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Feb 29, 2020 20:24:08 GMT
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Jebus, plenty of tails of woe on here.
I don't want to find out some cheap tyres are dog tod in the wet/dry at speed/whilst stationary.
Cheapest tyre I've had was toyo proxes something on my 205 gti in 2003. Since then I've always read reviews and bought what I've thought have been decent tyres, never turned up a tyre place and bought solely on price. Never had odd noises, eggs, crazy handling or awful tyre lifespan or performance.
The modified mk5 golf has Michelin ps4 and the commuting dirtbag has rainsports on. Two tyres I've bought before and found to be totally safe.
This thread has not convinced me to risk a far east Asian tyre adventure. I want certainty not a few quid saved and potential negative excitement.
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norm75
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Feb 29, 2020 21:54:55 GMT
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The only tyre I've had go egg shape was a Goodyear. Well, to be precise it was or must have been that shape when I bought the car. Sounded like rear wheel bearing was going so used that to bargain the price of the car down, put bf Goodrich on and the noise went.
Car before that I had a set of nankangs, they were a rarely used size so cost was a factor at the time, but had no problems with them at all. After persuading my mrs that we really had better go to the hospital at 2:45am so she could give birth to child no.2 we got to the hospital 16.9miles away in 15 minutes so they couldn't have been that bad. Child was born 15 minutes later!
The Impreza came with a set of runways. They were awful, worst tyre I've ever driven on. I think they had more plastic content than rubber, in the wet they felt like a pedal car I had when I was a lad, the ones that had the plastic 'tyres' I remember being behind an elderly lady in a mk3 fiesta going around a wet roundabout and while the fiesta looked rock steady the Impreza was sliding like a dog on wet Lino. Changed the fronts for Kumho tyres and the front wouldn't come unstuck in the wet but with runway rears it would go round wet roundabouts sideways. I liked it. My wife didn't. Have used various mid range tyres on it and has been very predictable with any of them.
Wife's mx5 had Mazzini tyres on. These were terrible in the wet, wet roundabouts had to be negotiated in 3rd gear, 2nd would just spin the back wheels. I liked it. My wife didn't. Put Avon zv5's on and it was difficult to get them unstuck in the wet if you weren't trying.
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Feb 29, 2020 22:22:20 GMT
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Had a set of Maxxis 10 inch tyres on my trailer, they all went out of shape well before they wore out or got old. Triangle tyres? That's a silly idea. Stick to round ones. Had some old Michelins on my Plymouth, all four of them went a funny shape within a couple of months of each other and started rubbing on the wheel tubs. Ended up changing one on the motorway. Not fun.
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Feb 29, 2020 23:11:04 GMT
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i had some triangle tyres once they were already on the car when it came into my possession they must have been made out of plastic the slightest bit of water there was zero grip I could drift my vectra round roundabouts without using the handbrake which was fun at the time
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I have used various eastern brands over the years and never had a problem with any of them, me and the mrs just plod along in our cars and we can get 20,000 out of a set of tyres quite easy, they have all been good wet or dry.
heres a few brands I can think of
Nokian
Event
Landsail
Nexen
When I was much younger, I bought Remould tyres, always new, and never had any problems with those either.
I have at times, bought branded part worns, and have had problems with those, in particular if we have ever had a puncture, and upon repair the tyre was found to be illegally repaired in the past, iner sidewall damage, markings rubbed off on casing, and out of round tyres.
you can tell given the info above we buy on price.
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ivangt6
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The only tyres I've been fitting to our cars over the last 5 years or so are Jinyu's No complaints at all.
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I bought Dunlop SP Sport tyres for years, having had the same FWD car I knew how they performed and they ticked all the boxes. However, I've now gone back to RWD, which currently has Bridgestone rubber all round, so I'm not sure which tyres I'll go for when they come due for replacement, though I think I'll stick with the Bridgestone as they seem to perform really well.
In my experience, unless you really press the chassis, which virtually no driver does on a daily basis, you'd be hard pressed to spot the difference between 'premium' and 'mid-range' tyres. Equally, if you plod along at 30mph in town all the time, a budget tyre probably does the job just fine, as economy, road noise and braking performance really aren't as relevant.
There are enough people out there using these cheap tyres, some of which are just older premium patterns anyway and there aren't hundreds of people dying each day out on the roads. It's all largely dependent on the car, where you drive it and like it or not, for most people, budget. It's all well and good people looking down their nose at drivers who go for budget rubber, but in most cases that's probably all they can afford.
Rather like Coronavirus, perspective is required.
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ovimor
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Rather like Coronavirus, perspective is required. Couldn't agree more.... A clean shaven man today, buying Chinese tyres is FAR less likely to get COVID-19 than a bearded chappie calling in for a Chinese meal. *if we are to believe the DailyFail OVIMOR
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ferny
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I have used various eastern brands over the years heres a few brands I can think of Nokian Event Landsail Nexen Nokian are from Finland and pretty much the "go to" tyre for winter. 🙂
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ChasR
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I bought Dunlop SP Sport tyres for years, having had the same FWD car I knew how they performed and they ticked all the boxes. However, I've now gone back to RWD, which currently has Bridgestone rubber all round, so I'm not sure which tyres I'll go for when they come due for replacement, though I think I'll stick with the Bridgestone as they seem to perform really well. In my experience, unless you really press the chassis, which virtually no driver does on a daily basis, you'd be hard pressed to spot the difference between 'premium' and 'mid-range' tyres. Equally, if you plod along at 30mph in town all the time, a budget tyre probably does the job just fine, as economy, road noise and braking performance really aren't as relevant. There are enough people out there using these cheap tyres, some of which are just older premium patterns anyway and there aren't hundreds of people dying each day out on the roads. It's all largely dependent on the car, where you drive it and like it or not, for most people, budget. It's all well and good people looking down their nose at drivers who go for budget rubber, but in most cases that's probably all they can afford. Rather like Coronavirus, perspective is required. Indeed. But it's also down to how it makes the car feel. As I've stated, my sister doesn't know a thing about cars or tyre brands and is far from a brand snob (she drove a bog spec Mondeo for a year FFS with her friends and now her husband driving Audis, BMWs, Mercs etc.), and even she was shocked at the difference decent boots made. That's including a Kumho KU31 to a Goodyear Eagle F1 A5 ; yup, I've not lived that one down whatsoever. Small wonder people who go from a getting through an MOT car to a brand new car are amazed at a difference in grip and performance. As some here can agree, it's amazing the degrees manufacturers go to in order to take the points into consideration. But, given how I've gotten out the curse word a few times, including kids/parents randomly walking into the road without a care in the world (or some would argue to make a claim...) it's not a risk I'll take anymore. Life's too short to be dealing with that kind of curse word, at least for me .
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Last Edit: Mar 2, 2020 21:27:02 GMT by ChasR
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