Hi

I have a 05 Octavia VRS coming up for its first set of tyres.

Has Continentals on

Does any on have any experience of fitting better tyres on the car?

Patrick

This has been covered many times before so there should be a few threads kicking around on it.

My choice for new tyres would be Toyo Proxes T1-R - I have some of these on mine

There are many other tyre choices out there - a quick search should turn up many more options

Yup,

I've just fitted toyo t1r's to mine - bear in mind that you can change the size from 205/50/17 to 225/45/17 with no problems and they're usually cheaper I believe.

The search button is your friend

However, many have changed as general opinion is that the stock Conti's are not up to much on the vRS. As LJ_Matt said quite a few have changed to 225/45/17 as they tend to be cheaper (more cars use them) with no issues. Popular choices are Goodyear GSD3's, Toyo Proxes T1-R's (I am on my second complete set now) and Pirelli's (cant remember exactly which ones).

Hello Patrick,

I changed from the standard Continental Conti`s to a set of Kumho KH11, much cheaper.

Kumho ECSTA KH11

205/50 R17 93W XL asymmetric

On heavy driving trough corners the car sticks a little less better to the ground then

the Conti`s, seems like a harder compound. (also when doing 0-60)

My car is a standard vRS btw.

Better though when driving in the rain, water goes smooth aside.

Best tyres for the money, my opinion.

mytyres.co.uk - Tyres for PASSENGER CARs cheap, bargains, look + save

No track expierence, so maybe the KnockHills are laughing about this

Was a chauffeur for tv and politics, so raced on the road now and then to be on time or to get skills :P

No bragging, but so you know I`m serious about driving and the tyres.

Let us know wich type won please, nice for a poll maybe.

Greetings, Snoetje

I have had Toyos on mine for nearly 40,000 (mainly motorway) miles. Excellent grip in all conditions, reasonably quiet, reasonable price and I'm about to order another set! The originals...not sure now if they were Bridgestones or Contis didnt last as well.

I have just changed my first set from Factory Fitted Continental to Goodyear Eagle F1's. I changed to 225/45/17 and had no problems so far (less than 500 miles in them!). Grip is great, far less understeer and road noise is as good as the conti's if not better. I paid

I paid £122 each for new Continentals as per what supplied with originally. I take it i'm paying too much or is this value for money - i reckon i can get just short of 15k on the front set.

Yeah I'm getting aorund 15k a set - on my third lot of fronts now, original rears.

I have Falkens on the front now and they're pretty good.

I was told Michelins were the best for all purpose, is this trure? Only prob is that they are £140 per tyre.

P.s. I'm on night shift, what you doin up so late Rob?

I was told Michelins were the best for all purpose, is this trure? Only prob is that they are

Dohhh!

Another half hour.. then back out on patrol to persecute the innocent ;o)

Dohhh!

Another half hour.. then back out on patrol to persecute the innocent ;o)

Sounds like fun! For you at least.

Not bad when you can break the speed limit... legally )

Hehe.

I've just put four PZero Rossos on mine. Only done a few miles so can't comment on grip/performance/etc, but they're noticeably quieter than the Contis.

I thought long and hard about getting the T1-Rs as they're so highly regarded, but in the end I decided to stick with asymetrics as from bitter experience, punctures always happen at the worst possible moment and I like to know I can whack on the spare and carry on at full speed. The thought of pootling at 50 with a directional on backwards or an asymetric/directional mix does not appeal to me in the slightest.

After reading many threads regarding tyres I decided on a set of Toyo Proxes TR-1's 225/45/17's.

After more googling and reading I ordered from www.elitedirect.com -