Audi A3 tyre Recommendations ?

[DarkAngel]

Hi guys,
just got my car serviced and the guy said i need new typres in the next 1000miles, so just wanted to know what you guys recommend,

at work was on the phone to a customer he said he could get me pirrelli tyres at 370- inc vat and parts and that. is that a good deal?

thanks

:)

[andymat]

I was looking recently for tyres for my old shape A3 and got a quote for 4 Dunlops (205 55R16 W speed rated) fully fitted from blackcircles.com at less than £276.

P6000's were £ 71 each.

Haven't bought them as I have now sold the car but have seen others on here suggest the retailer. They ship the tyres to a local fitter near you. Sounds a sensible way to sell tyres.

Not sure what size you were after but might be worth a quick look on the net.

[prolfe]

You need to plop your tyre size on here for people to help you out.

For instance I have 225/45/17's and run Dunlop SP9090's which are proving to be very grippy in the dry and excellent in the wet. I'm not sure about tyre wear just yet though. £90 a corner

The old SportMaxx tyres that I did have on them wore very well indeed, 15k. In saying that it is sown to the power of the car and the driving style.

Jeremy Clarkson went through a set of new tyres on Top Gear once in one afternoon.

I would say however that I will ONLY use e-tyres these days as their costs are cheap and their service is excellent.

I used to run Continental Sport Contact II's on my old car and they were brilliant. The grip was good and they lasted for ages. They were on 205/55/16's, they were about £90 a corner in that size.

[prolfe]

Well, i've just ordered another set of tyres for the front of my A3.

The original ones were SportMaxx and that lasted 15k, the ones i'm replacing are SP9090's (same as sp9000's). These have lasted about 13k so not as good.

I've ordered two Bridgestone RE050's (Pootenza's) and will let you know how i get on with them.

Which recommended them as a best buy.

Their top five are:

Michelin Pilot Sport PS 2 - 73%
Bridgestone RE050 - 71%
Bridgestone ER300 - 70%
Continental Sport Contact 3 - 70%
Pirelli P3000 - 70%

They are rated for:

Dry Braking
Dry Handling
Wet Braking
Wet Grip Straight
Wet Grip Bend
Wet Handling
Noise
Rolling Resistance
Wear
Eco Rating

[Loofer]

Well I just bought a Pirelli P6000 tyre (205/55/16 rating 91W) 2nd hand on eBay (£21 delivered). It had 6mm tread. Considering a new one has 8mm and costs £60+ I think I got a good deal.

Balancing and fitting did cost me £10 at my local though.

P6000 - check it out. Performance tyre, cool tread pattern and not too expensive.

[rush]

I used Goodyear Eagle F1 (£85 - £110) on my previous A3 and will use them again on my present car when the time comes
There is a BIG difference in tyre pricing so it is worth hunting the best deal down and make sure you are quoted for fitting,valves and balancing as some charge seperatly for them
The tread pattern is nice aswell

[Ben]

I've ordered two Bridgestone RE050's (Pootenza's) and will let you know how i get on with them.



Guess what prolfe....Snap

I have 4 of these tyres:D

[prolfe]

Guess what prolfe....Snap

I have 4 of these tyres:D

I think i knew that, or remembered that you recommended them.

The E-Tyres guy will be here in the morning.

I'm really hoping that they last more than 13k.

:(

otherwise it's gonna be an expensive year this year. I've already had an expensive couple of months:

Nov - insurance - £840
Dec - Tax - £140
Jan - two tyres - £189

[Ben]

Nov - insurance - £840
Dec - Tax - £140
Jan - two tyres - £189

My tax was only £115 2.0gt tdi 53 reg

[prolfe]

My tax was only £115 2.0gt tdi 53 reg

must be cos it's a 170

the wife's 1.4 petrol is £140 as well :)

[Clinterous]

Highly recommend the Bridg Potenza's. Used to run them on a chipped Volvo T5 estate and the grip was brilliant in the wet.

[prolfe]

My tax was only £115 2.0gt tdi 53 reg

Car Tax is now calculated on CO2 emissions, so your Golf must be lower.

Just having a look................................

Yes

The Golf is 145g/km and the A3 170 is 151g/km. 1g/km less and mine would also be £115.

Band CO2 emissions (g/km) Petrol car Diesel car Alternative fuel car
A_____up to 100______________£0_______£0____________£0
B_____101 to 120_____________£35______£35___________£15
C_____121–150_______________£115_____£115_________ _£95
D_____151–165_______________£140_____£140_________ _£120
E_____166–185_______________£165_____£165_________ _£145
F_____186–225_______________£205_____£205_________ _£190
G_____greater than 225_________£300_____£300__________£285

[Blaize]

Hi,

I'm on a bit of a budget as I need to buy four tyres, I've found the following for 225/45/R17 apart from going on price I'm looking for decent handling and ones which are hard wearing, what about:

- Avon ZZ3
- FALKEN ZE512 ZIEX

Both supplied at camskill.co.uk for under £66 per tyre.

Any others you could suggest?

Thanks,

[prolfe]

Hi,

I'm on a bit of a budget as I need to buy four tyres, I've found the following for 225/45/R17 apart from going on price I'm looking for decent handling and ones which are hard wearing, what about:

- Avon ZZ3
- FALKEN ZE512 ZIEX

Both supplied at camskill.co.uk for under £66 per tyre.

Any others you could suggest?

Thanks,

The Avons are soft. I had ZZ1's and although they gripped like bugger, they wore as if they were made of bread.

I can't comment on the falkens. Looking around, they get good reviews. however, for every good review there's a bad one.

Which could be a good sign anyway, and for £66, who cares if they only last 8k.

:)

[mumphead]

Why not sign up for a fixed cost maintenance scheme? I get four new Continental sports contact 3 R18's every 8-9,000 miles and only pay £32 per month. Thats the cheapest way to do it.

[Blaize]

Not sure I can, I've got a 2004 Audi. I'll try the Falken out and let you know how I get on

[mdjsa3]

Not sure I can, I've got a 2004 Audi. I'll try the Falken out and let you know how I get on

I used to have the 205/55/16 Falken's on my old Mazda 6, and for a budget tyre they were amazing! But beware of the different tread pattens, go with the Falken FK452 - great grip in the wet and dry and would last around 18K, the Falken FK512 were useless (slightly damp road and you were all over the place!) - had these fitted once as my supplier could not get hold of the FK452's