Is it me or has anybody else noticed the very poor grip that the factory fit 16" Goodyear tyres produce in the wet?
I was driving around Wolverhampton on the 27th, the temperature according to the computer was 7 degrees celcius and the roads were damp but not wet. Pulling away from a roundabout the car was struggling for grip, now I`m not blowing my trumpet here but my Cooper is the least powerful car I`ve owned for the last ten or so years and the traction was apalling!
I can only put this down to the tyres. Has anybody swapped the Goodyears for proper performance tyres?
The last Golf I had was a 170bhp V5 fitted with Toyo Proxes T1-S, they were fantastic wet or dry and I`m seriously thinking of keeping my runflats in good nick for resale time and putting some quality rubber on the car, any thoughts?
I was driving around Wolverhampton on the 27th, the temperature according to the computer was 7 degrees celcius and the roads were damp but not wet. Pulling away from a roundabout the car was struggling for grip, now I`m not blowing my trumpet here but my Cooper is the least powerful car I`ve owned for the last ten or so years and the traction was apalling!
I can only put this down to the tyres. Has anybody swapped the Goodyears for proper performance tyres?
The last Golf I had was a 170bhp V5 fitted with Toyo Proxes T1-S, they were fantastic wet or dry and I`m seriously thinking of keeping my runflats in good nick for resale time and putting some quality rubber on the car, any thoughts?