Best tyres on the market for value and quality

martineire

I've to get two new front tyres for the winter for my passat. Just wondering does anybody have any suggesting on the best tyres out there for value and quality? Or simply just the best one on the market? Would I be better off in getting 4 new tyres considering all 4 tyres on the car seem to be a different brand?

Thanks

Wheelnut

Good man Martin, that should kick off a lively thread and most of it will have nothing to do with tyres for your Passat.

PS: Try Goodyear, Michilin quality at 60% of the price.

BMJD

can't go wrong with Goodyear Eagle F1's, shop around for the best price

MarkR

As above, Goodyear Eagle F1's are great. I also like Hankook Ventus V12 for a bit of a cheaper option.

biko

"There is no best, only "best for you""
/yodavoice

Check on Reviews sites www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyres_For/Volkswagen/Passat-2.0TDI.htm
and have in mind that winter is coming.

Tea 1000

MarkR wrote: »

As above, Goodyear Eagle F1's are great. I also like Hankook Ventus V12 for a bit of a cheaper option.

S1 Evo's are a lot better than the V12's for only a little more.

martineire

The tyre size I have at the moment are 215/55 R16 93V

Im currently not doing a lot of millage but I want a tyre that is excellent on grip. I don't mind paying the few extra bob on the tyres.

So the Goodyear eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 are the best on the market to suit me needs?

lomb

Uniroyal rainstars - you wont go wrong with those unless you do trackdays...

No Pants

biko wrote: »

winter is coming.

/NedStarkvoice?

Silvera

I also like Uniroyal tyres. I fitted four of them to my car 3 years ago and only now need to consider replacing two of them (down to 3mm). I did a good bit or research before I bought them, and have to say I am very pleased with the results after 3 years usage.
They are well suited to Irish driving conditions imho....being marketed as 'The Rain Tyre'.

My 2c.

NuckingFacker

I had to get 4 tyres on my car last saturday. I got 4 Maxtrack Maximus M1s, mainly as their rating(for "cheapies") was B and C for wet grip and economy and the place I was in was a chinese take-away only job stuffed with Ds and Es. That and the lad who owns the place (a mate)had them on his own car. Good grip, quiet enough and surefooted in the wet. Happy enough with them.

mathepac

NuckingFacker wrote: »

... Happy enough with them.

Hhhmm, and the price?

NuckingFacker

mathepac wrote: »

Hhhmm, and the price?

€60 a corner fitted, balanced and tracked, so not cheap, not really dear. And not really optional either as he does our tyres on account(work). Going elsewhere would have caused snottyness!:D But, they ride nice, good grip. Wear, time will tell. I'm not a huge chinese tyre fan, the opposite actually, but these seem to be good enough.(edit -checked the docket, that's ex-vat, I'm registered so don't usually count it)

mathepac

Are these the tyres?

NuckingFacker

mathepac wrote: »

Are these the tyres?

Yup. Like I said, I'm happy with them on my 2l petrol and I batter along on mainly crap roads. I've had enough ditch-finders to know what those are, and these grip very well. Fuel economy seems good too. They're actually pretty sure-footed. They're also only what I bought, I'm making no claims as to their value or bestyness. 16" tyres btw.

agfasfos

Sorry to interrupt guys but just noticed a car my daughter bought 6 weeks ago from a main dealer has rethreads on front, thread now peeling off tyre, are these legal ?.

CiniO

agfasfos wrote: »

Sorry to interrupt guys but just noticed a car my daughter bought 6 weeks ago from a main dealer has rethreads on front, thread now peeling off tyre, are these legal ?.

Retreaded tyres - probably legal.
Tyres with tread peeling off the tyre - rather not.
Go back to the main dealer.

agfasfos

Thanks for the response, I'll be with them tomorrow & see what they have to say about it.

Tea 1000

I thought retreaded tyres weren't legal anymore?

biko

agfasfos wrote: »

Sorry to interrupt guys but just noticed a car my daughter bought 6 weeks ago from a main dealer has rethreads on front, thread now peeling off tyre, are these legal ?.

Please don't hijack other people's threads, it's not a very nice thing to do.

agfasfos

Apologies, relatively new to Boards, the discussion was about tyres & my question was tyre & safety related, maybe 'hijack' is a little strong a word to use. I will be more careful in future, I can guarantee I dont do 'Hijacking'. Thank you for bring your concerns to my attention.

biko

Sound, just start a fresh thread if you have other questions.

agfasfos

Cheers, will do.

brendan1983

i had mitchilin on my jeep and changed to hankook ..the hankook are doing almost twice the miles

yop

Got a good price for these on the VRS.
http://www.eiretyres.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=124&cart_id=11833121.124.18691&Breite=225&Quer=40&Felge=18&Speed=&kategorie=6&Marke=Goodyear&ranzahl=4&x_tyre_for=ALL&Herst=Goodyear&m_s=3&rsmFahrzeugart=ALL&Label=C-A-70-2&details=Ordern&typ=D-120057

I got 29500km's out of the continental Sport Contact 2's on the front, 2.5mm left now on them and need to be changed. Have put that mileage on them in 11 months.

What do you think of them Goodyear tires, seem to get great ratings, (http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyres_For/Skoda/Octavia-vRS.htm) but wondering what lads think if we start getting cold weather. I am doing circa 190km's a day to and from work on secondary roads which may not get salted by the time I get on the road.

Thanks v much