Getting my Lunas renovated and decided on getting new tyres. 225.40.R18 92Y XL

On the shortlist so far:

Nokian Z G2

Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue

Continental SportContact5

Any experience of the above? Or other recommendations?

Cheers

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The contisport 5 have not been getting good reviews on the passat forums.

Goodyear F1 AS2's

Mine came with P7s from the factory, been very good. Hard wearing - 30k on first set. Both dry and wet grip is adequate for me.

Take a serious look ar the Nokian’s, if they are comparable to their winter version (WR G2) then they will be almost unbeatable.

I will be looking to change mine mid year and i will be looking seriously at the Nokian’s.

I buy Nankang NS-2's for all my cars and never had any trouble with them, and they are around £70 fitted. ( I sit back waiting to get ridiculed by the tyre snobs!!)..lol

Had Nanang SV-2's (Winters) on my old's Kia Sportage and they were not the best for traction

Using Toyo C1S on my Superb for Summer now - Couldn't rate them, fuel consumption is UP on the same size winter tyre and traction is poor. - When i get them back on later in the year, we'll see how funds are, and they might end up on eBay and be replaced!

Al.

PS. My Winters are Vredestein's - i would consider the new Sportrac 5 or the Ultrac-Senssanta

Edited 16 January, 201313 yr by ukcruiser

Goodyear F1 AS2's

As above excellent tyre.

Dunlop SP 01 Sport Maxx TT excellent performance on dry and wet lasting up to 45000 km.

christ coops

30 000 on one set do you ever use the right hand peddle.

bill

Goodyear f1 all the way , Dunlop sports worst tyres I have ever had on any car , imo

_{If you want high mileage, compliant ride and decent grip then the Goodyear efficient grip are ones to go for as Auto Express say.}

_{If you want great cornering grip in all conditions, and a sporty feel and can accept lower mileage the the Contisports are the ones to have.}

_{Both are modern 5 rib designs that generally work well in the wet and are quiet, but trade that for indifferent grip in snow and ice.}

_{I have driven over 60,000 miles on each, and the above summarizes my thoughts.}

Edited 20 January, 201313 yr by Pesmog

There are people out there who say, "always go with one of the big names" or "never buy a tyre made in China" or whatever... During the last ten years, I've had Michelin, Continental, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Dunlop, Fulda, Firestone, Kumho, Uniroyal, Maxxis, Altenzo... And do you know what? I could barely tell the difference between any of them in normal driving. The Goodyears had a step in one of the tyres so I noticed that the subsequent Michelins were a lot quieter; the Uniroyal Rainsports got me through some spectacular standing water once, but apart from that I couldn't have actually told you which tyres I had on.

Of course, I don't go round corners on two wheels, and I like to practise the arts of anticipation and observation, so maybe I've never subjected my tyres to the sort of stresses which would "sort out the men from the boys"; the fact that my last car but one was a spiritedly driven, lime green Peugeot 207GT (I was going through a phase), though, should indicate that I'm not necessarily Mr. Slow of Slowville, Slowshire. I just drive... normally.

Anyway, I had a blow-out recently, so decided to shop around for two new fronts. I found a tyre which has an economy rating of 'B', a wet-weather braking performance of 'B' and a noise rating of 72dB. Go away and check how comparatively rare that combination is. ValueTyres has them listed as a "premium" tyre, yet I had them fitted at a local Halfords autocentre for £127 the pair. The manager told me that they perform on a par with Michelins for just over half the price; the only downside is that they might last for only 80-90% of the life of a Michelin. A Michelin that doesn't suffer a mid-term puncture or blow-out, that is! He laughs at all the brand-snobs and the suckers who insist that they "always go with one of the big names", and is insistent that the Big 6 are ripping off their customers due to misplaced "received wisdom" on the part of the market. I should add that no sales pitch was involved: I had ordered online from www.tyresavings.com who merely use Halfords as the fitters.

I'm quite sure that there will be people on this site who know better than the manager of the tyre company and who will rubbish the new system of tyre ratings, including the wet weather performance; I'm sure they'll make their opinions known. For what it's worth, I've done c.500 snowy/rainy/dry miles on the tyres now and - you guessed it - I can't tell any difference from the Michelins, the Pirellis, the Continentals...

What brand and tread name did you buy Ned?

What brand and tread name did you buy Ned?

I'll reveal all soon, Jake; just waiting for a few more opinions to come in, lol!

There is undoubtedly a bit of brand snobbery, perhaps there is little difference between your Michelins and your Wanlis when driving 50mph on straight roads in beautiful sunshine. Perhaps there is little difference between many tyre brands in 99% of circumstances...but there may be that 1% when a premium contisport may stop you having a serious accident or that 1meter in stopping distance that saves yours a pedestrians life. Its those situations that make having a premium tyre worth every penny in my opinion.

As for Chinese tyres...I've been to China on business, admittedly involved in an entirely different industry (glassware), but if their tyre manufacturing is to a similar standard as their glassmaking then god help whoever has a chinese tyre . Unless of course they have copied someone elses's design and compounds ... as I don't think Chinese have designed/invented anything themselves since gunpowder.

there may be that 1% when a premium contisport may stop you having a serious accident or that 1meter in stopping distance that saves yours a pedestrians life. Its those situations that make having a premium tyre worth every penny in my opinion.

As for Chinese tyres...I've been to China on business, admittedly involved in an entirely different industry (glassware), but if their tyre manufacturing is to a similar standard as their glassmaking then god help whoever has a chinese tyre . Unless of course they have copied someone elses's design and compounds ... as I don't think Chinese have designed/invented anything themselves since gunpowder.

Hmmm... but they have a wet weather braking performance rating of 'B', the same as - or better than - nearly all Continental tyres. In fact, on the BlackCircles site, I can only find c.6 tyres which better this rating and all of them have lower economy ratings; the cheapest is £357 a pair, compared to my £127.

As for Chinese, yes, my brand IS made in China; they have passed all mandatory safety standards and have a wet weather braking performance rating of blah, blah, blah... Wake up and smell the rubber!

What size are these mystery tyres that you have? Surely they can't be 18s for that price...?

I had the misfortune to buy a car where the garage said they would fit new tyres. You know that weightless steering feeling you get for the first hundred miles or so on new rubber? Well that lasted for the 3 months before I decided enough was enough and got rid of them. They were called Fullrun HP199, and they were half-worn after less than 3,000 miles. I still have them in the garage - thought they'd come in handy to make a tyre swing when the little un gets a bit older.

Edited 28 January, 201313 yr by JakeBlade