foxy99
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either Nankang or Michelin MXV would be ideal.
Am near Glasgow so would have to be sent by courier unless you live near me.
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eternaloptimist
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Nankangs or MXV's? Polar opposites I'd guess! I will have a pair of Nankangs coming off the back of my Merc in a few days - replacing all the tyres with new Yoko's - couldn't find an H rated Michelin.
The Nankangs are pretty cheap on line - £44 inc delivery at Camskill, £52.50 fitted (extra 10% off for four) at tyre-shopper.co.uk (looks like the best deal given that includes fitting)
If you want a pair, I'd be looking for £40 the pair plus whatever a courier would charge to get them to you - there's very little wear on them
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eternaloptimist
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Scratch that - had a senior moment - the Nankangs have gone
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foxy99
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eternaloptimist Thanks for your replies. I had no idea the the tyres were at opposite ends of the scale. I just chose those 2 brands as the car has them just now. 4 MXVs and 1 Nankang.
I gues that could be a sign that when the car was looked after better the owner put good/expensive tyres on then more recently a budget Nankang was fitted...
The Nankangs actually look quite good right enough
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1965/67 Hillman Imp pick-up
1984 VW Polo breadvan
1970s Yamaha Twins (4)
1976 Honda SS50ZK1
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eternaloptimist
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True, but I'm just too fussy about tyres. Waiting for the new Yoko's to arrive - swapped my steels (which had the two Nankangs on them) for a set of Merc alloys which have 175/80 14's on instead of the 195/70's they should have.
MXV's are not available in that size now - you can get Michelin energy in a T speed rating, but not H - not cheap though - a good mid range alternative is the Kumho - about a fiver more than the Nankang.
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foxy99
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Well....I got fed up waiting on MXVs coming up on Ebay and sort of went off the Nankangs as they are 'cheapos' lol so I've bought a Dunlop SP Sport 200 96N for £10 (6-7mm tread left)
Anyone have any opinions on them?
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1965/67 Hillman Imp pick-up
1984 VW Polo breadvan
1970s Yamaha Twins (4)
1976 Honda SS50ZK1
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think i have two nankangs and 2 kuhmos , 195/65 /14 if any interest to you
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foxy99
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They sound good Mike but I wasn't planning on changing the size. I know its not a huge change but prob best not to mix them and don't know if I need 4 new ones right now
Graham
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1974 Daimler Double-Six VDP
1965/67 Hillman Imp pick-up
1984 VW Polo breadvan
1970s Yamaha Twins (4)
1976 Honda SS50ZK1
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