Whats on your wheels?

runboy · 08-05-2007, 14:59

Just curious, but what make of tyre came fitted as standard to your new Octy? I have Bridgestone Potenza (spelling?), but in previous "car lifes" of mine, new cars of the same make have been fitted with any old make and model of tyre, maybe whats just come in off the ship gets fitted and next months production is something different.

octaviarsman · 08-05-2007, 15:02

Bridgestones

A guy at work on his RS has Continentals? (07 model)

hogar · 08-05-2007, 15:23

Mine are MATADOR from Slovakia, not too happy with them. Can't wait to replace them with some better ones. Also, i had to buy winter tyres since these MATADOR are so bad on snow that it's scarry! It is such a waiste to put 50 euros worth tyres on a 25,000 euros car - STUPIDE!

Makefish · 08-05-2007, 15:29

Skoda appear to have different suppliers of tyres for different sizes!. On 17" alloys they consistently fit Bridgestones but on 18" alloys they have changed from Conti Sport Contact 2's to Dunlop Sportmax 9000's iirc both of which hav'nt faired to well with opinion on here.

Jonno VRs · 08-05-2007, 15:32

I had Contis on my VRs. I'll try to make them last but after 8k they're showing quite a bit of wear.

I think I'll change to Yokohamas. I had these on my Golf V5 and they were really grippy and wore well too.

sworrall · 08-05-2007, 16:06

dunlop sport sp01 on mine (17" pegassus) which have split on all 4 tyres on the inner grooves. Have replaced the fronts with Goodyear F1's

Dr Zoidberg · 08-05-2007, 16:09

I had dunlop sport SP01 in 205-55/16 format.
I've changed the front pair for some Avon tyres in the last week which seem a lot better

vimto2000 · 08-05-2007, 18:26

I got the Dunlop Sport SP01a, got the 16" Vega wheels

Harry_vRS · 08-05-2007, 18:38

Toyo Proxes T1-R, absolutely amazing in everyway.

Mine came fitted with Continental Sport Contact 2's. My fronts only saw 7k worth of action.

tezza72uk · 09-05-2007, 10:06

Mine were Bridgestone Turanza ER30's, managed to get 23,000 out of them by swapping them round.

Jat · 10-05-2007, 14:00

I had Goodyear NCT5 fitted to my 16'' standard Elegance wheels. Got 25k from the fronts, and swapped rears to front when I replaced them. So far, the remaining tyres have covered nearly 40k.
Ordered Avon ZZ3 from Blackcircles dot com to replace the fronts.

Antic · 10-05-2007, 14:17

Ive got michelin pilots on mine but im thinking about making a change when the time comes, although they do stick well wet or dry
they are quite noisy even at low speeds

Its good to see what others are running here it gives me some ideas of what to go for next although
i sort of had proxies in mind as ive read good reports about them but theres also the cost to consider

gadgetman · 10-05-2007, 14:48

17" michelin Pilot Primacy
Seem Ok to me.

lefteye · 15-05-2007, 21:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by sworrall

dunlop sport sp01 on mine (17" pegassus) which have split on all 4 tyres on the inner grooves. Have replaced the fronts with Goodyear F1's

Have done 13000 miles and the fronts are worn also the front two have started to split, same tyres dunlop sports not impressed. What do people think is best for gripand quietness???

sworrall · 15-05-2007, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by lefteye

Have done 13000 miles and the fronts are worn also the front two have started to split, same tyres dunlop sports not impressed. What do people think is best for gripand quietness???

bit poo arnt they

After searching around myself before buying a lot of the people on the forums rate Falken 452's, Goodyear Eagle F1's and Toyo Proxy summat (sorry cant remember the exact one). Theres a few tyre threads if you do a search.

I ended up the the goodyears which made a hell of a difference to the noise from the rear. Just waiting to get a bit more life out the dunlops that have some tread so they can all run on the goodyears for grippy quiteness. I dont expect them to last too long but id prefer safer grippiness over long life and slippy.

08-05-2007, 14:59	#1
runboy Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 587 Members Car: Octy II L&K 2.0TDI DSG Thanks: 35 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts	Whats on your wheels? Just curious, but what make of tyre came fitted as standard to your new Octy? I have Bridgestone Potenza (spelling?), but in previous "car lifes" of mine, new cars of the same make have been fitted with any old make and model of tyre, maybe whats just come in off the ship gets fitted and next months production is something different. __________________ 2007 Octavia Hatchback, 2.0TDI DSG L&K in Black Magic.

08-05-2007, 15:02	#2
octaviarsman Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: preston Posts: 215 Members Car: skoda octavia vRS II Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Whats on your wheels? Bridgestones A guy at work on his RS has Continentals? (07 model)

08-05-2007, 15:23	#3
hogar Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 36 Members Car: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? Mine are MATADOR from Slovakia, not too happy with them. Can't wait to replace them with some better ones. Also, i had to buy winter tyres since these MATADOR are so bad on snow that it's scarry! It is such a waiste to put 50 euros worth tyres on a 25,000 euros car - STUPIDE! __________________ Octavia 2.0 TDI Black Magic

08-05-2007, 15:29	#4
Makefish Ex-Moddy Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 8,277 Members Car: Golf PD105 Thanks: 187 Thanked 248 Times in 184 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? Skoda appear to have different suppliers of tyres for different sizes!. On 17" alloys they consistently fit Bridgestones but on 18" alloys they have changed from Conti Sport Contact 2's to Dunlop Sportmax 9000's iirc both of which hav'nt faired to well with opinion on here. __________________ Superchips Bluefin only £390 @ JKM http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/bluefinxmas2008.htm

08-05-2007, 15:32	#5
Jonno VRs Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 1,241 Members Car: Octy II VRs 200 Thanks: 10 Thanked 48 Times in 47 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? I had Contis on my VRs. I'll try to make them last but after 8k they're showing quite a bit of wear. I think I'll change to Yokohamas. I had these on my Golf V5 and they were really grippy and wore well too. __________________ 06 Skoda Octavia VRs 200 bhp (Black) Coming soon: 58 Skoda Octavia VRs CR TDi (Candy White) Previous Cars: 04 Audi TT 3.2 V6 250 bhp (Black) 02 VW Golf V5 170 bhp (Black)

08-05-2007, 16:06	#6
sworrall Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: North Wales Posts: 731 Members Car: Octavia II VRS Estate CR2.0tdi in Race Blue Thanks: 138 Thanked 39 Times in 35 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? dunlop sport sp01 on mine (17" pegassus) which have split on all 4 tyres on the inner grooves. Have replaced the fronts with Goodyear F1's __________________ 2008 OctyII VRS Estate CR 2.0Tdi Race Blue - 18" Zeniths - Sunset Glass - Maxidot - Dual Zone - Cruise - Jumbo Box/Rear Elec - Rear park - Active headrests - Curtain Airbags - MFD2 & OEM Bluetooth my flickr Photos

08-05-2007, 16:09	#7
Dr Zoidberg Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the back of an AA truck with a failed turbo Posts: 10,753 Members Car: Octavia II 2.0 TDi Elegance Thanks: 30 Thanked 195 Times in 146 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? I had dunlop sport SP01 in 205-55/16 format. I've changed the front pair for some Avon tyres in the last week which seem a lot better __________________ Alex "I laugh in the face of danger, then I hide until it goes away" www.drzoidberg.co.uk

08-05-2007, 18:26	#8
vimto2000 Skoda-da-da-da Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manchester, Northampton Posts: 428 Members Car: L&K Thanks: 12 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? I got the Dunlop Sport SP01a, got the 16" Vega wheels

08-05-2007, 18:38	#9
Harry_vRS Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Posts: 2,052 Members Car: Skoda Octavia vRS Mk2 Thanks: 17 Thanked 45 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? Toyo Proxes T1-R, absolutely amazing in everyway. Mine came fitted with Continental Sport Contact 2's. My fronts only saw 7k worth of action. __________________ \| Silver Octavia v/RS Mk2 \| 18" Alloys \| Dual Zone Climatronic \| Xenons \| \| 273bhp 335lbft \|

09-05-2007, 10:06	#10
tezza72uk Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 77 Members Car: MK 2 Octavia Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? Mine were Bridgestone Turanza ER30's, managed to get 23,000 out of them by swapping them round.

10-05-2007, 14:00	#11
Jat Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Midlands Posts: 131 Members Car: New Octavia 2.0Tdi Elegance Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Whats on your wheels? I had Goodyear NCT5 fitted to my 16'' standard Elegance wheels. Got 25k from the fronts, and swapped rears to front when I replaced them. So far, the remaining tyres have covered nearly 40k. Ordered Avon ZZ3 from Blackcircles dot com to replace the fronts. __________________ 63.8% of all statistics are made up on the spot!!

10-05-2007, 14:17	#12
Antic Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Godalming, Surrey. Posts: 173 Members Car: MKI Octavia 1.9 TDI Estate Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? Ive got michelin pilots on mine but im thinking about making a change when the time comes, although they do stick well wet or dry they are quite noisy even at low speeds Its good to see what others are running here it gives me some ideas of what to go for next although i sort of had proxies in mind as ive read good reports about them but theres also the cost to consider __________________ Cheers Bill.

10-05-2007, 14:48	#13
gadgetman Go Gadget Octy! Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,409 Members Car: Thanks: 220 Thanked 119 Times in 112 Posts	Re: Whats on your wheels? 17" michelin Pilot Primacy Seem Ok to me. Last edited by gadgetman; 24-05-2007 at 14:34.

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