Tires Cooper or OEM Volkswagen

I did Cooper pro controls when considering these and I do not regret the decision at all.

I usually get over 75k on my Cooper AT3s in my Toyota, but they've been discontinued.

I like my set of Cooper S/T Maxx

Cooper Discoverer All Terrain is what I run on my Ram 2500. Great looking tire and a set of 4 was 660 plus like $18 per tire install at Walmart.

New tires are Cooper Discoverer Stronghold AT 285/75R17, which have a 129 load rating (4,080lbs) and only weigh 56lbs. They are 11.2” wide so hopefully don’t rub like the BFG’s (will be installed next week), and weighing 10lbs less per tire is a big difference which will help the MPG. And a 60k mile warranty is nice.

Always go AT tires, they provide the best of all worlds, especially when you don't take the vehicle off road. I swear by Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT's and BFG T/A KO3's

Haven't done a super long road trip in my MK8.5 - but have done a few 200mi trips. The car absolutely eats up the miles. Seats are super comfortable, cabin noise is tolerable, and I averaged 34MPG both ways cruising between 72 and 80. I personally despise adaptative cruise control, so I immediately turned it off (aggressive Boston traffic makes it unbearable). I did keep the lane assist on which is fine, not as good as the lane keep in my Raptor, but works very well. I'm more than happy with the ride, and once I get on to some smooth pavement, the 200 treadwear tires really quiet down.

my Cooper Strongholds do pretty well in ice, haven't had much experience with them in snow though.

I had a 2022 F-150 King Ranch and put these Discoverer Road + Trail AT on it. They were smooth, quite, and balanced perfectly. I now have a set of these on my 2024 F-150 King Ranch and they are terrible. I've had them balanced, rebalanced, and then checked by the best Ford dealer service department in central Kentucky. While I believe the tires are balanced, they still present a bumpy, shaky, jittery feel at speeds in the 70s - 80 mph.

Bought a set a year ago 235/70/15 and they catch every pebble in the road and are so thin they keep popping pin holes in them, not to mention cracking on the inner parts of the tread and they are almost new.