Tyres - New tyres for Tiguan

[Bambazonke]

63k on my original Bridgestone Duellers Replaced them with another set and I don't expect to replace them again as I plan to have a new car by then!

[PeteC]

Hi, my Tig has 43K in it and I am going to replace the tyres this year.
What do you suggest? I am looking for a cheaper, but silent tyre for streets and I wont be using my car off road at all.
Is it the Hankook I should choose?

[Transporter]

The Hankook tyres won't give you more kms. We have Hankooks on Tig now and at just bit over 20k km they're probably 1/2 or more worn. I'll be replacing them with Coopers.

[PeteC]

Thanks. I am not looking for more kms. I am looking for a street tyre, which is cheaper and quieter than other tyres.
What would be a good choice for my 18" wheels?

[tigger73]

If you have time to get them delivered, I suggest you check out Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels.

[PeteC]

Thanks.
Can someone recommend me a quiet tyre which I can buy locally? I dont mind low thread life. And the size is 215/65 R16.

[sander288]

Just been through a tyre swap on my Tig and I must say I wish I'd stuck to the Hankooks,

I had the hankooks on there for 54,000k and was advised by the service manager to get Maxxis HP600 Bravos' and they were cheaper than the hankooks; unfortately I was in a bind as I had punctured a tyre with a roofing screw in the bunnings carpark; thankfully it sealed against the tyre but seeing I was close to needing new rubber I changed the lot otherwise the hankooks could have gone to 58-60k.

My biggest problem with the Maxxis tyres include visible sidewall bulge, poor wet grip & higher fuel consumption. The wet grip I've only found out today as it's rained for the first time in Brisbane since I got the tyres and on the flat taking off from the lights it spins the front wheels and traction control comes in; this is worse on a grade.

Anyway; looking at new tyres considering

Hankooks K415 Optimo
Hankook Dynapro
Michelin XM2
Yoko C-drive2

Just to follow up on this one; after I had the issues with the tyres I sent a letter to Maxxis letting them know how bad I thought them and their tyres were. In reply they offered to replace all 4 tyres with an upgrade in spec for nothing. Couldn't be happier with the new tyres that we've got now.

For reference they are Maxxis MA-P1's
Maxxis MA-P1 MAXXIS - Passenger Car Radial

Quiet and perform well in the wet; overall was happy how it turned out. It was also great to have a company swear and stand by their product to the point of giving new tyres!

Regards
Shaun

[Transporter]

Thanks.
Can someone recommend me a quiet tyre which I can buy locally? I dont mind low thread life. And the size is 215/65 R16.

What tyres doe you have now? The Hankook is quiet tyre so is the Pirelli P6.

[tumbo]

In my opinion there are 2 brands of tyres that are a notch or two above the rest.....Pirelli and Michelin.

The Pirelli tyre range would have to be the best gripping tyre(wet or dry) that I have ever used, their downside is the price and that they seem to be made of a softer compound than most and consequently do not have exceptional tread life. Pirelli tyres have saved my life on one occasion when I exceeded my driving ability.

The Michelin tyre range on the other hand come very close indeed to the gripping ability's of the Pirelli's but with the advantage of far better tread life. You may pay a little more for Michelin's but I think it is worth every cent.

My current vehicle is a Nissan X-trail that I drive very hard indeed, making it hard on tyres. The initial Bridgstones that it came with only lasted 25000K. After much research I replaced them with Michelin Lattitude Tour HP( a road biased tyre) 215/65/R16. Now those tyres gave me 55000k of hard driving before I replaced them(a little below the tread wear indicator). These Michelin tyres preformed exceptionally well in all conditions, even the couple of times I did take them off road, a brilliant tyre as far as I am concerned.

Recently I replaced the Lattitude tours with Michelin Lattitude Cross(more an all terrain tyre), in hind site it was probably a mistake as I dont think I will be going off road as much as I thought. However these Lattitude cross tyres have surprised me with their high speed ability and their grip in all conditions. They are not as quiet as the Latitude tours and are not quite as comfortable(ride wise) as the Tours were.

To cut to the chase, when I get my new Tiguan, the factory fitted tyres will be traded in on a set of Michellin Lattitude Tour HP tyres at the earliest opportunity.

[Tiggy1]

Hi,
like PeteC, I am looking for some quiet, comfortable, street oriented tyres for my 147TSI with 235/50R18. Original tyres (Bridgestone Dueler H/P) perform pretty well in wet & dry and seem to be wearing well (travelled about 37000km and still probably 1/3 tyre life left), but are starting to get REALLY noisy on smooth road especially (what little we have that is). Am willing to sacrifice a bit of performance/grip for more comfortable/quiet tyre. As others have said, Michelin's are probably the pick (had Primacy LC's on previous Forester) but getting VERY expensive. Value for money the Kumho's seem a pretty good option and I know many on the forum like the KU31's, but they are (again) pretty expensive (in Aus at least) and IMO overkill for me. I think the KU27 (Ecsta LX Platinum in the US) would fit the bill for me, but not sold in Aus (waiting for shipping quote from Tire Rack). Wondering if anyone has heard of or has any opinion on the Kumho KL51 though - seems a pretty good allrounder, and very reasonably priced (especially with 80000km warranty)?
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