Empfehlung fuer TDI-geeignete 185/55/15-Reifen gesucht | Posts 16+

I can confirm what you said about the Toyos.
I once had a set of those (185/60-14) on an Astra F with 90 horsepower. They offered great grip, but they wore out after only 20,000 km!

I'm starting the search for a suitable writer now as well.

Auf http://www.reifendirekt.de/Reifen.html kann man praktisch zu jedem Profil mal mehr, mal weniger Testberichte öffnen (egal welches Format man sucht, es kommen immer alle Tests zu dem betr. Profile).

What absolutely amazes me is:

A Mayola tire (listed as 195/55 R15) at the lower end of the price range, according to test quotes, has virtually no weaknesses .
Can this be done with honest means?

What kind of label is Mayola anyway?

Three days after having Barum tires (185/55-15) installed, I lost control of my car on a wet road. I strongly advise against using these tires!
I've definitely worn out at least 5 sets of brand-name tires before, and I will never buy another cheap product again (except maybe Maloya)! No Fulda, no Yokohama, no Barum!!!
Number one for me remains Michelin. They offer a great balance. Especially on wet surfaces, they provide excellent grip and stability. The Goodyear Ultragrip 6 is also certainly a good choice. While Continental doesn't quite reach the level of Michelin in either summer or winter tires, they are still considered a premium brand.

For a Maloya tip:
'Excellent tires!!! I've already used two sets of these on my AAZ and always had the best performance in the valleys. I had the Maloya Cresta in size 175/70-13 until I installed the G60 brakes, which meant the end of using this great winter tire size. But the tire was well-balanced and good quality. It wasn't as noisy as some Fulda tires can be... It never surprised me with a sudden lack of grip, unlike the Barum tires, which could do that without ice, snow, or aquaplaning.'

Winter tires need to be soft so that they can 'bite' into the road surface. Rain tires are hard because, when wet, adhesion is no longer sufficient. To make a winter tire suitable for wet conditions, a clever rubber compound is required. Please be careful with cheap tires!

Quote:

A rain tire is hard

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But this is new.

http://www.autoslalom.at/bazar/detail.php?cat=23&de=61

A rain tire is hard.
But this is new.

http://www.autoslalom.at/bazar/detail.php?cat=23&de=61No wonder, because it's nonsense anyway.

I'm going back to doing some literature research. You caught me a little bit. It's the experience I had with bicycle brake pads (CoolStop is soft - it brakes great in dry conditions but is useless when wet) that I, based on similar observations, have now applied to car tires.

But then let's all get Yokohama tires. They're soft, they grip well on dry roads, and because they're soft, they're great in the rain.
But please don't bring up aquaplaning. That's a different topic...

Gremlin wrote:For the size 195/65/15, the Fulda Carat Atyro tires should be the first choice, according to various tire tests. At €51 including shipping, there's not much to complain about...
if they fit on the IBI...

I cannot recommend them, at least not for the Golf IV. After 20,000 kilometers, the front tires are worn on the inside.
Uneven, completely messed up, they have a serrated edge and are so loud that I even suspected the wheel bearings.
Unlike the Fulda Kristall Gravito winter tires, which offer even wear and are quiet, they have poor wet braking performance.

Well, since we're all praising our tires here, I guess I'll do the same.

Conti WinterContact or EcoContact tires are very stable and durable, and they give me an extra 5 km/h of top speed compared to the Michelins I had before. However, I would like to mention that a tire size might be good in one size but completely unsuitable in another, especially when using relatively small sizes.

Regarding the barum tires mentioned here, my dad has them on his car, and driving with them in wet conditions can be dangerous; the traction is really different, and I would only advise against it. And he has a truly excessive amount of torque.

Because of A.*.U., they are way too expensive, that's for sure. They are also really unfriendly, at least to me, even though I always try to be nice.

I recommend this small tire shop; they've been doing this for years. This week, I took eight winter tires there to have them balanced and one rim straightened. When I picked them up the next day, he said he hadn't written out the invoice yet, and I replied, 'I don't even need one.'
So, repairing eight wheels completely and one rim cost 30 euros, which is quite cheap, I think.

Best regards, BigB.

Hello,

Michelin tires are the best when it comes to wear. I drove my original equipment tires on my Passat (size 205/50 R15) for 80,000 km before replacing them, but they still had a tread depth of only 1.6 mm.
The last ones are Toyo and Fulda (expected to wear out after 15-20,000 km), and the Toyo tires have very noisy road noise. So far, I've been satisfied with both Dunlop and Pneumant for winter tires (both in size 195/55 R15).
As other 35i drivers have described above, I am also experiencing excessive wear on the inner edges of my front tires, despite having the alignment properly adjusted.

Best regards,
Albrecht.

Inner tire wear can also be caused by misalignment in the rear axle. Most alignment issues affect the inner edges of the front tires.
If the geometric alignment of the axles is incorrect, straight-line driving must be corrected with a slight steering adjustment, which leads to toe-in due to the included angle of the track rod. This results in inner tire wear.

Inner tire wear on the front can also be caused by a tracking error in the rear axle. Most alignment errors affect the inner side of the front axle.
If the geometric alignment of the axles is incorrect, straight-line driving must be corrected with a small steering input, which leads to toe-in due to the included angle of the track. -> This results in inner wear.

It might be. But show me how you adjust camber and toe on the rear axle of a G3 or Passat 35i... I've read about so many problems with these cars and these tires, and it's guaranteed that those issues aren't solely caused by incorrect front-axle alignment, whether or not it's connected to the rear axle.

Of course, the steering axis inclination angle can also be misinterpreted. It originates from the geometry of the suspension strut (wheel bearing housing), which is certainly used in several vehicles within the VW modular platform. However, the steering axis inclination angle is actually only correct for a specific vehicle length. I'm currently struggling to understand exactly how it works when you fit longer suspension struts onto a shorter car. I'll have to start doing some calculations with compass and straightedge... Tomorrow, I'll ask our chassis engineers; they know about this.

Everything is good and fine.

'But why does it work with other tires then? See my thread further up.'

'And if that were true – the idea of using axles and hubs from the same vehicle – then it shouldn't happen with smaller cars compared to a Passat, like a Golf Mk3 for example. But it does...'

"One of us prefers to use all-season tires, like the Goodyear Vector 5. I don't want to constantly change my tires. And I don't really have much space to store them. The Vector 5 performed better in tests than some winter tires. For us here in the north, it's a good choice. I was also very satisfied with its grip on wet surfaces. The Vector 5 is definitely better than previous versions like the Vector 3. So why bother changing tires all the time?"

Hi everyone,

To finally answer the question that started this entire thread: After reading many opinions and reviews, I ordered the ContiPremiumContact tires this morning – hopefully, it's a batch that is of good quality.

Thank you all very much for your opinions!

Best regards,

Jan.

In my opinion, a good choice!