Turns out the pirelli Cinturo are now discontinued so there aren’t any small pirelli tyres available. Anyone else got any recommendations or can I throw any old tyre brand on them ? 185/60/R14
I'd probably have gone for Pirelli's too, surprised they've none in that size... lots of different factors to consider not least safety, but it being a MK1 Campaign / Pirelli edition in this particular case that in itself would carry more weight for me when deciding than it would with another car. Everyone's got different budgets so it'd be unfair to direct you to the expensive brands, good rule of thumb is to get the best you can afford. Having said that though nowadays I think it would be hard to get a 'bad' tyre with the premium brands, just degrees of 'good'. Maybe not so much with some of the obscure ones. Look at some of the Auto Express or Auto Bild reviews / comparison tests, objective and cover like for like in different conditions. No point taking what some punter writes on Blackcircles as gospel, after all everyones new tyres are going to be a great drive when they've just replaced worn out ones! Personally I've Continentals on the MK2 and Michelins on the 205, my daily runs Goodyears and all our winters are a mix of Dunlops or Bridgestones... can't fault any of them!
I'm a fan of these Dunlops and run them on my cars: https://www.mytyres.co.uk/rshop/tyre/Dunlop/Sport-BluResponse/185-60-R14-82H/R-231956 Sticky enough for enthusiastic road driving and seem to wear OK Not tried many other brands though!
Quick Update. Still on the Hunt for the correct steering wheel which is the last part of the puzzle. Finally after months i’ve found 5x pirelli cinturo P1’s. They’ve just been delivered and the tyre man’s coming next week to fit them on the Mk1 7mm P slots. Believe it or not I managed to get them from ASDA Tyres £380 for 5 tyres delivered so was pretty happy.
Great perseverance getting the tyres you were after, hard to believe you'll have the car a year come February. It'll presumably already be MOT exempt and then also road tax free as of April 1st.
I know! Crazy. Yes i only did 6 moths Tax last year as 12months is a kick in the teeth especially when it will only get used 2/3 nice weathered Sundays. Will keep up with The MOT’s for piece of mind
Very nice motor guy, I will keep my eyes open for you. I'm also from Sheffield and a fellow MK1 GTi owner, white on bbs rs with small bumpers
