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Sat 7 Jan 2006 20:50
Golf Tyres - Cidcid
Can anyone suggset the best all round tyres(wet performance and road noise) to replace the two front 205/55/16v on my 2004 Golf 2.0 GT TDI please?
Current tyres are Michelin
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Sun 8 Jan 2006 12:45
Golf Tyres - quizman
I like Pirelli P7s, they have a very good grip esp in the wet.
However if I were you I would replace the 2 tyres with the same Michelins as you have on the back, good price at Costco. I hate having odd tyres on my car.
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Sun 8 Jan 2006 15:19
Golf Tyres - Bill Payer
I guess anything grippy (therfore softish compound) won't last very long on the front of a 2L TDi Golf.

I have a very different car - Merc C270CDi, but it does have the same size front tyres (rears are 225/50's). From new it has Bridgestone ER30's, which have excellent wet grip but I can almost watch them wearing out. I pretty well only use the car on motorways and the rear (RWD of course) need replacing at 16000 miles, and the fronts don't have many miles left.

Other Merc drivers report good results with Goodyear F1 GSD3's, for both noise and wet grip.
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Sun 8 Jan 2006 16:46
Golf Tyres - Roger Jones
I'd stick with Michelin, if I were you. I'm getting over 20k out of the fronts on my Mk III Vr6 with Michelin Exalto. I've always found Michelin to be a good compromise between grip, noise and durability, so I use them every time.
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Sun 8 Jan 2006 17:09
Golf Tyres - nick62
I would stick with Michelin (from Costco if you can).

My old 1996 Peugeot 306 "D Turbo" did 54,000 miles on its original set of Michelin MXV's and the replacement set were hardly worn when I sold the car with 75,000 miles on the clock. Most tyre dealers seem not to stock them, the excuse is always along the lines of "they are too expensive!!!". But I definitely believe they are the most cost effective as they do wear longer than other makes and the handling is good (in my honest opinion).

On a slightly different note, I once had a national tyre dealership sell me some "Dunlops" for what was then a company car (again no Michelins available). When I collect the car, the tyres were actually branded with the tyre companys own logo, but I was assured they were made for them by Dunlop. They were the most evil handling tyres I have ever experienced and looking back I cannot believe I put-up with them. I certainly wouldn't now. I used to drive on the A1 to the North East from Derbyshire regularly then (1989/1990) and the inside lane of the A1 was like driving on tramlines. Once the tyres were removed the problem dissapeared.
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