Tyre Quandry??
Discussion
The front set on my Scirocco are the originals from factory - Dunlop SP Sport 01 and they are almost on legal limit. They haven't lasted too bad I don't think - I have owned the car since Christmas ish so the original owner has had the best of them with 11800k on clock. THing is the rears have loads of life left as usual and I'm not sure what to replace with.
The current tyres have now been superceeded with Dunlop Sport Maxx which are very similar - these work out at £309 all in including tracking / alignment etc. Or I have seen a set of Vredestein Ultrac Sessananta (which i used to have on my Focus ST and I think they are fantastic wet and dry inproved feel - perhaps didn't last the longest but were enjoyable to drive on) for £115 per tyre plus £40 fitting so £270 all in.
What are peoples thoughts on having mismatched tyres - does it really matter or am i being too particular??
The current tyres have now been superceeded with Dunlop Sport Maxx which are very similar - these work out at £309 all in including tracking / alignment etc. Or I have seen a set of Vredestein Ultrac Sessananta (which i used to have on my Focus ST and I think they are fantastic wet and dry inproved feel - perhaps didn't last the longest but were enjoyable to drive on) for £115 per tyre plus £40 fitting so £270 all in.
What are peoples thoughts on having mismatched tyres - does it really matter or am i being too particular??
Indeed, OE tyres are often a compromise, and often very different to the retail version of the tyre. Take the Continental SportContact2 - a generally well regarded tyre. They were OE fit on my Astra (225-45-17). They have to be without a doubt the worst tyres I've ever driven on, even worse then the OE fit Pirelli P6000 on my Corsa. Yet, I got a similar Astra as a loaner which had aftermarket SportContact2 fitted, and they were excellent.
OE fits are often a different compound depending on what the manufacturer wants. They may be very soft, to give the car a grippy feel. They may be hard to give the car better fuel economy and sharper handling.
Just go with whatever you're comfortable with.
OE fits are often a different compound depending on what the manufacturer wants. They may be very soft, to give the car a grippy feel. They may be hard to give the car better fuel economy and sharper handling.
Just go with whatever you're comfortable with.
my scirocco has bridgestone re50's on from new and at the same mileage as you they are looking a little worn on the inside of both fronts but generally have loads of wear in them. so they may be an option for you?
I have the verdsteins on the rear of my vx220 and honestly cannot fault them.
What about some toyo proxes? Replaced the bridgestones on my type r with them a few years ago and they were ace, a lot cheaper than bridgestones too.
I have the verdsteins on the rear of my vx220 and honestly cannot fault them.
What about some toyo proxes? Replaced the bridgestones on my type r with them a few years ago and they were ace, a lot cheaper than bridgestones too.
Ozzie Osmond said:
HellDiver said:
Indeed, OE tyres are often a compromise, and often very different to the retail version of the tyre.
I have never heard this before and am very doubtful there is any truth in it.Do you have any evidence to support what you said?
I'd be really surprised if the OE version was soooo much worse than the aftermarket version too.
Frankthered said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
HellDiver said:
Indeed, OE tyres are often a compromise, and often very different to the retail version of the tyre.
I have never heard this before and am very doubtful there is any truth in it.Do you have any evidence to support what you said?
I'd be really surprised if the OE version was soooo much worse than the aftermarket version too.
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