Tyres

Michelin Primacy every time for me. (currently got the new Primacy HP's on)

They DO cost more but...

Last far far longer than anything else and are quiet. They give me enough grip as well (I do test the grip a lot :firedevil by the way !) however they'll never be as good as sticky F1's.... but they'll last three times longer.

Also in the camp of only buying two at a time as well and see no point in rotating unless you have a 4motion in which case you should.

When i was out in Sweden this year for the WRC i found an intresting fact.. the locals always ensure the better trad depth is always on the rears when doing winter drivng in the snow...

While we was out there our hire car had studded Michelins ICE fitted..

The amount of grip was untrue.. it took a few miles to trust the amount of ggrip on the road with the studds..

if you want to have a look at a video we took while driving on what we would class a an "A" road at about 60 MPH on ICE/Snow with was about 3 inch deep have a watch... you will be surpised for sure!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwjd5ng8m3o


Also... check out my profile for the other SWEDEN Driving on Snow videos... and also when i was in Norway!!

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=Ricktay&p=r



RickT

Below are a few pics of the VW Golf we had while out in Sweden..

but over 1000 miles on her in 6 days all on snow!!!

You can see the studs on the front view...

These photos where taken on the second day.. by the final day you could not read the reconise the rear of the car due to the amount of dirt.. let alone read the rear plate due to the amount of dirt!!

The car was only the 1.6 model.. but it went ok... plus it had the winter pack which was heated seats, headlight washer jets, headed screen wash...

PLUS..... ALL VAG cars out there have the boot/shoe kicker stip along the stills to knock your boots on before you get in the car... its a big lump of rubber!!

Enjoy!


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Always fit the best quality that you can afford, thats my advice.

At the moment my fav tyres are Mich Pilot Exalto 2 (I run these on my subaru wrx and they dont loose grip trust me!)

Second favs are conti sport contacts, excellent grip but wear a bit fast for me...

New tyres to the rear is NOT the law!!! It is generally accepted industry best practice as advised by Michelin, however the customer has the final decision on this not the fitter!

Glad to hear others have used Etyres! And have been happy!

I run the etyres franchise that covers Lanarkshire, and parts of Glasgow.

And as I'm such a friendly sort I will personally give any VWAUDI member a 5% discount on the web price if the mention it when ordering from my branch.
I have also been on at the head office to offer this discount on all web orders but no luck as of yet but I'm having a meeting in the morning and will bring this up. 5% may not seem like much but the web prices are up to 40% cheaper than leading tyre depots and remember we come to you at no extra cost:beerchug:

01555 820 003 is the number (for my branch) and you can ask for Richard or Cathie, we are family run so you will always get a friendly voice on the phone who can offer advice on anything tyre related.

Hope to hear from some of you in my area, and one for RickT if you are up our way (as you mention you often travel up the M74) and need tyres give us a shout!

Regards

Richard:D

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Originally Posted by RichieVWV6

Hope to hear from some of you in my area, and one for RickT if you are up our way (as you mention you often travel up the M74) and need tyres give us a shout!

Regards

Richard:D

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Hopefully i wont need to use you... not too long ago i had to go to ATS in Carlisle after getting a blow out on the back right in the outside lane on the m6.... (not too far away from you!

As i was over 200 miles from home, i thought i best go buy a new tyre before continuing the route home as it was a bit of a risk incase i had another blow out.. i know the chance is slim.. but could not risk it for the about of hassle.. and i would have had to purchase a new tyre anyway... yes.. ATS were a little over priced.. but thats what you pay when you have not option!!

RickT

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Originally Posted by RichieVWV6

Always fit the best quality that you can afford, thats my advice.

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I'll go along with that, you can't compromise safety for the sake of saving a few quid...it could be the last thing you do!

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Originally Posted by ini

I am with RickT on this one, i buy new tyres in pairs and put the new ones on the front.

If you swap your tyres round too often, they will wear far quicker.

I find that 235's on a normal 17" rim results in more tramlining and less responsive steering than 225's.

My current fave tyres are Toyo Proxes, and Eagle F1's, which both seem to have excellent grip and low noise.

The F1's seem to have a slightly larger runout, which is nice. :D

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Originally Posted by Veedubber

I don't swap mine round. I replace the fronts as a pair when they are worn down and the same with the backs. Having found myself upside down in a field (and not in a Good Way) due to crappy back tyres, I'm not up for swapping worn ones to the back any more.

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FWD cars - new tyres ALWAYS on the rear - unless you like tail happy cars ;)

Agreed, best grip always should sit on the rear wheels.... it's a constantly debated issue but on a front wheel drive car the rears have less grip so need good tyres to compensate..... I learned the hard way a long time ago.... by spinning a MK4 golf sideways up an urban dual carriageway, managed to avoid a severe accident by the skin of my teeth.

I disagreed with putting new on the rears - until I read this:

http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/auto/au...b_pqr_neuf.jsp

I saw that too prolfe.............better be safe and all that :)