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RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - freerider - 03-12-2008 09:42 AM
(03-12-2008 09:32 AM)springbok Wrote: Mmm nice. Let us know how they turn out.
I have just about decided on Conti Sport Contact 3 just shopping about for the best price.
Conti Partner where R1399 each for 245/45/17's about a month ago.
Absolutely BRILLIANT tyres IMHO
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - springbok - 03-12-2008 10:08 AM
245?? Feck that's wide. How wide are your rims??
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - freerider - 03-12-2008 10:27 AM
(03-12-2008 10:08 AM)springbok Wrote: 245?? Feck that's wide. How wide are your rims??
8J, the 225's I have on them right now have a slight stretch, so the 245 should sit nicely on the back
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - springbok - 03-12-2008 10:41 AM
Yeah, 225's are a bit narrow for 8J.
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - bindog - 03-12-2008 11:03 AM
I see not too many Yoko's on this thread... I have had A-drives on my last kadett that demanded a lot from the front tyres and my coupe has S-drives on it... both have been brilliant in my opinion... I dunno how to rate them against the others but just some more info...
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - crazygolfer - 03-12-2008 11:05 AM
225/45/17 , 245/40/17 going for R3000 a set and 195/50/15 @ R2500
all continental
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - calypso - 03-12-2008 11:25 AM
Mine worked out to R2000 each
Thats for 245/40/17.
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - crazygolfer - 03-12-2008 12:23 PM
this is 3k a SET....u do the math
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - springbok - 03-12-2008 03:55 PM
If a SET = 4 tyres it can't be R3000 for 4 x Conti Sport Contact 3's. That's R750 per tyre????
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - freerider - 03-12-2008 04:13 PM
YOH, did they fall off a ship?
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - calypso - 03-12-2008 06:05 PM
They probably conti economy specials.
It sucks paying the money for tires, but once they on it feels so worth it.
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - springbok - 03-12-2008 08:08 PM
Years ago I bought a BMW325i (old square shape - forget the code). Anyways it came with Goodyear G something tyres and I spun the car in the wet on High Level Road at night. Next day I went out and put on top of the range Yokohama tyres and it absolutely transformed the car.
I lived in Hout Bay at the time and worked in town so whichever way I comuted always involved lots of sharp corners. The car stuck to the road like sh*t on a shovel.
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - whattingh - 03-12-2008 08:20 PM
Does anybody else here have experience with Firehawk tires. I currently have them on my car. They don't seems to bad, are not that expensive(iirc around R1000 for 205/65/15) and have the all-road have guarantee thing.
RE: Advice required: takkies for the Golf - crazygolfer - 09-12-2008 08:58 AM
(03-12-2008 03:55 PM)springbok Wrote: If a SET = 4 tyres it can't be R3000 for 4 x Conti Sport Contact 3's. That's R750 per tyre????:)its for the SET