I've ordered Kumho KU31's

RobAMerc

Sick to the back teeth of the ride in my M-Sport so I am ditching the RunFlats in an effort to saving myself a fortune selling up for something that doesn't shake my teeth out and make the missus sick on every journey.

I have ordered a set of the above as I have read some good reviews about them.
Anyone here any opinions ?

Longevity is not an issue, sticky (wet/dry), quiet, and comfortable.

B00MSTICK

Will be doing the same myself tomorrow, from reading a bit online most people reckon they're a viable alternative to Falken FK452's or even Toyo T1R's.

Will have to do a few hundred K's and find out ourselves though.

Gumbo

i had them on my Lancer Evolution and they were perfect, no complaints at all.

i ditched the RFT's on my E90 recently and the difference is great, just make sure to pack a wheelbrace, a jack and a spacesaver to get you home just incase.

mickdw

I would do the same, those runflats are a joke really especially when you consider price and the idea of possibly having to fork out for a new one because of a normal puncture.

bazz26

They seem to have decent enough reviews: http://www.reifendirekt.de/cgi-bin/RDTyreTest.pl?cart_id=79579762.124.12898&language=EN&dsco=124&Marke=Kumho&Profil=ECSTA+SPT+KU31&Med=Reifentest.com

They are priced pretty well on camskill too: http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s304p8800

Same tyre costs €110 from eirtyres.

gyppo

I had Kumho Ecsta's (I know its probably a completely different tread pattern, etc) and no matter what I did, the car they were on always pulled to the left.
I replaced them with another brand, and hey presto, problem solved.

Im afraid it put me off Kumhos for life. Just my tuppenceworth.

colm_mcm

I had Ecstas on the Sporting 10 years ago, and will never buy Kumho's again as a result.

RobAMerc

kceire wrote: »

i had them on my Lancer Evolution and they were perfect, no complaints at all.

i ditched the RFT's on my E90 recently and the difference is great, just make sure to pack a wheelbrace, a jack and a spacesaver to get you home just incase.

Going to use gunk and a compressor.

mickdw wrote: »

I would do the same, those runflats are a joke really especially when you consider price and the idea of possibly having to fork out for a new one because of a normal puncture.

Have a slow puncture in one anyway - not spending the money replacing the useless pieces of ****e.

bazz26 wrote: »

They seem to have decent enough reviews: http://www.reifendirekt.de/cgi-bin/RDTyreTest.pl?cart_id=79579762.124.12898&language=EN&dsco=124&Marke=Kumho&Profil=ECSTA+SPT+KU31&Med=Reifentest.com

They are priced pretty well on camskill too: http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s304p8800

Same tyre costs €110 from eirtyres.

Sandyford tyre centre - 225/45/17 - €95 fitted - 255/40/17 - €110 beats almost any internet price bar tyre-bay but only saving €20
would rather support the locals

ciarsd

I've got some Kumho Ecsta KU31's on my car..also sourced from camskill last year. Excellent tyre for the money. Decent wet performance, and not too soft a compound to worry about premature wear.
A little noisy on motorway, but nothing to scream about.

beachlife

RobAMerc wrote: »

Going to use gunk and a compressor.


Have a slow puncture in one anyway - not spending the money replacing the useless pieces of ****e.



Sandyford tyre centre - 225/45/17 - €95 fitted - 255/40/17 - €110 beats almost any internet price bar tyre-bay but only saving €20
would rather support the locals

thats a good price ,cause you still need to get the other tyres fitted and balanced and the old tyres disposed off.That's got to cost 15/20 euro each anyway.....

HJL

I had Kumho Esta SPT KU31 on my Ibiza and found them perfect and would defintly purchase again.

Although that car didnt really have much to offer in the way of performance, but even still going into corners or under braking etc. i found the Kumho's excellent.

JHMEG

This is an interesting article. Those tyres are placed 11 out of 16.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/total_tyre_guide/213186/tyre_guide.html#

Tropheus

I have a 03 Audi Allroad and always went for Continentals which are close to €200 each. I would get 20k miles out of them.

Heard good things about the Kumhos so went for the KH11's at €90 each. I have to say that I'm very pleased. The ride is good and there is no noticable difference in grip from the Continentals. However, the quattro 4WD may be a factor in not noticing a difference in grip.

Definitely a good tyre for the money.

Tropheus

JHMEG wrote: »

This is an interesting article. Those tyres are placed 11 out of 16.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/total_tyre_guide/213186/tyre_guide.html#

Interesting that the P7 is at the bottom of the list and most would consider this to be a premium tyre. They are when it comes to price.

RobAMerc

Well given the shocking ride of the Bridgestone RunFlats and the poor wet weather grip - these things can only be better to be fair.
I have always been a big fan of the Eagle F1's but I for the price and given the ( until now ) almost universal praise for them I am sure they are worth a punt.

Thanks for the info guys
Will keep ye updated.

RobAMerc

Just as an update I have done about 50 miles on them so far.
The ride quality improvement is a revelation and the road noise has been halved.
not done any serious driving yet so no comments on handling ( although I already suspect steering feel may have suffered )

moral of the story -

1 - believe the multitude of reviews I have read : the ride is too harsh with RFT
2 - don't be so hung over when going to test drive a car that your dumb enough to stick to smooth roads and think everything is fine.

still its my 35th car and still one of the most disappointing - but the tyre change has made things better -