Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

**pologti18t** · 20-05-2014, 10:07 PM

The Golf GTI PP comes with 225/35 R19 tyres on a 7.5 inch rim.
I wonder if the dealer swapped tyres from a GTI PP they had in stock as part of a deal?

**DrK** · 20-05-2014, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by pologti18t

The Golf GTI PP comes with 225/35 R19 tyres on a 7.5 inch rim.
I wonder if the dealer swapped tyres from a GTI PP they had in stock as part of a deal?

Nope. All GTI PP have proper load ratings. Not the 88y these have.

**Paul_R** · 20-05-2014, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by readerr0r

I'm interested, International Octavia's with 19" Alloys I'm ordering have the exact same tyre, rating and all. Wheres info the the relevant adr and whatnot?

Check the tyre placard on the car. Any replacement tyre fitted to the vehicle must be equal to, or greater than, the lowest rated tyre on the placard.

Eg a Mk 6 Golf R has 225/40R 18 with a 92 load rating, or a 235/35R19 with a 91 load rating.

The GTI Performance must have a 225/35R19 with an 88 on its placard because that's what Carsales says they come with. Also, it has a 7.5" wide wheel and you can't put a 235/35R19 on a 7.5". You can put a 225/35R19 on an 8" though. The tyre to wheel width rules are international.

DrK's car obviously slipped out of the factory with GTI Performance tyres on it. Naughty, unless VW have an 88 rated tyre on the Mk7 R placard. I doubt they do.

**Paul_R** · 20-05-2014, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by DrK

Nope. All GTI PP have proper load ratings. Not the 88y these have.

I've never seen a 225/35R19 higher than 88. They are either 84 or 88. Tire rack certainly don't sell any. What does the GTI PP placard say?

The cars on a Carsales have 88s on them in the photos. The placard must have 88. VW couldn't have f$$ked up to that extent. If they have then Fairfax will ream them. It'll make the Melissa Ryan case look like a storm in a tea cup...

**lenojd** · 20-05-2014, 10:54 PM

how did you notice DrK? It's not something I would have picked up :s

**Mikey1** · 20-05-2014, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by Paul_R

I've never seen a 225/35R19 higher than 88. They are either 84 or 88. Tire rack certainly don't sell any. What does the GTI PP placard say?

The tyre placard on the GTI-PP reads:

225/45 R17 91W
225/40 R18 92Y
225/35 R19 88Y

**Mikey1** · 20-05-2014, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by lenojd

how did you notice DrK? It's not something I would have picked up :s

While it's probably excusable for the average customer to not notice (I'm not saying you're average Koe - far from it!), it's completely inexcusable for the car to pass through Volkswagen QC in Germany, and to add further embarrassment, it was not picked up during predelivery. This just reinforces the fact that predelivery involves nothing more than a cursory inspection, cleaning and registering of the vehicle.