GS-D3s have stopped working

Kam · Dec 14, 2006

Never thought I'd post this but my Goodyear GS-D3s are not working :help:

Since the weather turned cooler and damper, I do not have much traction pulling away. Earlier, I pulled away from a junction, the car wheeled spun through gears 1-3! Last week, in the rain, I had to creep away from the Dartford toll booths as the tyres just did not grip.

I had these tyres on my old Cupra and don't recall having as bad a problem in the cool damp conditions ....

Anyone else with the same experience??

chillcupra · Dec 14, 2006

YES!!! I have had mine all around for about 4 weeks now and also having trouble with traction. The wheels spin and the car judders. I thought that the goodyears could handle the torque. I reckon the orginal potenzas may be better :blink:

EdButler · Dec 14, 2006

Its probably just the torque surge of the turbo when your booting it. The Torque of your 1.8T would have been much more gradual, where as the TDI will go from ~100lbs to 300lbs in as little as 500rpm!

Youve just got to be more gentle and gradual with your power delivery mate, otherwise it wont be the wheels that are slipping, itll be your clutch.

PS: I have crap tryes and mine spins in 4th if i poke it... And its very long geared! However if i spend 2 secs fully depressing the peddle it wont even slip in 1st or 2nd

Kam · Dec 14, 2006

EdButler said:
Its probably just the torque surge of the turbo when your booting it. The Torque of your 1.8T would have been much more gradual, where as the TDI will go from ~100lbs to 300lbs in as little as 500rpm!

Youve just got to be more gentle and gradual with your power delivery mate, otherwise it wont be the wheels that are slipping, itll be your clutch.

PS: I have crap tryes and mine spins in 4th if i poke it... And its very long geared! However if i spend 2 secs fully depressing the peddle it wont even slip in 1st or 2nd

I do take it gently but sometimes, you are in situations where putting your foot down is necessary! I have a feeling the compound of the GS-D3s is just not adaptable to cool conditions. I do have some steel rims in the garage but have been holding back on getting the all season tyres as this winter looks to be "warm".

muddyboots · Dec 14, 2006

Yes I guess they are summer tyres, meant to perform at their best in warm dry conditions, not on the cold damp tarmac of winter.

My fronts (Toyo T1R) are worn out, was going to get another set of winter tyres like I had on the Ibiza last year, but it's still warm...can't decide.
Sod's law states that if I go for summer tyres again it'll start snowing for the next few weeks, and if I get winters it'll be the warmest winter on record.... :think:

F2 Stu · Dec 14, 2006

All to easy to blame the tyres rather than your clutch/throttle technique........

Kam · Dec 14, 2006

F2 Stu said:
All to easy to blame the tyres rather than your clutch/throttle technique........

Trust me mate, it is the tyres, nothing to do with my driving!!

Kam · Dec 14, 2006

muddyboots said:
Yes I guess they are summer tyres, meant to perform at their best in warm dry conditions, not on the cold damp tarmac of winter.

My fronts (Toyo T1R) are worn out, was going to get another set of winter tyres like I had on the Ibiza last year, but it's still warm...can't decide.
Sod's law states that if I go for summer tyres again it'll start snowing for the next few weeks, and if I get winters it'll be the warmest winter on record....

Yes, it is very hard call this year. December seems like October :shrug:

F2 Stu · Dec 14, 2006

Kam said:
Trust me mate, it is the tyres, nothing to do with my driving!!

No problems here :shrug:

sportbilly · Dec 14, 2006

Surely this will be a problem with most tyres at the moment, its pretty greasy out there at the moment.

Goodyears are great in the dry and I would say wet to but greasy maybe not ... what tyres are though ...

Kam · Dec 14, 2006

F2 Stu said:
No problems here

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EdButler · Dec 15, 2006

Maybe put your pressures down mate? I once filled my tyres up on a freezing day (about -2 Degrees) but recently the temps have been going as high as 14 Degrees.

If theres any dramatic change in temperature, re-fill them to accommodate it. My car felt very understeery untill i did.

Kam · Dec 15, 2006

EdButler said:
Maybe put your pressures down mate? I once filled my tyres up on a freezing day (about -2 Degrees) but recently the temps have been going as high as 14 Degrees.

If theres any dramatic change in temperature, re-fill them to accommodate it. My car felt very understeery untill i did.

Will check that over the weekend. Drier today and there was more traction.

aceman · Dec 16, 2006

EdButler said:
Maybe put your pressures down mate? I once filled my tyres up on a freezing day (about -2 Degrees) but recently the temps have been going as high as 14 Degrees.

If theres any dramatic change in temperature, re-fill them to accommodate it. My car felt very understeery untill i did.

Or get them filled with nitrogen !

jonjay · Dec 27, 2006

its winter and the roads are greasy, icey! I get a lot wheel spin now aswell.

Kam · Jan 4, 2007

Sorted the problem with these tyres .... I swapped them with something else!
Looked at pressures, that did nothing to help the situation.

A super fine tyre in the temps above 10C, below that, they just can't cope....

ZBOYD · Jan 4, 2007

Ask some of the European members, I think legally they have to run with winter tyres at this time of year, or as condition dictate. And they bring out their summer tyes in the summer (ie the ones we tend to use all year round).

Kam · Jan 4, 2007

ZBOYD said:
Ask some of the European members, I think legally they have to run with winter tyres at this time of year, or as condition dictate. And they bring out their summer tyes in the summer (ie the ones we tend to use all year round).

Yeah! I have all-seasons on at the moment. They do the job.

muddyboots · Jan 4, 2007

Did you go for the Nokians then ?

Kam · Jan 4, 2007

muddyboots said:
Did you go for the Nokians then ?

Yeah - it is a fantastic tyre! Despite the chunky tread, it is relatively quiet and comfortable. Excellent in the cold and wet/damp conditions and good in the dry as well

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