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Continental › Tires

spamdavy 30 Jan 2017, 02:12

Rating 5.0

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I drove to Mammoth from San Francisco last weekend during a snow storm and wanted to report on my Continental DWS06's performance. tl;dr the Golf R Chuck Norris'ed the mountain passes during the snowiest January ever recorded for Mammoth. On parts where the ground was white with snow and salt, my R was glued to the road at 30-35 mph. I drove through several inches of fresh powder to get out my cabin. No problems there. Of course, the plow pushed a mound of snow up to my rear mirror that I shoveled out before backing out of my spot, but that's besides the point. My R dominated a steep hill leading to the resort lodge in 1st and 2nd gear. My sister's front wheel drive with cable chains could not manage the hill and had to turn out halfway up. After shuttling the passengers in my sister's car to the lodge, I noticed two other FWD chained cars were stuck on the hill and blocked passage up to the resort. The only difficulty I faced was convincing chain control that I didn't need chains. He didn't believe my car was AWD with M+S tires that can handle the snow. So after 5 minutes of debate, he relented and asked me to do a traction test where I accelerated rapidly to break the tires loose and immediately brake. He wanted to ensure the car could gain traction right away. Passed with flying colors and he waved me through. I hope I don't have to convince every chain control officer that the R is at home in the snow. The DWS06s deserve a look for anyone who isn't driving in snow full-time. Every time I passed a car putting on chains, I felt the R and DWS06 premium was worth every penny spent. btw, when the chain control guy wanted me to put on chains, he said the snow socks weren't going to cut it. Seeing how well my R did, I'm going to return my ISSE snowsocks.

Pros: glued to road, dominated steep hill, excellent traction, worth every penny

Cons: chain control issues

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Ferodo › Brake pads

Cliff3 26 Jan 2017, 20:48

Rating 5.0

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I like the Ferodos and I would buy them again. They had good feel and bite, and they are quiet.

Pros: good feel and bite

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

KONI › Shock absorbers

ScHyZo 20 Jan 2017, 00:37

Rating 4.0

I never ran the vwr or the neuspeed but I did ran koni yellow on my mk4 and I liked them alot.

Pros: liked them alot

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

STOPTECH › Brake pads

galobos 19 Jan 2017, 05:49

Rating 5.0

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Dust:

I had StopTec Posi Quiet pads installed on my '17 R. They have very little brake dust and are much more linear feeling than the stock pads. I can highly recommend them for street use.

Pros: very little brake dust, linear feeling

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Continental › Tires

stirbot 13 Jan 2017, 12:06

Rating 4.5

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The DWS06 (mine with about 4K miles) were impressive going up and down snow covered back roads with up to a 12% grade. I had to try if I wanted to break traction except for one time when I braked too hard at a downhill stop sign. Hopefully I'll never need the socks but they don't take up much space so I'll leave them in the back for the winter.

Pros: impressive on snow, good traction

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Mileage: 4000 km

LIQUI MOLY › Engine oil

quailallstar 9 Jan 2017, 11:14

Rating 4.0

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Going to use what I use on all my VW's - Liqui Moly Good quality and Amazon has some great prices.

Pros: Good quality

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Trico › Wiper blades

mark729 6 Jan 2017, 03:17

Rating 5.0

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Trico force 26 inch and 18 inch also fit perfect on mk7 golf r. Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

Pros: fit perfect

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Continental › Tires

jeremy.rambis 3 Jan 2017, 19:54

Rating 4.0

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I've got 19" Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 tires, which (for all season) are rated very well for snow, and also carry snow socks in case extra traction is required (lowered so any sort of chain is out of the question). I've seen many people say that all seasons are the jack of all trades master of none, but they're certainly going to be worlds better than a summer tire. I understand they're not going to be as amazing as a dedicated snow tire, but for the few trips over the mountains to Tahoe that I'm going to make, they should suffice just fine. I drove into some collected snow off the side of the road last year (intentionally, wanted a picture of the R in the snow :laugh: ) and had no problem what so ever getting out. There were other cars parked there as well, an SUV looked like it was spinning a bit of tire trying to get out, so I felt pretty confident that my tires worked well enough.

Pros: rated well for snow, better than summer tires, no problem getting out of snow

Cons: not as amazing as dedicated snow tires

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

MICHELIN › Tires

dmc 5 Jul 2016, 20:37

Rating 3.0

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There were long sections of I-90 especially through Washington that were loud as f***. I don’t know if it’s damage due to chains or what, but I had to endure hours of this nonsense. Maybe it was my tires? They are Michelin Pilot Super Sports in 235/40R18 inflated up to 39 psi for the extra load. They’re silent on most other roads though.

Pros: silent on most roads

Cons: loud on some roads

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf