensive than the chinese bingobongs anyway.

Though there are less obvious choices, like Vredestein, Hankook, Nokian for winter tyres, my favourite tyre Toyo Proxes.

I did find that the Continental Contacts on my wifes Clio wore out quickly, and Pirelli P6000's didn't give much confidence in the wet on my Mondeo.



Though there is nothing sadder than a decent relatively new decent car with a set of chinese ditchfinders on it, I personally wouldn't buy an expensive used car with rubbish tyres on it as it may indicate a person that doesn't put proper maintenance on their list of priorities.

And sadly enough it is something that i check when buying a car at auction, nice set of premium tyres hints toward careful ownership, set of mix and match ditchfinders tends to stop me bidding.


Getting back to the point, you do high miles and therefore the best tyre would be Michelin, which one would depend on how much money is in the budget, if you have a mate that has a Costco card then you can get Michelins at a good price. I was in there yesterday and a 204/55/16 VR Michelin Energy was just over £80 fitted and balanced with old tyre disposed of.

Though when putting the same size through EliteDirect came up with the following.

http://www.elitedirect.com/TyresNew/Tyres-By-Size.php?ordertype22=1&saletype22=retail&section=205&profile=55&rim=16&Submit23=Search+Database+%3E

Ther are a choice of Dunlop, Goodyear, Hankook, Avon and Toyo for around the £70-£75 mark, and for some reason Michelin Primacy HP 205/55/16 91V for £81, which is a bargain price.

Obviously not much good if you live in Newcastle!!

bengalknights

Goodyear NCT5s are very long lasting if a bit hard managed to make mine last 20k on the front and 30k on back before having to replace them.

tomstickland

Loads of good tyres around. Personally I don't care how long they last, I like good wet weather grip.

Things like:

Toyo T1R
Kuhmo Excsta
Goodyear Excellents

ailuro2

Michelin every time here.;)

Remember the energy savers will save you one quarter of their price in saved fuel, doing 30K a year that's a decent saving.

Know anyone with Costco - they often have buy 3 Michelins and get the fourth free - so even more of a saving. Just if the back wheels are running a bit low, of course.;)

adon30

tomstickland wrote: »

Loads of good tyres around. Personally I don't care how long they last, I like good wet weather grip.

Things like:

Toyo T1R
Kuhmo Excsta
Goodyear Excellents

Uniroyal Rainsports if you want ultimate wet grip!! Although not as good as others in the dry......

Conti sport contacts are good wet or dry. I use these in warmer weather on 17's on my car.

I would go for Michelins again. You can not beat quality. I got 205/55R16s for £78 from an independant for the other car.

Also Goodyear, Dunlops, Vredstein

See the latest tyre tests by autoexpress for an idea
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/total_tyre_guide/

Rossy.

I agree with the above on Conti sport contacts

i had them fitted to my renault sport clio 197. Superb grip in the wet and dry. downside was the expense!!

Flying-High_2

Primacys.... Or Goodrich Profilers... Had some excellent wear from Primacys in the past on various cars... And the Profilers are up there with the Michelins but a good £20 a piece cheaper when I last looked.

I've just swapped 2 knackered Primacys for 2 BF Goodrich G Grips. Never tried the G Grips before but seeing as I'm also a fan of the Goodrich Profilers I thought I'd give them a whirl that and I could'nt find a profiler as a 205/55/16.

Not 100% happy.. Just dont feel right. Will be Primacys again next time.

mark5

I like Continental Sports.