**Unofficial Tyre Thread**

FTM said:
is it just a straight fight between the conti sport contact 5's or the pilot sports
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Have to say, I have CS5s on my A4, and they managed a good 22k before needing replacing. As good as anything else I've had on my plethora of previous cars. Needless to say I didn't think twice about just ordering the replacements.

EDIT (25/06/15): Fronts are now on 25k, only replaced the rears at the time due to a non-repairable puncture in one!
 
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paradigm said:
Have to say, I have CS5s on my A4, and they managed a good 22k before needing replacing. As good as anything else I've had on my plethora of previous cars. Needless to say I didn't think twice about just ordering the replacements.
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I've had the same experience on my vRS replaced those after 21k
 
I'll just echo the SC5 wearing - I had a set on my vRS and they wore down at quite a rate.
Earlier this year I decided to take the plunge and replaced all 4 with AS2's - which appear to be wearing at a much more satisfactory rate.
 
I would get 17-20k out of a front set of CSC5s on my ST220 too and that's not exactly featherweight.

Seems a bit odd that they wear down particularly quickly for some people - Must be the geometry setup playing a part.
 
I'm replacing my F1AS2 after about 12-14k miles but that is up and down the A82 at speed and my commute is 7 miles on mostly back roads.

Was going to go for CSC5 but will stick with the F1AS2 as I know them now.
 
I'm about to replace my ASY2's on my vRS after about 12-14k which seems quite soon, but can't fault the performance.

On another note, I need a recommendation for 205/55/R16 tyres as you can't get the ASY2's in that size. Was thinking Conti Sport 5's or Effcient Grip Performance as an alternative? It's for a MK6 Golf.
 
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Saint said:
I'm about to replace my ASY2's on my vRS after about 12-14k which seems quite soon, but can't fault the performance.

On another note, I need a recommendation for 205/55/R16 tyres as you can't get the ASY2's in that size. Was thinking Conti Sport 5's or Effcient Grip Performance as an alternative? It's for a MK6 Golf.
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Can you now get Sport 5's in that size? Last time I looked it was the Eco ones :(
 
I am in need of help tyre experts!

My father is an older gentleman and for some reason that I cannot fathom he seems to think that the cheapest tyres are exactly the same as the manufacturer recomended ones.

I overheard him advising my sister to replace the worn OEM Goodyear run flats on her E88 120d with retreaded or part worn tyres.

And then today he was trying to tell me that he will replace the tyres on his 2014 VW Polo with some retreaded tyres because "thats what they fit to aeroplanes and lorries and they are fine!" and "they are made in exactly the same way", "they are cheap on ebay, 4 tyres for £130!"

Now, I don't have enough knowledge of tyres other and my resouding logic that, no, they are not as good as they are cheaper and thus made cheaply using recycled carcusses that have an unknown provinance.

Is there more to it than that? Ideally I want to have some fact based knowledge to fireback at him to try and disuade him from causing my sister to go backwards into a ditch.

Any help is appreciated.
 
theNude said:
I am in need of help tyre experts!

My father is an older gentleman and for some reason that I cannot fathom he seems to think that the cheapest tyres are exactly the same as the manufacturer recomended ones.

I overheard him advising my sister to replace the worn OEM Goodyear run flats on her E88 120d with retreaded or part worn tyres.

And then today he was trying to tell me that he will replace the tyres on his 2014 VW Polo with some retreaded tyres because "thats what they fit to aeroplanes and lorries and they are fine!" and "they are made in exactly the same way", "they are cheap on ebay, 4 tyres for £130!"

Now, I don't have enough knowledge of tyres other and my resouding logic that, no, they are not as good as they are cheaper and thus made cheaply using recycled carcusses that have an unknown provinance.

Is there more to it than that? Ideally I want to have some fact based knowledge to fireback at him to try and disuade him from causing my sister to go backwards into a ditch.

Any help is appreciated.
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This got linked here a little while ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFvfnJT-m-g

This shows the difference between premium + cheapo tyres in terms of stopping distances in the dry + wet. 20 metres could well the the difference between slamming into someone and stopping in enough time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_j-2W2uZ8c
 
mccarf said:
This got linked here a little while ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFvfnJT-m-g
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To be fair, that is scaremongering rubbish.

I've bought the odd part worn tyre from eBay, and have sold a few too. When you buy them, the tyre's tread depth is ALWAYS shown, the fact that they are partworns is stated (and let's face it - bloody obvious) and they should be visually inspected when received. I believe the company that sends them out will also do this also as their reputation is on the line, and the very worst feedback a part worn tyre company can get on eBay is "Sold me a dangerous tyre with a nail through the sidewall!".

That guy in the video crashed because his tyres had 0.9mm of tread. Regardless of where you get tyres from, all tyres will reach that tread depth if you drive on them enough!

theNude said:
I am in need of help tyre experts!

My father is an older gentleman and for some reason that I cannot fathom he seems to think that the cheapest tyres are exactly the same as the manufacturer recomended ones.

I overheard him advising my sister to replace the worn OEM Goodyear run flats on her E88 120d with retreaded or part worn tyres.

And then today he was trying to tell me that he will replace the tyres on his 2014 VW Polo with some retreaded tyres because "thats what they fit to aeroplanes and lorries and they are fine!" and "they are made in exactly the same way", "they are cheap on ebay, 4 tyres for £130!"

Now, I don't have enough knowledge of tyres other and my resouding logic that, no, they are not as good as they are cheaper and thus made cheaply using recycled carcusses that have an unknown provinance.

Is there more to it than that? Ideally I want to have some fact based knowledge to fireback at him to try and disuade him from causing my sister to go backwards into a ditch.

Any help is appreciated.
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However, remoulds are a completely different thing. They are an absolute hazard - and to this day I can't believe that they clamp down on speeding, mobile phone use, drink driving but selling and fitting remould tyres is still legal. The amount you save over even new crap tyres is minimal - if someone held a gun to my head, i'd rather have new Linglong tyres than remould ones!

Remoulds will not last very long at all either and he'll be replacing them before he knows it. Either that or they will blow out as the are much more likely to do so, which won't be pleasant at 60mph, when it could suddenly blow out, and send you swerving directly onto the path of an oncoming lorry - it really does happen. He could avoid all of this risk, by buying a set decent tyres in the first place for £100 more.

For the safety of everyone else on the roads, and everyone else in his car (wife/children/grandchildren) convince him to spend a bit more. He may only be looking a remoulds because he has been to the VW dealer and they've quoted him £78252.34 for one tyre, when really, they can be obtained online for much, much less than dealer/high street prices.

What tyre size does your dad have?
 
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Firstly, ignore the ratings, they're made up.

Secondly, XL is for stiffer sidewall if the tyre needs to support more weight, not to do with being 'tougher'.

There will be a load rating which is the 99 or 103 part of 103Y. Just use what your car is meant to have.
 
Had new F1AS2 on the rear of my S2000. They feel horrible - even after 500miles, have they changed the tyre design/construction?

If i push the wheel with my foot the car moves on the tyre. Maybe its new tread combined with old tread on the front, but the rear feels so disconnected compared to front now.

I see Bridgestone have just launched the RE003 - would be worth a look
 
Just sat in kwikfit. Maybe a dozen customers pass through. Half are time waters the other half bought the cheapest budget tyres every time.

The staff are very very patient.
 
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