Evolution Tyres

darrenon · 30-09-2013 9:14pm #1

I was just wondering if any of you lads have any experience with this brand. I bought two new ones 60 euro each.Which I know is cheap and I don't expect much from them.

BUT

The fella that fitted them used a **** load of weights to balance them.I mean nearly a third of the rim is covered in weights.

Surly that cant be right? Can it?

biko · 30-09-2013 9:17pm

Are the tyres called "Evolution"? New brand to me.

darrenon · 30-09-2013 9:51pm

I think so.

That's what it has wrote on the walls twice, but the fella I bought them from has what looks like Techanic on the receipt.

darrenon · 01-10-2013 10:18pm

I counted them today 15 weights on one side and 11 on the other. has anyone seen this many before???

colm_mcm · 01-10-2013 10:24pm

They're not kingpin technic evo remoulds are they?

Esel · 01-10-2013 10:28pm

Hope they are not retreads. Technic tyres on eBay. Lots of retreads in the list.

darrenon · 01-10-2013 10:36pm

How can you tell if there remoulded??

Because it did cross my mind... They were sold as new tyres

colm_mcm · 01-10-2013 10:52pm

Take a picture.

They'd normally have retread or remould written on the sidewall.

darrenon · 01-10-2013 10:54pm

Thanks...

Ill have a look tomorrow and try post up a pic or two..

Thanks again

darrenon · 02-10-2013 11:03am

yeah there remoulds.....

I asked for new tyres and he put them on.

I questioned him about it he Says they are a new tyre and they can sell them as new tyres???????

Anybody got any advise about this?

I could have gone for cheap part worn but I wanted new with winter coming in.

biko · 02-10-2013 12:06pm

Bring them back. You asked for new tyres, not remoulds.
Then go somewhere else and buy a brand name tyre instead (something you have heard of)
I like Uniroyal Rainexperts, usually about 85 or so (see if you can get fitting included).

Mycroft H · 02-10-2013 12:10pm

darrenon wrote: »

yeah there remoulds.....

I asked for new tyres and he put them on.

I questioned him about it he Says they are a new tyre and they can sell them as new tyres???????

Anybody got any advise about this?

I could have gone for cheap part worn but I wanted new with winter coming in.

You'd probably have been better off with the part worns to be honest.

What new tyres did he put on? Hopefully a decent brand name one otherwise you've just wasted your money.

Esel · 02-10-2013 7:19pm

BX 19 wrote: »

You'd probably have been better off with the part worns to be honest.

What new tyres did he put on? Hopefully a decent brand name one otherwise you've just wasted your money.

I think the OP means that he asked for new tyres but they fitted the remoulds.

colm_mcm · 02-10-2013 10:31pm

New tyres and remoulds are not the same thing. Tell him you would not have bought them had you known - and the number of weights on the wheel is an indication as to how imbalanced they are.
Tell him he needs to swap them for actual new tyres or you'll go to joe duffy or something.

George Dalton · 02-10-2013 10:38pm

One of our tyre suppliers is always trying to sell these sh1t yokes to us. Apparently they are flying out the door :rolleyes:

What size were they @€;60 each out of interest?

bazz26 · 02-10-2013 11:32pm

I thought remoulds were not longer permitted to be sold in this country? €60 for a remould is mental imo.

colm_mcm · 02-10-2013 11:33pm

bazz26 wrote: »

I thought remoulds were not longer permitted to be sold in this country?

Think once they have an e mark they're ok?

MetzgerMeister · 02-10-2013 11:55pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

Think once they have an e mark they're ok?

But wouldn't the E mark be there from when they tyre was original? Nothing to say it's up to that standard as a remould.

colm_mcm · 02-10-2013 11:58pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

But wouldn't the E mark be there from when they tyre was original? Nothing to say it's up to that standard as a remould.

No, they remould the sidewall too so the original markings (manufacturer etc) would be gone and replaced by new markings.

MetzgerMeister · 03-10-2013 12:06am

colm_mcm wrote: »

No, they remould the sidewall too so the original markings (manufacturer etc) would be gone and replaced by new markings.

Ah right, I thought it was just the tread that was remoulded

Wheres My ForkandKnife · 03-10-2013 7:47am

Go back and tell him they are not new tyres. Ask for new tyres and pay the difference.

TBH I don't know how far you will get if his attitude is that they are new tyres. The fact that he tried to justify it by saying he is entitled to sell them as new tyres says it all. It is a shady practice to say the least.

I didn't realise you could still buy remoulds. I remember years ago when everyone had them. They were absolute shyte. For anyone who slates chinese tyres they should try a few days on these. No grip whatsoever and they literally walk off the car.

Best of luck op in sorting it. No matter what the outcome I would never use this garage again and I would make sure that none of my family or friends do either

darrenon · 03-10-2013 5:08pm

When I went back yesterday the guy that put them on insisted they were new tyres. So I argued my case telling him I don't consider them new and neither does consumer affairs.

I asked about new tyres and he told me the cheapest they do are 80 euro. I can get new tyres down the road for 60 so I asked him to take them off so I can go else where but he asked me to come back tomorrow(today) when the boss was there.

I was looking forward to seeing him but when I arrived the same guy I had been talking to said the boss is gone but there going to put the 80 euro tyres on at no extra cost.

So I am happy but its obviously a scam and someone else is going to end up a victim.

The tyres are 205/55 r16 the brand they put on are nan kang... they have to be better than the remould.

Thanks again for the advice.

challengemaster · 03-10-2013 5:11pm

darrenon wrote: »

Which I know is cheap and I don't expect much from them.

darrenon wrote: »

I could have gone for cheap part worn but I wanted new with winter coming in.

darrenon wrote: »

the brand they put on are nan kang...

The mind truly boggles.

discombobulate · 03-10-2013 5:24pm

darrenon wrote: »

When I went back yesterday the guy that put them on insisted they were new tyres. So I argued my case telling him I don't consider them new and neither does consumer affairs.

I asked about new tyres and he told me the cheapest they do are 80 euro. I can get new tyres down the road for 60 so I asked him to take them off so I can go else where but he asked me to come back tomorrow(today) when the boss was there.

I was looking forward to seeing him but when I arrived the same guy I had been talking to said the boss is gone but there going to put the 80 euro tyres on at no extra cost.

So I am happy but its obviously a scam and someone else is going to end up a victim.

The tyres are 205/55 r16 the brand they put on are nan kang... they have to be better than the remould.

Thanks again for the advice.

Nankangs would be budget tyres. Better than the remoulds anyway! They get mixed reviews. If you were worried about having a good tyre for the winter you should have got branded tyres even if they cost that bit extra. A make like Falken wouldn't have been much more but have a good reputation.

Going in to a garage and asking for their cheapest new tyres is never going to have you leaving with decent rubber.

darrenon · 03-10-2013 5:26pm

Y does it boggle my.

It have nothing constructive to add why waste your time putting anything up..

Thanks discombobulated

I don't know about tyres but I do know these are better than the remoulds so Im happy enough.

enricoh · 03-10-2013 6:07pm

used to work at tyres 10-15 years ago n i'd never put remoulds on my car after i saw what came back from customers - blow out wouldnt describe it, the tyres would look like the strips of rubber u see on the side of the motorway off trucks!the standard response off the boss was he never saw the likes of that happening before!

wouldnt go back near a place that fits them when u asked for new - n the same for the part worn places putting on winter tyres when u want normal tyres. was driving a yoke in the hot weather in july with them n they were dangerously spongy

bazz26 · 03-10-2013 8:43pm

darrenon wrote: »

When I went back yesterday the guy that put them on insisted they were new tyres. So I argued my case telling him I don't consider them new and neither does consumer affairs.

I asked about new tyres and he told me the cheapest they do are 80 euro. I can get new tyres down the road for 60 so I asked him to take them off so I can go else where but he asked me to come back tomorrow(today) when the boss was there.

I was looking forward to seeing him but when I arrived the same guy I had been talking to said the boss is gone but there going to put the 80 euro tyres on at no extra cost.

So I am happy but its obviously a scam and someone else is going to end up a victim.

The tyres are 205/55 r16 the brand they put on are nan kang... they have to be better than the remould.

Thanks again for the advice.

Nankangs are at the lower end of budget tyres. Imo that place did you no favour in telling you a Nankang would cost €80. My father got Hankooks which are a better brand than Nankangs in that size for €75 each fitted and balanced.

dmc17 · 03-10-2013 10:08pm

bazz26 wrote: »

Nankangs are at the lower end of budget tyres. Imo that place did you no favour in telling you a Nankang would cost €80. My father got Hankooks which are a better brand than Nankangs in that size for €75 each fitted and balanced.

Indeed but the OP got about €20 worth of balancing weights to sweeten the deal :pac:

OP, I think it goes without saying not to go near these chancers again and recommend people avoid them. If you need advice on tyres you won't go too far wrong asking on this forum first and then you can go somewhere and get a quote for the tyres and work from there.

colm_mcm · 03-10-2013 10:13pm

Those remoulds are probably on some other suckers car already!

Good result OP.

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