Just about ready for some more tyres on the vrs, and not really wanting to use conti's again, having used Toyo T1R's on my previous Fiesta ST they were a cracking with the set up that it had (don't last the longest but i'm not bothered about that)

 

If anyone is using these how are they on the VRS? 

 

Cheers 

 

Matt

I tried the T1Rs on my octavia about 6 years ago.  I thought they were the most over rated tyre ive ever tried and i actually took them off after only 4k and replaced them with Vredestein ultrac Sessantas which were eons ahead in every scenario!

 

They are also a very very old design now and have been well and truly surpassed by all the latest tyres for performance and durability.

I tried the T1Rs on my octavia about 6 years ago.  I thought they were the most over rated tyre ive ever tried and i actually took them off after only 4k and replaced them with Vredestein ultrac Sessantas which were eons ahead in every scenario!

 

They are also a very very old design now and have been well and truly surpassed by all the latest tyres for performance and durability.

ill pass on that one then, its a few years ago since having them so id imagine there's better about, ill have a scout about and see what else i can find. 

I tried the T1Rs on my octavia about 6 years ago...

 

I've also had both tyres (the T1R and Sessanta) on my Octavia, and came to completely the opposite view 

 

Have a nice new set of T1R's waiting for next summer

 

This will be the last set though, as the T1R is no longer being made  :(

Whats your budget?

 

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 tyres can be had for under £100 and they IMO a fantastic tyre

No budget really, just wanting to go for the happy medium, and i've heard a few good things about the Eagle F1's but never used them. 

Maxxis MA-Z1s are worth a shot about £86 a corner fitted from e-tyres.

I've used maxxis Z1's to great effect on the vRS...in the summer they are simply awsome... dont expect them to work in the snow though...

I used to have Pirelli Pzero Nero's on my old FR, they were brilliant it has to be said. Currently looking at replacement fronts for the Polo, and I'm thinking I'm gonna try out Dunlop Sport Maxx's and see how I get on.

NNNNNOOOOOOO the dunlops were fitted to my vRS as OE and they were terrible, this is what the brisky "how fast" session did to them, I got rid after just 1,000 miles 

Holy hell. Maybe I need to look at something else then, any word on the Bridgestone Potenzas? I wouldn't be against going back to the Pirellis, but I'm open to trying new tyres also.

I've used the bridgestones before (RE050?) nice hard sidewall, very good in the dry , can aquaplane a little in the wet..... just dont buy the dunlops! lol....

Vredestein Ultrac Cento's on mine and very happy, good grip in all conditions and as a bonus very quiet. Friend at work runs the Sessanta's on his 1 series and loves them in all but snow.

I found my Toyos to be good in the wet and dry BUT were incredibly noisy

I used to have Pirelli Pzero Nero's on my old FR, they were brilliant it has to be said. Currently looking at replacement fronts for the Polo, and I'm thinking I'm gonna try out Dunlop Sport Maxx's and see how I get on.

Don't go for the Dunlops, Skoda have kindly just swapped mine for the Pirelli PZero Neros due to the pulling issues.

They're tons better than the Dunlops and I've found they give a better ride but then I've only got 105bhp so not going to trouble any tyre too much.

I like the Toyo's don't get me wrong, they were brilliant on my MX5, but that might have been something to do with the tyre profile/chassis setup/weight of the car. As was pointed out earlier, they are just a very old design now, and while they are still good, for the money there must be better out there. Looks like Pirelli it will be again then. On the subject, does anyone know the offset of the stock Monza's? I'm guessing they will be same spec as the VRs/Cupra alloys seeing as they were set up for the same chassis. I want to keep the same radius and width but drop the offset when I order some new alloys, just need a starting point....

As said they are good in the wet and dry but there noisy and it get annoying after a while

There isn't a discussion here.

Goodyear Eagle F1 AS2's consistently win every single tyre review at the moment. Why get anything else?

just dont buy the dunlops! lol....

 

Couldn't agree more, had a set on my summer pro race wheels

 

Must be one of the worst sets of tyres ive ever had on a car

 

Goodyear eagle F1's all the way

I tried the T1Rs on my octavia about 6 years ago. I thought they were the most over rated tyre ive ever tried and i actually took them off after only 4k and replaced them with Vredestein ultrac Sessantas which were eons ahead in every scenario!

They are also a very very old design now and have been well and truly surpassed by all the latest tyres for performance and durability.

110% agree with this from my own experience on both fronts

Eagle F1's, it's an no brainer!!!

From experience the new AS2's are really good!

I've run previous cars on Eagle F1's and also Efficient Grips (slightly cheaper) and they are fantastic.Will definitely be putting these on my vRS when the time comes. 

There's just so much choice and so many personal opinions on this, for me atm Toyos are looking the most appealing, due to having a decent experience with the same size tyre on my ST. also i can get Toyo's for £50 a tyre so price wise there just above budget price wise?? 

Edited 19 December, 201312 yr by vRS-Mati

you never mentioned that £50.00 a tyre was above budget.

 

Most of the options people have mentioned above are around £80-100 a corner, which for me is where you need to be unless you go for the well rated Maxxis.

 

Most places I have seen the Toyos they are £75+, are these new ones that you can get for that price?

I used to get brand new T1R's off fleabay for £35 a corner delivered, that was a slightly smaller tyre size though