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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2012, 10:16:11 pm »
Toyo T1R is probably the best cheapish tyre you will get or for £10.00 more per corner the Hankook Evo (cant remember if is called Ventus, ask vrs alex he runs them  :happy2:)
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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2012, 10:40:38 pm »
Thanks guys,

I'm going to take those Camskill prices in to Tyre city tomorrow and see if they will match them plus 10 pound a wheel  for fitting and balancing.

We are in recession after all!

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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2012, 11:27:51 pm »

Just a heads up. You don't need the same tread pattern on the same axle mate.


....Surely you meant to write that you DO need the same tread pattern on the same axle, and you meant that front tyre treads could be different from rear tyre treads. Ideally it's better to have the same tread patterns all round and deeper treads on the rear - Sticky Vicky must be obeyed!

From experience, avoid running Directional treads on one axle and Asymmetric treads on the other - It kicks in the ESP more often and can feel very snatchy to drive.

No. It's a bit of a dated practice. There's absolutely nothing wrong with running different tread patterns on the same axel. I'm not saying do it deliberately but if you've got a good conti that's out of production there's no need to bin it off. Especially if its in nearly new condition.


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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #18 on: October 31, 2012, 08:33:23 am »

Just a heads up. You don't need the same tread pattern on the same axle mate.


....Surely you meant to write that you DO need the same tread pattern on the same axle, and you meant that front tyre treads could be different from rear tyre treads. Ideally it's better to have the same tread patterns all round and deeper treads on the rear - Sticky Vicky must be obeyed!

From experience, avoid running Directional treads on one axle and Asymmetric treads on the other - It kicks in the ESP more often and can feel very snatchy to drive.


No. It's a bit of a dated practice. There's absolutely nothing wrong with running different tread patterns on the same axel. I'm not saying do it deliberately but if you've got a good conti that's out of production there's no need to bin it off. Especially if its in nearly new condition.


....Sorry but I'm not sure I can agree.

If two tyres have a different tread pattern then they are very likely indeed (almost 100% certain?) to have different properties in their construction and/or rubber. For example, tyre wall stiffness. Consequently, under typical stresses and UK road conditions the car's ESP system is likely to kick in as it reads one wheel (tyre) behaving differently.

This is not necessarily a problem in itself inasmuch that the ESP will 'save the day' and help you out of trouble. However, I know from direct experience that the ESP kicking in due to tyre differences is very unpleasant and actually the first few times it happens it's quite scary until you realise what is happening and keep your foot planted through it. And that experience is with a Quaife diff installed.

Another aspect of this is that tyre wear rate is likely to be different between different tyres and again it's far from ideal to have uneven tyre wear on an axle.

So, until someone can fully explain otherwise, I don't agree that your advice on this is a good practice and especially not for any spirited driving (which GTI's are designed for).
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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #19 on: October 31, 2012, 09:34:30 am »
Look up Etyres online always been the cheapest for me and they will come out to where ever you live or work and fit them in there van, they sometimes have discounts on there too on different tyres depending what's in stock.

Use discount code G101 for 10 pound off!

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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #20 on: October 31, 2012, 09:43:09 am »
Just in the process of replacing my two fronts as one has a slow puncture and are both getting pretty low. As best practice will put them on the back and put the rears on the front (best practice for FWD car, see other threads about this).

I think I have narrowed my selection down to Pirelli P zero Nero, seem to be getting good reviews at the moment and Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta.

Note my wheels are 17inch.

bestprices I have found so far : pirelli £166.78 for two delivered (Camskill)
                                              Vredestein £180 for two delivered off ebay

Obviously I then need to get fitted.

Does anyone have the review from Evo of thePirelli P Zero Nero?

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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #21 on: October 31, 2012, 10:17:37 am »
I got 2 x ContiSport 2's fitted on the front of my R32 from Blackcircles a few weeks back for £130 each, so they are still available.

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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #22 on: October 31, 2012, 11:05:57 am »
i had a pair of Pirelli P7 Cinturato's fitted for £85 each from Tyres R Us in Erdington... guys pretty cheap on most other branded tyres too, may be worth giving him a ring...

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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #23 on: October 31, 2012, 11:14:56 am »
i get very confused wit the Pirelli P Zero structure if someone can explain?

At the top of the tree is there just a P Zero?

Then sub varieties of Rosso, Nero, Cinturato? If so how do you know which of these are the highest perfromance tyre?  :confused:
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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #24 on: October 31, 2012, 11:56:33 am »
Costco have their 20% off sale starting from 5th November, when I took them on that discount back in June it was £440 for all 4 Michelin pilot sport 3's supplied and fitted with Nitrogen  :happy2:
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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #25 on: October 31, 2012, 12:07:44 pm »
Costco have their 20% off sale starting from 5th November, when I took them on that discount back in June it was £440 for all 4 Michelin pilot sport 3's supplied and fitted with Nitrogen  :happy2:

Hi Mate,

Do Costco just sell the tyres as well? I only ask as my Father-in-law has a Cosco account but he is up in Liverpool and I am down South (In Afghanistan at the moment!) They are coming down to see the wife in a couple of weeks so I was just wondering if they could get the tyres for me. Then i can get them fitted at a later date.

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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #26 on: October 31, 2012, 01:05:58 pm »
Costco have their 20% off sale starting from 5th November, when I took them on that discount back in June it was £440 for all 4 Michelin pilot sport 3's supplied and fitted with Nitrogen  :happy2:

Nice one Jussa! My dream tyre (that does sound very nerdy), that'll do me 440 all in. Where's Nitrogen though?

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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #27 on: October 31, 2012, 01:11:34 pm »

Costco have their 20% off sale starting from 5th November, when I took them on that discount back in June it was £440 for all 4 Michelin pilot sport 3's supplied and fitted with Nitrogen  :happy2:


Nice one Jussa! My dream tyre (that does sound very nerdy), that'll do me 440 all in. Where's Nitrogen though?


....I think he means filled with Nitrogen within the price of supplying and fitting.


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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #28 on: October 31, 2012, 01:14:08 pm »

Costco have their 20% off sale starting from 5th November, when I took them on that discount back in June it was £440 for all 4 Michelin pilot sport 3's supplied and fitted with Nitrogen  :happy2:


Nice one Jussa! My dream tyre (that does sound very nerdy), that'll do me 440 all in. Where's Nitrogen though?


....I think he means filled with Nitrogen within the price of supplying and fitting.

 :ashamed: :ashamed: :ashamed: Oh. That's quite embarassing!

So if you buy from Costco, where do get the tyres fitted please Robin?

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Re: Budget 440 for 4 premium Tyres - Help Please
« Reply #29 on: October 31, 2012, 01:30:48 pm »

So if you buy from Costco, where do get the tyres fitted please Robin?


....Sorry, I don't know - I have never bought tyres from Costco.

In the past, my VW dealer has always fitted my tyres and more recently I have used my local ATS.


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