Sorry, another thread on tyres, but I have done a search and the current content seems to be about winter tyres and the regular tyre threads seem a little old. Basically I need to replace all 4 tyres on my 58 plate Octy II vRS PD170 and have a few options on what to get (225/40/18).

Current tyres are from the factory I think as the car is on 24k, running Conti Sport Contact 2.

Options so far

Conti Sport Contact 3 £131 each

Goodyear F1 Assymetric £121 each

Falken 452/912 around £85-£95 each

Also had mentioned Bridgestone but they are quite a hard compound. Driving is mixed of town and motorway (mainly for work) and around 10-15k per year. Looking for something with a good sporty grip, low noise, good in dry and wet. Having used Goodyear F1 GSD3 on a previous car I know how good they are, albeit a lighter small engine petrol car, and the Assymetric is the newer version of it and a slighter firmer compound. Its also done very well in Evo tyre tests etc. Currently my top choice.

I have looked into the popular Vredstein Sessenta that is widely acclaimed on here but all my local tyre places dont seem to know of them, or the one place that does cant get any until February!

Aprreciate any current thoughts and comments just in case I have missed anything obvious on this! Hopefully will order them tomorrow if not a stock line or will get something from stock later in the week.

Cheers in advance.

Ryan

my dad has pirellii p zero nero's on his and he loves them, very very grippy, transform the car, think he paid £112 a piece for them, he just said he seen them else where for cheaper and the garage matched them.

I replaced mine with contis again. Did 20k without any issues so I didn't bother looking at anything else.

thanks guys, any more thoughts?

Just replaced my fronts with Hankook Ventus V12 Evo's IMO a better tyre than the contis, so much grip and even chugging along in half a foot of snow!

Paid £92 each from a local dealer A brilliant tyre

If you were still interested in the Vredesteins you could get them from here:

http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=270667752984&emvAD=320x480&sv=Vredestein%20sessanta%20225/40/18&emvcc=0

And get them fitted locally.

I went for Michelin PS3s. Similar price to the Contis, a bit more than the Pirellis.

Sorry, another thread on tyres, but I have done a search and the current content seems to be about winter tyres and the regular tyre threads seem a little old. Basically I need to replace all 4 tyres on my 58 plate Octy II vRS PD170 and have a few options on what to get (225/40/18).

Current tyres are from the factory I think as the car is on 24k, running Conti Sport Contact 2.

Options so far

Conti Sport Contact 3 £131 each

Goodyear F1 Assymetric £121 each

Falken 452/912 around £85-£95 each

Also had mentioned Bridgestone but they are quite a hard compound. Driving is mixed of town and motorway (mainly for work) and around 10-15k per year. Looking for something with a good sporty grip, low noise, good in dry and wet. Having used Goodyear F1 GSD3 on a previous car I know how good they are, albeit a lighter small engine petrol car, and the Assymetric is the newer version of it and a slighter firmer compound. Its also done very well in Evo tyre tests etc. Currently my top choice.

I have looked into the popular Vredstein Sessenta that is widely acclaimed on here but all my local tyre places dont seem to know of them, or the one place that does cant get any until February!

Aprreciate any current thoughts and comments just in case I have missed anything obvious on this! Hopefully will order them tomorrow if not a stock line or will get something from stock later in the week.

Cheers in advance.

Ryan

uniroyal rainsport 2's - just had 4 fitted and they've been really good.

If you were still interested in the Vredesteins you could get them from here:

http://wap.ebay.co.uk/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=270667752984&emvAD=320x480&sv=Vredestein%20sessanta%20225/40/18&emvcc=0

And get them fitted locally.

Same guys but direct from their website £111 delivered is a pretty good price.;- http://www.elitedirect.com/TyresNew/Tyres-By-Size.php?ordertype22=1&saletype22=retail&section=225&profile=40&rim=18&Submit23=Search+Database+%3E

I have had three/four sets of tyres from Elite in the last 2 years. Excellent chaps and 1st class service, next day delivery is a possibility if you order in the morning. Local fitting should be £10 - £12.50 per wheel inc. balancing and disposal.

The Ultrac Sesanta are my 'weapon of choice'; they came 2nd in the EVO Tyre Test 2007 and IMHO really go well on the Octy.

Good luck.

Just put a pair of Michelin Pilot Sport 3 on SWMBOs VRS with 18 inch rims, much better than the Dunlops it has as OE.

In most tyre tests either Continentals or Michelins win the performance test but are not so cheap but worth it in my experience. Ours were £144 fitted. Michelins should do 15 to 20K I expect, Dunlops did 13K and were poor for traction in wet.

Have Bridgestone Potenzas on my 1.8 TSI DSG and they are not good enough for the 160 hp on that Octy2.

Gotta be Vredesteins or Michelin PS3s I reckon.

i got Falken 452's All round on mine now

Had some good reviews from MK1 Leon Cupra R Owners on SCN so i went with them and the price is quiet good

Still thinking of going for the Goodyears as best price/performance combination. Vreds sound good but I cant be hassled with ordering and trying to get someone to fit them.

Mind you less of a rush now as the current ones on the car are not a bad as i first thought. Place one told me 1.8-2mm left and place two told me 4mm left (with a gauge). First place didnt use a gauge and guessed to try and make me buy 4 of whatever they had in stock there and then - wont be going there then, despite it being a reputable place (I thought) that I have used in the past!

Gotta be Vredesteins or Michelin PS3s I reckon.

47mpg, how'd you get that? Higher mileage car, driving at 68mph on a motorway?

Lucky for 42/43 on mine with 24k on the clock.

thanks guys, any more thoughts?

at this time of year, winter tyres

I find the Contis a bit noisy.

Eagle F1s are very good.

However, you could get some Kumho KU31s for probably £30 less per tyre. They're very very good value for money.

47mpg, how'd you get that? Higher mileage car, driving at 68mph on a motorway?

Lucky for 42/43 on mine with 24k on the clock.

If you click on my mpg icon, you'll see I've had the roughly the same economy since I bought the car with 21k miles on. I just read the road well and drive smoothly I guess.