What tyres are you using?

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:13 pm

One of my tyres is on the legal limit and the other 3 have 2mm on them.

Thinking of replacing them all at the same time to Eagle F1's but wondered what everyone else is using?

205/45/17 is my tyre sizes. Any suggestion's to tyres that you find really good?

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 4:55 pm

dino, they are 205/45/16

im using Kuhmos at Â£100 a corner... wouldnt recommend them if you drive fast.

i have heard good things with the Toyos T1s though

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:08 pm

carmadaaron wrote:
i have heard good things with the Toyos T1s though

I have toyos, they're very good, plenty of grip, and high speed ratings.

vwclub.gr · Post by **vwclub.gr** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:38 pm

F1 GSD3
Just perfect in wet and dry!!!
Corners are their place to be!!!

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:23 pm

carmadaaron wrote:dino, they are 205/45/16

im using Kuhmos at Â£100 a corner... wouldnt recommend them if you drive fast.

i have heard good things with the Toyos T1s though

Oppps didn't notice that typo

Yes i drive fast round country lanes so need some grippy tyres!

vwclub.gr wrote:F1 GSD3
Just perfect in wet and dry!!!
Corners are their place to be!!!

Marvellous!!!!

is Â£66 per corner a good price for them?

M7 · Post by M7 » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:36 pm

he is from greece, so i dont think he'l know about pricing

im just running on normal tyres, nothing expensive on the 17s and Kumho's on my 15s

vwclub.gr · Post by **vwclub.gr** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:17 pm

Indeed.
Here in Grece, for my 195/50/15 F1s I paid 270â‚¬

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:31 pm

vwclub.gr wrote:Indeed.
Here in Grece, for my 195/50/15 F1s I paid 270â‚¬

WOW thats cheap

270.00 EUR Euro = 184.740 GBP United Kingdom Pounds
1 EUR = 0.684222 GBP 1 GBP = 1.46151 EUR

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:34 pm

Go for the Eagle F1s, they are longer lasting than the Toyos (especially on the front) and perform better in the wet. Not that the Toyos are bad, far from it! I have absolutely no complaints whatsoever, love 'em. But with Britain having about 342 rainy days a year, you need your wet grip

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:35 pm

But you can't beat a little sliding now and again

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:04 pm

ModifiedMadness wrote:But you can't beat a little sliding now and again

I do like a bit of sliding action!

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:11 pm

Ok just ordered the Eagel F1 GSD3's at Â£76 per corner. Â£304 in total.....thank god for credit cards!

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:12 pm

You will notice a MASSIVE improvement over your current threadbare tyres, good choice!

Harald73 · Post by **Harald73** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:44 pm

I have GY Eagle Ventura 205/45-16 in summer time and Nokian Hakkapeliitta 1 185/60-14 in winter time (probably youÂ´ve never heard of those?)

I think the Venturas are the best tires IÂ´ve ever had and such a shame itÂ´s an old range of tires and not available anymore. Gotta think of something the next time I buy tires.....???

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:51 pm

Getting my F1's fitted tomorrow!!!!! Yipeeeeee