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Offline Ash_SteadyEddy

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Best Tyres?
« on: December 05, 2012, 09:16:36 pm »
This is a subject that has probably cropped up a million times, but is also one that can continuously change so thought I'd ask around.  :smiley:

Time has come for 2 new tyres. Which ones can people recommend having on my eddy? Looking for a decent all round tyre.

Thanks in advance  :happy2:
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Re: Best Tyres?
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2012, 09:24:36 pm »
Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric  :notworthy:

Fantastic in the dry, Unreal grip in the wet  :happy2:

One of the big car magazines did a test on our very own MK5 GTI and these were best overall out of all the premium brands

Quite a few on here are recommending them too
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Re: Best Tyres?
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2012, 09:30:54 pm »

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Re: Best Tyres?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2012, 09:37:28 pm »
Main 2 seem to be Michelin PS3's (on mine) or Good Year assy 2's. others people go for are Conti sport contacts, Pirelli P Zero's and Vreds

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Re: Best Tyres?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2012, 10:17:05 pm »
Either the good years or Michelle ps3 for top of the range tyres

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Re: Best Tyres?
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2012, 11:00:14 pm »
Best in the dry?
Best in the wet?
Best around a track?
Best for low noise?
Best for longevity?
Best in the snow?

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Re: Best Tyres?
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2012, 12:19:14 am »
Black ones!

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Re: Best Tyres?
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2012, 03:39:54 am »
I have:
Summer: Goodyear F1 AS2's, just grip and bags of it; don't last very long.
Winter: Goodyear Ultragrip, noticeably better than F1's in low temps, snow, ice etc... can't touch F1's around 10*C +

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Re: Best Tyres?
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2012, 05:27:37 am »

I went with the Michelin PilotSport 3's, they are incredibly grippy in wet and dry conditions, but last longer than the Goodyear F1's. It's swings and roundabouts though, as they are a bit noisier than than the Pirelli P Zero Rosso's and Continental Sportcontact 2's I've had previously.

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Re: Best Tyres?
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2012, 03:40:57 pm »
Thank you to all with decent input. Much appreciated guys. For my All round tyre I've decided it's probably going to be the F1's.

When I buy a car for track, it won't be a golf.
When I buy a car for the snow, it won't be a golf.
When I buy an all round car to drive me from a to b and put a smile on my face along the way I will buy a golf, and i did! Maybe answers your question as to what I mean by an all round tyre!

Thanks again.
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