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I have a MK6 and it handles great on snow with winter tires.
Pros: handles great on snow
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
second winter with my mk8 as well over on the east coast. the frequent issue I run into is my front assist being unavailable from snow / ice. Otherwise I find it very smooth in the winter, I almost prefer winter driving as opposed to spring-fall. my car drives better on my 17" winters than my 19" oem wheels.
Pros: very smooth in winter
Cons: front assist unavailable
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Alles top, solang die richtige Karkasse nicht in Vorschein kommt ist das in Ordnung.
Pros: Alles top
Cons: Karkasse nicht Vorschein
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Phaeton
I bought a MK3 Jetta 2.0 gas just to get me through for a couple months after I crashed my 4Runner. It was one of my favorite cars. Decent power, handled great. Coldest a/c and hottest heat of any car I have ever owned. I put a good set of snow tires on it and it would go anywhere.
Pros: decent power, handled great
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I had a front wheel drive VW Golf GTI with an ECU tune. My front tires lasted about 25k km.
Cons: tires lasted 25k km
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 25000 km
ist noch ok, aber bitte beobachten ob der in n\u00e4chster Zeit eine Beule wirft\ud83d\ude05
Pros: ist noch ok
Cons: Beule wirft
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Lupo
Sure, for about 12k miles.
Pros: last 12k miles
Mileage: 19312 km
Some tires are made in China and some possibly(?) better ones are made Vietnam, while made in Korea tires usually aren't bad, but may not last as long as expensive tires. For safety, I wouldn't go too cheap on tires. Many cheap tires have rather poor traction when new and become unsafe with only a few miles of wear on them. The Chinese tires often are made of very hard rubber, which might wear well, but has poor traction. There may be some in between tires made in the Philippines, but I'd avoid them. Kumho is a Korean tire company with majority Chinese ownership by a Chinese tire company. They make Phantom tires, likely in China, but even in Korea, they would be the low end. Hankook tires are "better" Korean tires. Not the best, but seem safer. I'd check tire reviews on the Internet.
Pros: may wear well (hard rubber)
Cons: poor traction, not safe, avoid cheap
Two things:
1. That is a straight MOT failure because it's dangerous.
2. Your choice is to replace the tyre today, or the wheel **and** the tyre tomorrow.
Cons: straight MOT failure
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
They're Chinese junk. They sorta work, but have 20% less traction and 50% less lifetime.
Pros: sorta work
Cons: less traction, less lifetime
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Which tires to choose — PHANTOM or OEM Volkswagen?
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We compare tires across these categories:
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Which tires are better — OEM Volkswagen or PHANTOM?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires OEM Volkswagen were overall better than PHANTOM.
- PHANTOM received a PR Score of 46 out of 100, and OEM Volkswagen scored 76 points.
- PHANTOM ranked 58 in the overall ranking, and OEM Volkswagen ranked 37.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Volkswagen (3.8) than for PHANTOM (2.9).
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Tires OEM Volkswagen have better feature ratings than PHANTOM:
- Grip - owners believe, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is better than PHANTOM.
- Ride comfort - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Volkswagen is outperforms PHANTOM.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for PHANTOM is preferred to OEM Volkswagen.
Which tires are more popular — PHANTOM or OEM Volkswagen?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires OEM Volkswagen were overall more popular than PHANTOM.
By vote balance, tires OEM Volkswagen surpassed PHANTOM:
- For PHANTOM, the ratio of positive (20) to negative (23) votes is -3 votes.
- For OEM Volkswagen, the ratio of positive (70) to negative (22) votes is 48 votes.
By number of reviews, tires OEM Volkswagen surpassed PHANTOM:
- For tires PHANTOM there are 12 reviews: 2 positive, 7 neutral, 3 negative.
- For tires OEM Volkswagen there are 28 reviews: 18 positive, 8 neutral, 2 negative.
Which tires do car owners prefer — PHANTOM or OEM Volkswagen?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires PHANTOM and OEM Volkswagen have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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