Light steering; tyre wear?

StuartBell · 24-11-2007, 05:38

Picked up the Roomster 2 1.9TDI yesterday. Nice 'new car' smell! Most noticable first impression was the lightness of the steering, which encourages lots of wheel-twirling round town - great turning circle - and I wondered if a consequence of this might be quickly worn tyres. Has anyone had any problems with this? Has anyone had to change their Roomster tyres yet? At what mileage?

Thanks,

Stuart

Basil · 24-11-2007, 06:03

If the turning is too light - I believe you can make it heavier by using vag-com.
Much more likely to wear the front tyres with a heavy foot!

HTH

Bas

StuartBell · 08-12-2007, 18:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basil

If the turning is too light - I believe you can make it heavier by using vag-com.
Bas

Just heard of a chap who tows with his Octy II eventually having his dealer add weight to his steering because the car became so skittish when towing, as the steering is so light, apparently, on an Octy II in the first place.

Stuart

Unkychopchop · 17-12-2007, 18:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuartBell

Picked up the Roomster 2 1.9TDI yesterday. Nice 'new car' smell! Most noticable first impression was the lightness of the steering, which encourages lots of wheel-twirling round town - great turning circle - and I wondered if a consequence of this might be quickly worn tyres. Has anyone had any problems with this? Has anyone had to change their Roomster tyres yet? At what mileage?

Thanks,

Stuart

See my post on smashed up alloys mate and all of you questions will be anwsered
Cheers
Unkychopchop.

24-11-2007, 05:38	#1
StuartBell Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: southampton Posts: 63	Light steering; tyre wear? Picked up the Roomster 2 1.9TDI yesterday. Nice 'new car' smell! Most noticable first impression was the lightness of the steering, which encourages lots of wheel-twirling round town - great turning circle - and I wondered if a consequence of this might be quickly worn tyres. Has anyone had any problems with this? Has anyone had to change their Roomster tyres yet? At what mileage? Thanks, Stuart

24-11-2007, 06:03	#2
Basil hardcore modder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bahrain, Arabian Gulf Posts: 2,796	Re: Light steering; tyre wear? If the turning is too light - I believe you can make it heavier by using vag-com. Much more likely to wear the front tyres with a heavy foot! HTH Bas __________________ Fab vRS - Black Magic - PD160 intake - Forge FMIC - colour coded front grille -SLC Splitter - K&N Airfilter -SEAT Strutbrace - Jabba ARB - IC Waterspray (need to wire it in!) - 312mm TT brakes - Eibach Springs - Skoda Reversing sensors - Devonutopia Tuning (tm) Custom Exhaust (2 1/4" straight pipe) - Short shifter mod- 5 brake light mod - Helix Steel SMF + Organic Clutch + pressure plate - Peloquin LSD - TD stage 2 Hybrid - Washbrook remapped ECU - Uprated injectors - Cupra bushes -Poly-filled dogbone - Allard racepipe - Pirelli Dragons - Forge Rear Strutbrace - DIY SS upper boostpipe delete -Koni FSD's - elephant pipe CCV mod

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