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tyres for my GTI

Last post Fri, Jul 3 2009 12:46 PM by Sy7. 6 replies.
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  • Thu, Jul 2 2009 9:52 AM tyres for my GTI

    Sy7
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    Hello everyone need to get some more tyres for my GTI was looking at Yokohama Pradas Spec 2 are they any good?

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  • Thu, Jul 2 2009 3:05 PM Re: tyres for my GTI

    rober_n
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    It all depends on what you expect from them and the subjective element of how you drive.

    Black circles and other sites will show you customer feedback on most tyres.

    Personally, their are far better tyres  for similar money e.g Pilot Sport or my favourite Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric which many favour above the pilot sport.

    You pay your money and take your choice.

  • Thu, Jul 2 2009 3:15 PM Re: tyres for my GTI

    CaptMadDog
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     Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric are my tyre of choice too - love the grip in the wet and dry

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  • Fri, Jul 3 2009 1:53 AM Re: tyres for my GTI

    cenobytez
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    personally can't fault them, ive done over 12k on mine and plenty of tread left on em, good grip in wet, dont light up half as much as original michelins did. love yokos, this is my 3rd car i've put em on.starting with A001 / A008 etc...

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  • Fri, Jul 3 2009 5:28 AM Re: tyres for my GTI

    thomask1
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    Sy7:

    Hello everyone need to get some more tyres for my GTI was looking at Yokohama Pradas Spec 2 are they any good?

    I'm running them on my 18's and have had them about the last 5k or so.

    My thoughts are that in the dry, very grippy and cut down on the wheelspin I was getting with the previous Michelin SportContact 2s, although I will say not massively so.

    Wet grip though, is really not very good, I find that once it starts raining the handling falls off the cliff, definitely exacerbated in the winter.  Cold and wet is not a combination this tyre likes.  Certainly not dangerous, but you definitely need to be on the ball.

    Another plus is they look cool!  Should be the bottom of your priorities, though worth mentioning.

    If you want all weather predictable handling they are not the tyre to go for and given the weather in this country the majority of the time, I won't be choosing again when their time is up.

    I'm going to go back to either Potenzas or the Sport Contacts, both pretty equal and still very good handling all year round.

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  • Fri, Jul 3 2009 5:36 AM Re: tyres for my GTI

    richwig83
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    Sy7:

    Hello everyone need to get some more tyres for my GTI was looking at Yokohama Pradas Spec 2 are they any good?

    Good in the dry... bad in the wet..... so ive heard!



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  • Fri, Jul 3 2009 12:46 PM Re: tyres for my GTI

    Sy7
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     thanks everyone

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