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Goodyear Tires
thenew3
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Rating 4.0

Goodyear Eagle GT, 235/40-18 Rides rough, not too bad noise wise, handles great on dry and wet. Gives good feedback and confidence in corners. I've got about 19k miles on them now, they still have about 30 to 40% tread left. I'm an aggressive driver.

Pros: handles great, good feedback
Cons: rides rough
Mileage: 19000 km
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Goodyear Tires

I'm running the same tires I always have -- the ones that came stock on the car -- goodyear eagle F1s -- that I have loved forever and never had problems with...

Pros: loved forever
Cons: uneven tread wear
Vehicle: Volkswagen
Mileage: 30000 km
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Continental Tires
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Rating 4.0

When I first had mine, I used to run 38psi all around but after a few thousand KMs I found them to ride too hard so I lowered mine to 36psi but was slightly better. But lately, i've been running them at 35psi all around and I find that this is the right balance for comfort and sportiness. I think 35-38psi is a good pressure. Anything higher seems to be over inflated in my opinion. These tires are far better than my experience with Falken's FK452s. Those tires were just noisy as they wore. I also found them to be stiffer on the widewalls in comparison to the conti's.

Pros: good comfort and sportiness
Cons: noisy when worn (Falken)
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Continental Tires
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Rating 4.0

I find that I do notice that cornering gets more "spongy" on any of the Contis I have had below about 36-38 psi. The factory recommendation is a compromise with soft ride / comfort. To get better handling and mileage you can go way above 38 psi before the inside wears out faster - something like >45 psi, perhaps. I run my TDI at 40 psi, and the outside edges still wear out quickly (from the many corners in the hills, here). And yes, the Contis IMO do like to be inflated.

Pros: better handling, better mileage
Cons: spongy cornering below 36-38 psi
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Continental Tires

The Conti DW's are excellent, but I do find they tread squirm pretty badly until they wear a bit. I just did my first rotation after about 4500 miles and with the higher tread back on the front, I noticed it instantly. Other than that though, really good so far.

Pros: excellent grip, really good
Cons: tread squirm until worn
Mileage: 4500 km
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Continental Tires
Jimmy Russells
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Rating 3.5

I run mine at 36 (cold), had them about 8.5k now. I used 38 for a while but once they start to wear and the tread squirm and tread depth starts to go away, they don't ride quite as soft as when they are new. Mine are probably 35 - 40% worn. Steering response gets a lot better as they wear too.

Pros: better steering response
Cons: ride not as soft
Mileage: 8500 km
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