Are you polluting this thread for any reason?
Its nice to know the "old guard" stands together......
Are you polluting this thread for any reason?
The car has only 11k miles on it. It is one year and seven months on the road. I rotated the tires at the first 1/2 interval oil change. ( yes I changed "early" ) around 6K miles. The tires are worn evenly side to side and front and rear. They only started at 9/32 so at just below 5/32 they are still serviceable. The lease turn in "rules" declare the tires "worn out" at below 4/32 which is still serviceable.
In my vocabulary there is no all-season tire satisfactory in winter. So, I think that is difference in perspective. Though, although for me Yokohama is second or third tier manufacturer, it is definitely step up from Falken.I would have agreed with that statement from what had seen on our previous Forester(s), but the 225/55 17 on the crosstrek were very good and responsive tires. And O.K. in the Winter. Yes I was pleasantly surprised.
Unlike where I am now with this Jetta.
VW always had top tier tires until maybe 5 years ago when they started to trip offers to be more competitive with Toyota, Honda etc. It is one of the shifts VW made toward being more appliance on the US market.Folks are comparing higher end vehicles to this Jetta w/r to the OE tire choice - the base S trim manual Jetta is a v. inexpensive new car relatively speaking - I would think a reasonable negotiator could walk OTD for 18K or less. You can't expect much here w/r to wear components like tires. 2 years would be reasonable on a car like this to me for the stockers. I'm happy with any OE tire that lasts 3 and that would be on a car that is 3x that price.
My 2018 Atlas came with Contis that are holding up well, 25K and at 5-6/32" so to me, that's reasonable and I should get 10K more before I want new ones. Sportwagen came with crappy Hankooks that were gone the day I picked it up along with the stock wheels. I don't think they would have lasted long.VW always had top tier tires until maybe 5 years ago when they started to trip offers to be more competitive with Toyota, Honda etc. It is one of the shifts VW made toward being more appliance on the US market.
I think Atlas S comes with one of these POS tires like Falken.My 2018 Atlas came with Contis that are holding up well, 25K and at 5-6/32" so to me, that's reasonable and I should get 10K more before I want new ones. Sportwagen came with crappy Hankooks that were gone the day I picked it up along with the stock wheels. I don't think they would have lasted long.
Certainly could be - mine is an SEL and in 2018 they were all either Conti or Kumho I believe.I think Atlas S comes with one of these POS tires like Falken.
The most dangerous tire I ever had was Kumho, another one was winter Hankook.Certainly could be - mine is an SEL and in 2018 they were all either Conti or Kumho I believe.
I actually really liked Kumhos (Solus something or other) on my old MK4 Jetta, had several sets of them - they were great for my basic highway commuter need at that time and were about $350 delivered/installed from Tire Rack. Very quiet is what I remember and reasonable handling for a grand tourer.The most dangerous tire I ever had was Kumho, another one was winter Hankook.
VW always had top tier tires until maybe 5 years ago when they started to trip offers to be more competitive with Toyota, Honda etc. It is one of the shifts VW made toward being more appliance on the US market.
The most dangerous tire I ever had was Kumho, another one was winter Hankook.
The man appears to have no sense of value.Are you polluting this thread for any reason?
They sure fell hard. My Tiguan has GITI tires from the factory!
Sort of. Manufacturer that makes borderline dangerous tire in wet, is not that good in other things too. Tires that are good in one discipline are really not that good tires.As with anything, blanket statements don't always apply...
I have Kumho's on my sportscar, but they were also made specifically for the car. Fantastic dry grip, which is what they were designed for.
Sort of. Manufacturer that makes borderline dangerous tire in wet, is not that good in other things too. Tires that are good in one discipline are really not that good tires.