B5.5 Passat wagon. Best tires for economy?

Mozambiquer

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Versailles Missouri
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2004 VW Touareg V10 TDI, 2012 Audi Q7 V6 TDI, 1998 VW Jetta TDI. 1982 VW Rabbit pickup, 2001 VW Jetta TDI, 2005 VW Passat wagon TDI X3, 2001 VW golf TDI, 1980 VW rabbit pickup,
I'm going to be replacing tires on my new Passat, and have seen that there is a big difference that can be made by tires... I have 17" rims but all the tires are mismatched. What's the best fuel economy tires?

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1854sailor

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Westerly, RI
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2015 Golf SE SportWagen, 2015 Golf SE Hatch Back.
We had Conti Pure Contacts on our B5.5 wagon and they were great, 16" though.
 

truman

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May 18, 2000
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columbia,MO,usa
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'05 Passat Variant, Still miss the 03JW
tire rack reviews can be helpful
My previous tires were Pirelli P7 and they were long lasting, smooth, and LRR. Curently have Pirelli P4 for a little more winter capability. FE seems the same, but not quite as smooth as P7s. I use TR to narrow my choices and then shop for the best value.
 

Mozambiquer

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Mar 21, 2015
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Versailles Missouri
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2004 VW Touareg V10 TDI, 2012 Audi Q7 V6 TDI, 1998 VW Jetta TDI. 1982 VW Rabbit pickup, 2001 VW Jetta TDI, 2005 VW Passat wagon TDI X3, 2001 VW golf TDI, 1980 VW rabbit pickup,
tire rack reviews can be helpful
My previous tires were Pirelli P7 and they were long lasting, smooth, and LRR. Curently have Pirelli P4 for a little more winter capability. FE seems the same, but not quite as smooth as P7s. I use TR to narrow my choices and then shop for the best value.
I have p4s on my Jetta. I have liked them a lot.

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RabbitGTI

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Jul 20, 1997
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Wisconsin
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B4 Passat Sedan
IMO you can't beat the General, General Tire that is. Owned by Conti. Altimax Arctic 12 for winter and RT43 for spring, summer and fall. Excellent touring tire. Fantastic in the rain, good feedback when pushed and grippy enough. If you catch a sale, you get a free tire.
 

Mozambiquer

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Versailles Missouri
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2004 VW Touareg V10 TDI, 2012 Audi Q7 V6 TDI, 1998 VW Jetta TDI. 1982 VW Rabbit pickup, 2001 VW Jetta TDI, 2005 VW Passat wagon TDI X3, 2001 VW golf TDI, 1980 VW rabbit pickup,
I got new tires on my Passat now. I actually ended up putting the tires and rims from my mk5 jetta, which I'm now trying to sell. They are pirelli p4 four seasons. The ride quality went up a lot, and the road noise went down. Plus, IMHO, the Passat looks better with these rims, and the jetta looks better with the 17's that this used to have.


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