Tyres - Whats everybody getting

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Re: Tyres - Whats everybody getting

Post by Foxy » Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:22 am

I had Bridgestones and liked the grip but the car tramlined badly under load from new so I switched to Conti's and though it doesn't stick like it used to, they are quieter and don't tram, they were also (relatively) cheap.

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Re: Tyres - Whats everybody getting

Post by Oak » Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:50 pm

Price Update
Mytyres are offering £242.50 for the Pilot Sport 4s although they aren't rated R01 / R02 and my Audi dealer says they aren't a recommended fitting, Michelin unsurprisingly say its ok.
Some talk on other forums of Audi cutting up rough if you have warranty suspension work with non approved tyres, just net gossip I suppose but I thought I should just throw it out there.

Black Circles are £254.99 fitted/ £236.99 tyre only.

Certainly looks like the Sport 4 s is the way to go. Thanks for all the input.

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Post by Surrey Sam » Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:22 pm

I got mine from Oponeo for £232 each delivered - http://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-details/mi ... #146360594
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Re: Tyres - Whats everybody getting

Post by chandler99 » Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:16 am

Just had my car in at audi who now seem to be recommended tyre changes with 4mm death left. surely this is too early?

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Post by Brooner » Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:31 am

I'm surprise the didn't say your disks and pads need changing they tried that with me but I new that was over a mm left before they were at the min so looks like there trying it on with the tyres too
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Re: Tyres - Whats everybody getting

Post by chandler99 » Thu Jun 22, 2017 3:17 pm

they did, pads were low which i knew before i took it in but they did try for the disks too..

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Post by Geoff A » Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:30 pm

chandler99 wrote:
Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:16 am
Just had my car in at audi who now seem to be recommended tyre changes with 4mm death left. surely this is too early?
Hilarious as the jokers won't put rubber on their own approved used vehicles unless they are below 3mm. This is the minimum needed to meet Audi's own 145-point check

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Re: Tyres - Whats everybody getting

Post by Surrey Sam » Thu Jun 22, 2017 9:44 pm

True but from 4mm it's all downhill really.

You also need to factor in that the dealership, will most likely not see the car again for the next 18,000 miles or 2 years. On cars like ours, tyres with only 4mm will not last that long, so any good dealer should be advising the customer of the situation and advising to replace now.

The vast majority of motorists are not 'in tune' with their cars condition and it's the service centres job, to ensure that the car can make the next service interval in good road worthiness.
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Re: Tyres - Whats everybody getting

Post by chandler99 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:18 pm

On top of it all, they curbed on of my freshly reformed alloys.. #great...

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Post by 0-60under4 » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:21 pm

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New to group but are these too cheap to be any good ?

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Post by bam_bam » Tue Jul 18, 2017 3:40 pm

I've run the Toyo Proxy Sports in 20s before, they're 'ok'. Are 94 tyres correct loading for RS4?
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Post by Iain_S4 » Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:11 pm

bam_bam wrote:
Tue Jul 18, 2017 3:40 pm
I've run the Toyo Proxy Sports in 20s before, they're 'ok'. Are 94 tyres correct loading for RS4?
Yes, the original Bridgestone S007 fitted to mine are 94Y

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Re: Tyres - Whats everybody getting

Post by Spectre » Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:18 am

Fresh rubber ordered... :)
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Tyres - Whats everybody getting

Post by FaisalJ » Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:11 am

On the point about a stealer recommending tyre change (as well as any other work) too early...

I'm not sure how Audi stealers operate, but I had an interesting convo with a mate who is a tech at a Land Rover dealer. They receive substantial bonuses each month for meeting/exceeding quotas for how many hours of follow-on work they secure from each customer visit. I.e. The tech's are heavily incentivised to say there's a problem when there isn't. This shouldn't really be news to anyone who's been to a stealer, but always worth keeping in mind.

The bit that surprised me was the scale of the bonuses. He mentioned a colleague that had received £3k in bonuses in a month from selling follow on work.


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Re: Tyres - Whats everybody getting

Post by boostwtf » Sat Aug 26, 2017 4:58 am

I was bored of the Super Sports and thought I'd try the 4S.

It'll be back to Super Sports next time :)

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