Whats the best tyre for the 13" tarantulas?

Hi guys, what tyre are you running on your standard tarantulas? mine are all 185/65r13 but are all miss matching and pretty rubbish brands. Was looking to replace them all with decent new tyres. Yokohama A539's look good but I'm just unsure 

running 175/70/13 uniroyal rain sports since two years now & very happy with them with lots of proper GTI use

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baz

Not replacing your lovely BBS are you?

175/75r13 are the correct size aren't they? will have to look up some rain sports.

Im sitting on the fence Richard, i really like the bbs wheels, but I'm quite into keeping the car original looking 

Just bought a set of the new Dunlop Blue Speed Response and very happy with them as well.  

I had the older version on the car before and found they were good but these are even better.
Maybe because there still new but there not pricey either for what you get!  

bazmk1 said

running 175/70/13 uniroyal rain sports since two years now & very happy with them with lots of proper GTI use

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baz

These are rated 82T.

You should actually be running 82V rated tyres - but if you find some let me know!

Yomp said

bazmk1 said

running 175/70/13 uniroyal rain sports since two years now & very happy with them with lots of proper GTI use

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baz

These are rated 82T.


You should actually be running 82V rated tyres - but if you find some let me know!

eehh H rated 130mph on the rain expert, yes i know i said rain sports

http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/tyres/brand/uniroyal/uniroyal-rainexpert/175-70HR13-82H


V rated 150mph tyres for a standard 800kg mk1 complete overkill

bazmk1 said

Yomp said

bazmk1 said

running 175/70/13 uniroyal rain sports since two years now & very happy with them with lots of proper GTI use

ta
baz

These are rated 82T.


You should actually be running 82V rated tyres - but if you find some let me know!

eehh H rated 130mph on the rain expert, yes i know i said rain sports

http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/tyres/brand/uniroyal/uniroyal-rainexpert/175-70HR13-82H


V rated 150mph tyres for a standard 800kg mk1 complete overkill

Oops- soz - my bad.   Yes H rating is correct!

The Germans specify top speed of car plus 10%.

Yomp said

bazmk1 said

Yomp said

bazmk1 said

running 175/70/13 uniroyal rain sports since two years now & very happy with them with lots of proper GTI use

ta
baz

These are rated 82T.


You should actually be running 82V rated tyres - but if you find some let me know!

eehh H rated 130mph on the rain expert, yes i know i said rain sports

http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/tyres/brand/uniroyal/uniroyal-rainexpert/175-70HR13-82H


V rated 150mph tyres for a standard 800kg mk1 complete overkill

Oops- soz - my bad.   Yes H rating is correct!

The Germans specify top speed of car plus 10%.

no worries, you must of had a brain fart there  

just  fitted  some Falken Sincera 175/70/13 and I'm very impressed with the grip especially in the wet.  they are also noticeably more comfortable 

Like the look of the rainsports, the Falken tyres look good too. Finding it difficult to fine anything remotely sporty in the 175/70. Everything seems to be "Eco" or "energy"! 

Trouble I'm finding with the bbs's and the 185/60r13s is that the car is very low geared in top, so maintaining 70 on the motorway the car is revving very high! 

My Mk1 Scirocco runs on Avon ZT5 and they are 175/70/13 and the speedo reads correct. Plenty of grip and happy with them.
I did have 185/60/13 but they was great for off the traffic lights but hard work on the motorway being smaller than the original tyre and the speedo and mileometer over read.