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Michelin’s website actually doesn’t show 225’s in 16 inch wheels, so I don’t think your dealer is fibbing. But you do need 225’s, with your remap imminent. You’ll get tons of wheel spin with 205’s. I’d suggest you get even Pilot Sport 3’s that aren’t too old if they’re in your size. They’re the tyre of choice on team bhp for good reasons. | |
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So, the only option is the Pilot Sport 3 in 225/50/R16. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Epic, let us know how you get on with the 225/50/16s. My Octy is at ~28k / 2 years on the original GY Eagle NCT 205/55/16s. They are sounding very noisy and seems to have hardened. Looking for a change soon but worried about Skoda warranty violation. |
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| ![]() Hello everyone, So I am planning to get the tires changed on my 2015 VW Jetta Highline DSG this Sunday. The car has just about completed 26k kms. I am going in for the 225/50/R16 profile and told that it is available in Michelin PS3. The dealer has informed me that the MRP is 13.2k per tire and he is willing to give it to me at 12.8k per tire. Is this price quoted correct or should I be getting a better deal? |
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On a side note, my Jetta is remapped but I went for the 205 section tyres because I got a sweet deal on MC5s back then. Even so, I have not encountered wheel spin under hard acceleration yet. So far I am impressed with the grip. Can't compare with PS3 or P3ST because I haven't experienced them yet. | |
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I also plan to get my Jetta remapped and hence chose the 225/50/R16 profile. I have also read in this thread that this profile gives a better stance to the car so I am pretty sorted. | |
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| ![]() Hi guys! As you are aware I am to change my tires tomorrow to the Michelin PS3 ST 225/50/R16. However, the problem is that after checking with almost 04 dealers, all have the manufacturing year to be around the 36th week of 2015 which is old. Now after speaking to Mr. Mark Premji of Premji Tyres, he says that this does not matter as the tire is under warranty till 2020. The tire is costing me Rs. 12000 per piece and he is willing to discount it a bit. Should I go ahead with these or stay away? |
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Well tyre manufacturers recommend 10 year 'usage' but these tires have been 'stored' since 2015 which is over 02 years and no idea in what condition. Also, I bought my car used in Sept 2016. At that time it had 19k kms on the odo and today it is 26k kms. So I can't say I drive the car much; around 20 kms a day. Quote:
What about the Pirelli P7 / P Zero Nero or the Continental MC5? | ||
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| ![]() Well I don’t expect them to say not to use their products beyond a certain period. The question is, what are the facts? Confused even more now !! |
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| ![]() Finally change my tires today to the Michelin PS3 in 225/50/R16 and I am so glad I did. I was a little skeptical due to their age as they were August 2015 manufactured tires but the other options (Continental MC5 & Pirelli P7) available in that size also had the same manufacturing year. After a lot of help and advise from Nikhilb2008, iliketurtles, Immix, Lobogris, Akshay1234 & Dr.Naren finally took the plunge and got the Michelins. I got the change done at Premji's Thane and so had a good 30 km drive home post install which helped me test their performance. One word - WOW!! What a huuuge difference they made to the driving experience. Super silent, very soft over the bumps and the grip is tremendous!! They were ill-treating the ghat section of Ghodbunder Road which I loved! My experience with Premji's was pretty average as I expected him to give me a much better rate than 12k for the tires considering they were August 2015 manufactured. Another disappointing thing was that they did not give me anything for the old tires. Not a penny!! Their excuse was that the size 205/55/R16 was not a tire that they can sell used. Side Profile ![]() The sexy bulge ![]() Last edited by Epic : 13th February 2018 at 19:11. |
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| ![]() How is the idea of putting Michelin Primacy 3ST 205/60/R16 tires on a Jetta 1.4TSI CL? Hoping to improve the ground clearance a bit via the profile upgrade from 55 to 60. Ride on stock tires is good, and should improve further with the higher profile. The big apprehensions are: - 1. I plan to do some long trips on good roads shortly and high speed stability may suffer due to the higher profile. 2. The marginal increase in tire size may still end up fouling with the wheel well on bottoming out the suspensions, as German cars tend to be precisely engineered. Seek opinion from experienced BHPians. Last edited by acemanhiflier : 5th March 2018 at 18:57. |
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