Which of these two tyres...

ChewyLuey · 10-07-2013 9:58am #1

Hi Folks

2005 Passat old model.
205 60 r15's

I need to choose between :

Pirelli P1s €116 each
and
Goodyear efficeints €105 each

Which would you recommend ? I had Pirellis a few years ago and they lasted for nearly twice as long as the Continentals that I'll be taking off when I do this change. The passat seems to be particularly hard wearing on fronts (my fault for not rotating I guess) so just getting two tyres.

Thx

biko · 10-07-2013 10:29am

Now with added poll.

ChewyLuey · 10-07-2013 10:32am

Nice one thanks

BGozIE · 10-07-2013 10:36am

Goodyear

166man · 10-07-2013 11:11am

Pirellis for me tbh...

NobodyImportant · 10-07-2013 11:21am

Look up the EU ratings on them. They measure wet grip, fuel efficienty and noise. Thats usually a pretty good yardstick. Eiretyres also have a customer feedback ratings section.

dingding · 10-07-2013 6:03pm

Those energy efficient tires tend to have less grip that is how they achieve efficiency.

So I would go for the Pirellis

dh0011 · 10-07-2013 6:09pm

dont let the formula one put you off the pirellis -that said i would prefer good years myself

VeVeX · 11-07-2013 9:40am

Next time you're fitting four tyres you should go for 195/65R15's.

They are 20% cheaper in most cases. They were also an OE size on Passats.

Hal1 · 11-07-2013 11:21am

Check tyrereviews.co.uk. I used that when sourcing my own kuhmo tyres.

Pirelli

Goodyear.

ChewyLuey · 11-07-2013 1:19pm

VeVeX wrote: »

Next time you're fitting four tyres you should go for 195/65R15's.

They are 20% cheaper in most cases. They were also an OE size on Passats.

Interesting. The 60/65 refers to the height of the sidewall right ? Are you saying there is no issue of switching form 60 to the cheaper 65 if all 4 are being done ? That would be great cos they look alot cheaper online

jhegarty · 11-07-2013 1:35pm

Depends.

Are you planning a trip around Silverstone ?

bazz26 · 11-07-2013 2:06pm

Changing to a higher sidewall profile will change the handling/ride characteristics of the car to what it is now. What tyre size did the car originally come with?

ChewyLuey · 11-07-2013 2:34pm

bazz26 wrote: »

Changing to a higher sidewall profile will change the handling/ride characteristics of the car to what it is now. What tyre size did the car originally come with?

I bought the car in 2009. The dealer I bought it off had just brought in from the UK. The 205 60 15s were on it then so I've just always asked for the same again whenever changing.

Could you tell me a bit more about how it would change the handling ?
If it helps I do a good mix of city, regional road and dual carriageway driving. I would consider my driving style as pretty standard, driving under but close to the speed limit would be a good summary.

bazz26 · 11-07-2013 2:51pm

Well I'm no expert but the car's suspension is set up to run on the tyres that you have on it at the moment. Deviating to slightly taller and thinner tyres may have an effect but how much of an effect is debatable.

From here it looks like the effect maybe minimal so you may get away with it:
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

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