Tin Top New Tyres - which ones?

[Andy Lef]

Golf 2.0 GT TDI two new fronts required. Rears still good for at least 10k so will remain as Pirelli P Zero Rosso 225/45/17 91Y.

 

Any suggestions for the front replacements?

P7 or go away from Pirelli?

 

[Pierson]

My Audi was originally shod with Pirelli P Zero Nero 225/40 18 92Y's and I was very impressed with their road-holding, handling and wet-weather capabilities. Unfortunately they seemed to wear very quickly (c.10-12k mostly motorway-ish miles) and weren't exactly cheap to replace.

 

I switched to Falken 452's and lately 453's which are about half the price (around £95 a corner) and I've found them to be impressive in the wet and almost as good in terms of handling. They're not as soft so aren't quite as good as the Pirellis but this has meant that they last somewhat longer (c.15-18k miles).

 

Perhaps it's the relative width/sidewall ratio (40) of the tyre but I've found both makes to suffer from aquaplaning when getting close to their tread-depth limits in torrential conditions. However, I still wouldn't hesitate to recommend Falkens.

 

Pierson

[Stationary M25 Traveller]

I stick with Uniroyal Rainsport 2 on my tin tops. Buy on line