Tyres - Firestone or Uniroyal

Seanieke

I need to get four tyres for the Golf, been quoted €80 a corner for Uniroyal or Firestone? Which should I go for? Or can you beat that price?

Midnight_EG

Uniroyal Rainsport II's!

biko

Uniroyal RainExpert but I'm biased as I've used them for years.

vectra

Have you considered Hankook tyres?

wing52

Having had both firestone and uniroyal on my old lancer,

I'd go for the uniroyal.

They gave great grip in the wet,i could drive 80% as quick as dry conditions.

The firestones i thought felt a bit "soapy" in the wet.

Not confidence inspiring at all!

Green Hornet

I found the walls of the Uniroyals way too soft and this caused a lot of body roll. Changed back to Firestone.

biko

Uniroyal soft sidewalls can give a floaty feeling when cornering, push the PSI up a bit to counter this.

Seanieke

So well inflated Uniroyals are the way to go?

colm_mcm

I like vredestein sportracs. Camskill were doing them reasonable enough last year

Seanieke

colm_mcm wrote: »

I like vredestein sportracs. Camskill were doing them reasonable enough last year

How does that work though when you go to get the tyre fitted??

Would the tyre place not tell you where to go when you bring your own tyres & ask them to fit & balance them???

Seanieke

Seanieke wrote: »

How does that work though when you go to get the tyre fitted??

Would the tyre place not tell you where to go when you bring your own tyres & ask them to fit & balance them???

I am about to buy some from camskill. Anyone know someone in sligo who will fit them for a reasonable fee. Failing that galway would do either.

overshoot

my dad has run bridgestone & firestone on his golf and says bridgestone are better by a huge distance. never used uniroyal but by the sounds of firestone are poor enough

orobica

Hi,
what size have you on yr golf?? 1758014 or 1956515 or 2055516 ??

SpannerMonkey

If it had to be one of those two I would Definately go for the Uniroyal , they are far better