Dano73
Active member
I bought my 2012 golf 6 months ago, with brand new bridgestone potenzas from the dealer with about 32k on it. So far it's been a good car, but lately tires are killing me. I have put about 15k on it so far, and I drive, well let's say, faster than most. I have 225 45 17 tires and about a month ago, I bent a rim, HUH???. I have had many cars but this lo pro tire thing, is new to me, hard sidewalls, hard tire, great handling, but unforgiving when u hit something, the rim takes the hit too, oh, ok, now I get it. I took the rim off and not being able to match the tire, which was now also wasted, had the rim straightened, and bought 2 new Conty Extreme contact dsw from the vw dealer, cause they had them, and I had some cash left on my gw card. I put them on the front and moved the fronts back, i week later I got a blowout on new tire, after hitting a pothole, tire blew out sidewall, but rim was spared, crazy, and that was a low speed hit, so i bought another new conty.
So after looking at the potenzas I have left, after 15k they are almost down to the wear bars, especially the fronts, don't have 5k left on em. What tires will get me at least 30k, or do I switch to 16 inch rims bigger sidewall, sacrifice handling, but save rims and get better mileage?? What seems to get good mileage in a 17 for u guys?? And why do they recommend putting new tires on back axle, if youre only replacing 2, since the fronts seem to do all the work, and wear faster?? Old skool tells me newer tires go on front, right??
So after looking at the potenzas I have left, after 15k they are almost down to the wear bars, especially the fronts, don't have 5k left on em. What tires will get me at least 30k, or do I switch to 16 inch rims bigger sidewall, sacrifice handling, but save rims and get better mileage?? What seems to get good mileage in a 17 for u guys?? And why do they recommend putting new tires on back axle, if youre only replacing 2, since the fronts seem to do all the work, and wear faster?? Old skool tells me newer tires go on front, right??
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