The Official Polo Tyre Thread

[mr_walker]

Has anybody with the Marangoni's had them on long enough to comment on durability/wear?

[DaveMack]

Has anybody with the Marangoni's had them on long enough to comment on durability/wear?

I've had 'em 6 months now ... no signs of wear ... but that's only about 7,500ks.

Dave

[Spec83]

Im going to try find the cheapest set of NEW 205/45/16's i can get. And see what they are like. Just for a change.

Will be Fallken's of Hancook's for sure

I'm getting a set of Adrenaline's in the next few weeks... anyone know who fixes gutter scrapes on wheels in brisbane???

[mr_walker]

OK I've been looking for a good deal on the Marangoni's in Canberra, and the best I could find was about $200 fitted. This is really stretching my budget at the moment, and I want to get my GTI rims onto my Polo, so I've been ringing around and I'm also considering:

Falken ZE912's for $159 fitted
Firestone Wide Ovals for $186 fitted
Kuhmo KU25 $150 fitted
Kuhmo KU31 $175 fitted

I'm leaning towards either the Kuhmo KU25's or the Falken ZE912's at the moment - has anybody got these on?

I found a place that sells "slightly used" imported euro tyres, and can supply Pirelli P Zero's for $90, but I'm not sure if I'm comfortable with that...

[RhysQ]

Has anybody with the Marangoni's had them on long enough to comment on durability/wear?

had mine about 6,000kms and they still look brand new. i really push them hard as well! traction is still as good as when i first go them.

OK I've been looking for a good deal on the Marangoni's in Canberra, and the best I could find was about $200 fitted. This is really stretching my budget at the moment, and I want to get my GTI rims onto my Polo

the polo gti rims are 16's so you should be paying approx. $180/corner fitted and balanced. my marangonis are fited onto 17's with a 40 profile and i paid $204/corner fitted and balanced. $200 is way too expensive, is it throught Jax Quickfit Tyre like dave and I?

[ACTGTI]

My Marangoni's are about the same age as others here and they are still looking good as they should. I still often find myself thinking that they are really nice tyres in all weather situations.

Just did a trip to blue mountains and back via Oberon on Saturday. It was raining all the way and although the road is very twisty in places I was still able to stick at the speed limit for indicated 65km/h corners.

[mr_walker]

$200 is way too expensive, is it throught Jax Quickfit Tyre like dave and I?

Yeah - I rang around a couple of different Jax stores in Canberra for quotes on the Marangoni 205/45/16's and they ranged from $195 to $215. If I could find a price in the $170-$180 ballpark my budget could probably stretch that far.

EDIT: Just called another Jax to confirm - $206.

[hkogti]

The quote you guys have a so expensive...

[mr_walker]

The quote you guys have a so expensive...

Maybe it's the cost of trucking them to Canberra ...

[pomme]

I had a puncture the other day... which really didn't bother me for once as the tire that died was basically illegal anyway. A good excuse to finally spend some money. Based on the glowing reviews i've got a couple of Marangoni Zeta Linea on order to be fitted friday. $189 quoted. Bridgestone in brisbane.