MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: rich83 on January 23, 2013, 01:53:12 pm
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Just taken delivery of some tyres....
Goodyear F1 v2 and a Continental ECOContact 3. I presume that the ECO means that they should be more economical?
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27143826/tyres.jpg)
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So it's pretty much worse for everything? That's bizarre.
I must admit, I really don't like this new rating system.
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All I thought ECO tyres did was give less rolling resistance and in turn improves MPG.
TBH, I think the new tyre rating system wasn't well thought out
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All I thought ECO tyres did was give less rolling resistance and in turn improves MPG.
TBH, I think the new tyre rating system wasn't well thought out
Either that... or these ECO tyres are not doing their job
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It could be that they are more eco friendly. Rather than economical? Who knows. Either way, i cant see the pictures as im at work. :signLOL:
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It could be that they are more eco friendly. Rather than economical? Who knows. Either way, i cant see the pictures as im at work. :signLOL:
Good point, that's a possibility.
Basically there's 3 ratings: Gas mileage / Noise Levels / Wet weather performance.
The Eco tire worse at everything, lol.
Although another consideration here, is that the tire dimensions aren't that same.
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That makes no sense, you'd think the stickier tyre would be less fuel efficient and with it having greater resistance be noisier. Wet weather performance isnt a surprise though.
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I have ECO rubber on my other little car and I would rate them as the WORST ever tyres I've driven on! I'm just waiting for some spare funds so that I can replace the current 15*5.5 with something around the 16*7 so that I can get some decent rubber fitted.
Fish