jimojameso Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I have a mk5 gti as a daily so i'm on the golf forums a lot. Whilst reading on one of the forums i read the following. Just a heads up for when everyone buys a new set of rubber. http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,50507.0/topicseen.html "The new legislation and the tyre labelling system means they wont pass the minimum criteria so dont go buying a new set if you dont track your car! Think R1R's will still be fine" Plenty of alternative rubber to try though: - Bridgestone RE55 - Bridgestone RE11s - Conti ForceContact - Dmack TrackDay - Dunlop SportMaxx Race - Dunlop Direzza 03G - Falken Azenis RT-615K - Federal FZ201 (new 2012) - Hankook TD z221 (new in late 2012) - Hankook z214 (almost slick) - Kumho V700/V70a - Michelin PS Cup/Cup+ - Pirelli P Zero Corsa - Pirelli P Zero Trofeo - Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R (new) - Yokohama A048R - Yokohama A050 (new) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdistc Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Any *reliable* information, rather than supposition and hearsay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimojameso Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Just trying to give people a heads up. I don't run them but if you do might be worth investigating further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Iv seen plenty of people recommend better semi slicks anyway. As far as I know 888s are popular because they are cheep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 As far as I know 888s are popular because they are cheep really? Please show me where they're cheap i'm keen to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Iv seen plenty of people recommend better semi slicks anyway. As far as I know 888s are popular because they are cheep really? Please show me where they're cheap i'm keen to see When they first came out they were cheap by comparison, not so the case these days They are a great tire although easy to overheat on a MKIV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraDan24 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Edit: Wez beat me too it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Iv seen plenty of people recommend better semi slicks anyway. As far as I know 888s are popular because they are cheep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideexitsupra Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 More expensive than the Yokohama track day tyre on Camskill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Those Hankook Z241 tyres look like they could be useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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