What Tyres Are You Using

[JonathanK]

I know, an old chestnut but I’ve used Conti Sport Contact for years. Should I be looking at something else?

Need all 4 and my BiTdi is a bit strange in that it’s an SE and wears 225 55 17’s.

TIA, J


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[Whippy53]

I've been running Goodyear's, very happy with them.

[nevbadger99]

I've been running Goodyear's, very happy with them.

Me too, I gave up on Contis a while ago they seemed to get more expensive every time I needed a new set. The Goodyears come with a massive wheel protector strip that looks a bit odd at first but makes me a bit less nervous near kerbs. I'll be honest I can't tell the difference driving versus the others I have tried, but as I don't go anywhere any more it's not a big issue.

[beemerboy9]

I know, an old chestnut but I’ve used Conti Sport Contact for years. Should I be looking at something else?

Need all 4 and my BiTdi is a bit strange in that it’s an SE and wears 225 55 17’s.

TIA, J


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I can see that you are located in Wales.

Depending on how much snow you get locally, you might consider an All-Seasons tyre such as the Continental Allseason Contact. The best of the breed are almost a good as summer tyre for fair weather driving and a hell of a lot better in snow.

The Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is a very good dry-weather tyre.

The roads round here are in such a poor state of repair that I have no regrets whatsoever on swapping from 20" to 17" on my SE. There is noticeably less thumping from the tyres over potholes.

[danclyon]

After my verious tests on my old A4, and having a mixed set on the A6 when I got it, which were replaced by Goodyear Eagle Asym 3 - which to be honest didn't last that long, I've gone all-seasons this time. After much reading and speaking to other users, I got a set of Rotalla Setula 4-Season RA03. They were a little noisy in the first few hundred miles, but since it got colder and much wetter they've felt a lot more sure-footed than the Goodyears they replaced, which were in-turn a lot better than the Cooper Fronts/Uniroyal rears that were on the car when I got it from the dealer. So far, so good, and like I say, on icier roads (last weeks) and wetter roads (last 2 months) they've been surprisingly good. I should stress that I'm not an energetic driver, historically doing a lot of miles on motorways/between East Anglia and the West across Milton Keynes so I did enjoy a spirited drive across MK

[Gazwould]

Goodbeer .

[beemerboy9]

After my verious tests on my old A4, and having a mixed set on the A6 when I got it, which were replaced by Goodyear Eagle Asym 3 - which to be honest didn't last that long, I've gone all-seasons this time. After much reading and speaking to other users, I got a set of Rotalla Setula 4-Season RA03. They were a little noisy in the first few hundred miles, but since it got colder and much wetter they've felt a lot more sure-footed than the Goodyears they replaced, which were in-turn a lot better than the Cooper Fronts/Uniroyal rears that were on the car when I got it from the dealer. So far, so good, and like I say, on icier roads (last weeks) and wetter roads (last 2 months) they've been surprisingly good. I should stress that I'm not an energetic driver, historically doing a lot of miles on motorways/between East Anglia and the West across Milton Keynes so I did enjoy a spirited drive across MK

Bad News: "the dry braking test (from 100 km/h) really highlighted why ADAC believes a summer and winter tyre combination is a safer year round option than an all season tyre, as even the best all season tyre still took an extra 6.5 meters to stop the SUV."

Good News: 6.5 metres is equivalent to (approximately) an extra 0.25 seconds thinking time at 60 mph. In other words, pretty insignificant for the average person.

[dean warren]

I have Michelin pilot sport 4s on my BiTdi 255/35/20’s but swap to a winter tyre has Pirelli pzeros on this time of year.


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[Scott K]

When I had the BiTdi, I got rid of the Bridgestone Turanzas for PS4s very quickly. The Turanzas were awful! 18" wheels. The michelins lasted very well.

[Gazwould]

18"...the answer..