Audi A3 - Tyre recommendation

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Audi A3 - Tyre recommendation NEW INFO

Long story short, I need 4 tyres for my A3 2.0 TDI S-Line (170). I'm not skimping on budgets and I refuse to buy premium because the majority of my miles are on the motorway commuting to work. Budget is between £300-400 fitted unless justified to spend extra.

After a quick browse the Barum Bravuris 2/XL are jumping out. £303 fitted from National Tyres. Various forums and tyrereviews.co.uk seem to be rating them quite highly.

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What do you guys recommend?

EDIT: Camskill are churning out Firestone SZ90 and Avon ZV5 for sub £300, no fitting. Any catch?
 
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Robi said:
Long story short, I need 4 tyres for my A3 2.0 TDI S-Line (170). I'm not skimping on budgets and I refuse to buy premium because the majority of my miles are on the motorway commuting to work. Budget is between £300-400 fitted unless justified to spend extra.

After a quick browse the Barum Bravuris 2/XL are jumping out. £303 fitted from National Tyres. Various forums and tyrereviews.co.uk seem to be rating them quite highly.

225/45/R17

What do you guys recommend?
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Just get Goodyear F1A2s, you'll almost get 4 in your budget.
 
Depends on your viewpoint, I find I make use of decent tyres more often braking to avoid morons on my 20k a year motorway commute than hooning it around, so I'll always have decent tyres.

Barnum aren't a brand I'm familiar with but for £100 more it's seems a pretty sensible investment to get something decent.
 
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You make a fair point. Time is of the essence though. I need to get these changed pronto - impact damage on my front left (looks like a egg coming out of the side) and MOT just round the corner. £100 more than the Barum Bravuris 2/XL though.
 
You'll be able to get 4 continental sport contact 5's for less than £450 fitted if you shop around. For me it's either these or the Goodyear F1A2s but from previous experience with "sporty" Goodyears they don't last as long as Conti's.
 
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I refuse to buy premium because the majority of my miles are on the motorway commuting to work.
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So the majority of your miles are on the fastest roads in the country where you are most likely to come across standing water etc? Seems like a good argument for quality rubber to me - if you ever need to stop on the Motorway you'll probabl want to do so very quickly and very safely.
 
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So the majority of your miles are on the fastest roads in the country where you are most likely to come across standing water etc? Seems like a good argument for quality rubber to me - if you ever need to stop on the Motorway you'll probabl want to do so very quickly and very safely.
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Fair point. Since 90% of the time I'm stuck at 61 with cruise control on, rather than bombing around a housing estate I just don't see the value in spending extra over mid-range tyres. Besides, I'm driving a very average car, not an S3.

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The laws of physics don't care whether you've got a 1.6 FSI or a remapped S3 when you need to stop quickly in an emergency. You don't need to spend big money - you can get Contisport Contacts or similar for under £100 a tyre. You've got an Audi so £100 a tyre isn't really excessive or un-neccesary expenditure :)

Your Audi is no place to fit a Barum tyre.
 
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The laws of physics don't care whether you've got a 1.6 FSI or a remapped S3 when you need to stop quickly in an emergency. You don't need to spend big money - you can get Contisport Contacts or similar for under £100 a tyre. You've got an Audi so £100 a tyre isn't really excessive or un-neccesary expenditure :)

Your Audi is no place to fit a Barum tyre.
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Any recommendations to go with the Conti's?
 
Great deal, it would be rude not to snap it up. How much does it typically cost to turn up at a garage purely for fitting?

EDIT: A set of 4 will also come with a £40 Goodyear fuel card, not bad.
 
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Narrowed down to the following on Camskill, what do you guys think?

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 - £327.00 + £40 Free Fuel
Firestone SZ90 - £279.60
Dunlop Sport 01A SP - £319.60 + £40 Free Fuel
Falken ZE914 - £301.20
Dunlop SportMaxx RT SP - £327.00 + £40 Free Fuel
Pirelli PZero - £328.40
 
Mate has an A3 170 Quattro and swears by the F1 AS2 he fitted. Not even expensive really either. Get those and be done with it.
 
£12 per corner for fitting at a local indie garage.

£338 (incl P&P) + £48 = £386 in total, £346 if you include the £40 free fuel. Not bad, not bad at all :D
 
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