Tyres for Octavia II ?

[Octy]

Hi guys , got myself a brand new red ambiente couple of weeks ago . the ambiente came with 205/60/15 alloys with OE Dunlop Sport tyres . I got them changed to 205/55/16 Michelin Energy MXV8 with sputnik 16 alloys .

Now after driving the car more than 250 miles i am very unhappy with the excessive road noise , poor ride comfort ,extremely poor grip of Michelin tyres .

The OE Dunlops were waaay better in all the above three departments .

Please suggest me guys what tyres i should go for ? I am looking for quiet tyres with good grip and comfort , not much of a boy racer so the performance is not the priority .

thanks .

[bahnstormer vrs]

Originally Posted by Octy

Hi guys , got myself a brand new red ambiente couple of weeks ago . the ambiente came with 205/60/15 alloys with OE Dunlop Sport tyres . I got them changed to 205/55/16 Michelin Energy MXV8 with sputnik 16 alloys .

Now after driving the car more than 250 miles i am very unhappy with the excessive road noise , poor ride comfort ,extremely poor grip of Michelin tyres .

The OE Dunlops were waaay better in all the above three departments .

Please suggest me guys what tyres i should go for ? I am looking for quiet tyres with good grip and comfort , not much of a boy racer so the performance is not the priority .

thanks .

The Michelins you have ought to be a good tyre; give them a chance to scrub themselves in (for best grip at least) over, say, 1000 miles; 250 miles is not enough.

Are you sure the tyre pressures are correct? The symptoms you have suggest they are too high.

[Octy]

Thanks for the suggestion bahnstromer .

Originally Posted by bahnstormer vrs

The Michelins you have ought to be a good tyre; give them a chance to scrub themselves in (for best grip at least) over, say, 1000 miles; 250 miles is not enough.

But i am comparing these tyres with the OE Dunlop Sport and those too were not run more than 500kms and from day one they were much more comfortable then the Michelins . The tyres that i am using are made in Thailand ,are they any different from the ones that are made is spain ??

Originally Posted by bahnstormer vrs

Are you sure the tyre pressures are correct? The symptoms you have suggest they are too high.

Ya i played with tyre pressure a bit but no luck ,curruntly it is 28psi .

[Toneboy]

My Dunlop Sport OE tires have always been noisy and other report the same problem with this tire.

Tire wear also seems to be high all round.

The Skoda recommended tire pressures do seem to be high for a vehicle running with only two passengers. This of course can be a reason for high tire noise and rapid wear.

One of my lads borrowed my car and told me he had checked the tires at a super market gas station. When I eventually checked the pressures all four were running at 24 PSI, so never trust gas station gauges or check the pressures on hot running tires.

[Octy]

Originally Posted by Toneboy

My Dunlop Sport OE tires have always been noisy and other report the same problem with this tire.

Tire wear also seems to be high all round.

The Skoda recommended tire pressures do seem to be high for a vehicle running with only two passengers. This of course can be a reason for high tire noise and rapid wear.

One of my lads borrowed my car and told me he had checked the tires at a super market gas station. When I eventually checked the pressures all four were running at 24 PSI, so never trust gas station gauges or check the pressures on hot running tires.

Thanks toneboy . Guys howz the road noise ,ride comfort ,grip etc of the bridgestone turanzas 205/55R16? Any reviews ?

Thanks .

[ostberry]

I recently replaced the original Bridgestone E30s with Bridgestone E300s on my 1.9tdi dsg elegance. I find that the handling, noise etc are the same. Very quiet on good tarmac a bit noisy on motorways. The handling is very good although i must admit i don,t floor it very often. Original tyres were replaced at 19000 (rear, A camber problem ) and 21850 (front) Hope this helps.

[rvacaru]

I have Turanza e30 205/55 R16 on my Octy and I am very happy (they got also good reviews in internet). On Fabia I had Potenza RE720, very good on wet, but noisy overall. Fabia came with Dunlop Sport 2000, very nice tyres.

I noticed something on Fabia but I am not sure it is really true: is it possible that also the alloys make different air-noise? I had steel then I bought alloy and immediately I got a whiiniing noise... strange...

[Octy]

Thanks ostberrry and rvacaru .

What size i should go for in Octavia ambiente 205/55R16 OR 225/50R16 ?

What are the pros and cons of upgrading the tyres to 225/50R16 ?

Thanks.

[Lady Elanore]

Originally Posted by Toneboy

The Skoda recommended tire pressures do seem to be high for a vehicle running with only two passengers. This of course can be a reason for high tire noise and rapid wear.

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What it lacks in passengers it makes up with being a bit tubby itself. Well mine does

[Toneboy]

Amanda have you been spying on me, my size is a cause of concern to my wife, but I have given up the battle.

[bosnjo]

Originally Posted by ostberry

I recently replaced the original Bridgestone E30s with Bridgestone E300s on my 1.9tdi dsg elegance. I find that the handling, noise etc are the same. Very quiet on good tarmac a bit noisy on motorways. The handling is very good although i must admit i don,t floor it very often. Original tyres were replaced at 19000 (rear, A camber problem ) and 21850 (front) Hope this helps.

I've had Turanza ER30 on my previous car (Toyota Avensis) and found them very noisy. Some other guys with Avensis have changed to Falken and dramaticaly reduced the road noise. I've sold mine before the time to change tyres. Now I run Dunlop Sport (225, 17") and can't wait to worn them to change to Falken.

[Lady Elanore]

Originally Posted by Toneboy

Amanda have you been spying on me, my size is a cause of concern to my wife, but I have given up the battle.

I think you are confusing yourself with a ‘Car’ it’s a common problem with Petrol/Dervheads. You will eventually overcome this when you have your first service.

HTH

[Octy]

Thanks for the replies . I am confused between Falken FK-452 ,Kumho Ecsta KH-11 ,Toyo T1R and Yokohama Decibles ES-501 ? Any suggestions guys ?

My priorities :

Gud ride quality
Road holding ,grip
Low tyre noise ... Mileage etc is not very important ...

Thanks .

[apd007]

On my previous MKI Octy I had Bridgestone Touraza's absolutely hated them. Swapped the fronts eventually for a pair of Goodyear Eagle F1's Symetrical, and they were a different league. The new Asymetric Eagles are supposed to be even better. Car was on 205/55/R16 as standard.

[bahnstormer vrs]

Originally Posted by Octy

Thanks for the replies . I am confused between Falken FK-452 ,Kumho Ecsta KH-11 ,Toyo T1R and Yokohama Decibles ES-501 ? Any suggestions guys ?

My priorities :

Gud ride quality
Road holding ,grip
Low tyre noise ... Mileage etc is not very important ...

Thanks .

Any of your chosen four would fit the bill except I've read some reports on Yokohamas recently and they are not all they are cracked up to be.

My choice? the Falkens or Toyos.

[soldatov]

Hi
It begs a question, what were the tyres fitted as new from factory ??our company 2006 Octy estate 1.9, has changed to Nokian winter, they seem fine so far. On the other hand the New 1.9 estate which we have only seen 10min out of the customs last weekend, has again summer tyres fitted, and again I forgot to look what they were. We have now been offered ( part of the deal) Continental winters tyres, what are they like ?? and what are the standard tyres fitted from factory usually ?

[fortyfirs]

On our Octy 140 bhp Elegance we have Bridgestone from new and now at 22000+ miles they are wearing fast.As for noise, yes they are noisy but when readin about all tyres for our Skoda, Bridgestone Touraza came over favourably .Another thing i read was that Skoda chose the Bridgestones for allround performance, of course i don't know whether this is so.

[Octy]

Thanks guys it seems i should go for the Falkens , i 'll check out the availability of Falken 452s in India .

Thanks .

[Octy]

I 've checked everywhere but unfortunatly the Falkens 452s are not available in my country ...

How about the Michelin Pilot Exaltos ,Pilot Exalto PE2 OR Pilot Primacy OR Pilot Precedas 2 ??

I am more keen on Good ride comfort(on broken roads ,potholes) ,Roadholding ,Braking , noise ...

Which ones do you guys recommend for my 1.9 Tdi ? any help will be highly appreciated .

Thanks .

[bahnstormer vrs]

I have run both Pilot Primacy and Pilot Exalto 2 on a Fabia (195/45 16) and currently have Exalto 2s on my Octavia.

To compare them, I found that the Exalto 2s gripped better, were sharper for handling, more supple for ride comfort and quieter, although the Primacys may well have given more mileage (but not by much looking at the wear rate I had).

You ask about Pilot Preceda 2. I have not heard of these in UK, perhaps they are the Asian name for Pilot Sport, which are not available in the 205/55 16 you want!

IMHO go for the Exaltos.