Tyres for 200T...what is the standard tyre for these cars?

[Gerard <gerard@poboxes.com>]

Hi!

Me again with the 200T. My running Continental tyres 205/60/15
ZR-rated (heck only knows why!!!) are in dire condition and I have
been looking around for a set of new ones. Now, this car came
with these tyres in almost the same condition as they are now. I had
to put the fronts at the back as there was barely enough tread on
them, the rear ones (which are now infront) at least have tread
left, but this has been so for 4 months now and I will be getting
round to putting new ones on as part of my effort to get the car
up to scratch.

My question is  this: what is the tyre size Audi recommend for
this 1990 200T car? I  have seen someone in this hell town I am in
right now who has taken a 500E (the one with the angle cut headlamps
and corner tail lights) and done everything he can to get it to
a 500SE (the one with the larger rectangular headlamps and tail lights
that go all the way across the back), he has even put on those mesh
BBS mags that distinguish the Audi Turbo from the rest. To do this he
even had my mechanic change his hubs to accommodate the discs for the
back. IMHO, a waste of money as he could have bought the complete
car. Even got the updated dashboard put in.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand, on the BBS mags he has a
set of Bridgestones and they are also 205/60/15 but HR-rated. When I
look at the manuals that I have for this turbo car of mine they
indicate 205/65/15 and not the 205/60/15. Would the 205/60/15 give
large errors on the speedo? Shouldn't fuel consumption and
performance increase slightly if I put on the 205/65/15 tyres?
I matched the 60 and the 65 at the local Autoquip and the difference
in height between the two looks like quite a bit. Also, the 60
probably gives better handling right since it has less wall warping
around corners, right? But can there be so much difference between
handling of the 60 and 65?

So what is the tyre fitted to these cars as they come from the factory?

Also, Goodyear or Bridgestone? Bridgestone look like a better tread
pattern, while the Goodyear EAGLE GTA looks a bit dated. Anyway, I
think the Bridgestone I was offered is the ER90 (??) and has the
same endurance as the Goodyear. It looks like a better deal too...
US$1 cheaper than the Goodyear! :)

Another quick question about the BBS mags: does BBS provide these
in 16 inch form? I do not want to replace the mags with crummy
looking ones, these BBS mesh mags are the cat's whiskers and are
just the thing for this car, but to get better handling I'd like
to fit larger rims and lower profile tyres (keeping the overall
diameter the same) (all this happening in the future of course).
So does anyone have larger versions of these wheels? Anyone know
the BBS website address or contact information? Anyone know the
BBS code for those mesh wheels Audi put onto the 200T?

G.
-- 
"a thousand miles from here, there is another person smiling"
1990 Turbo (200T)
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