205-55-R16 Tyre Recommendation

Ded_Zebra

The CLK needs 2 front tyres. I only really want to buy cheap enough things for it because:

- the car is worth feck all
- It's never driven hard
- it does 20,000 miles a year.

I have heard that Nankang NS-2 and Nankang NS-20 are actually a reasonable tyre… Is this true?
I'm trying to avoid anything with very soft sidewalls e.g. RainExperts (but would be happy to use them at a good price!)

I would be willing to go up to about €70 a corner, what would you recommend?

Ded_Zebra

Casual little bump… Do none of you lot use tyres at all or what :P

wing52

Looking at www.tyrereviews.co.uk, landsail seem to be a good job for the money?

For what it's worth, I have bridgestone a001s on my car.

Cost 95 a corner and well worth it

corkgsxr

Hankooks should be round that price.

id price Goodyears too I get good miles out of them.

Alanvtec

Can't really recommend a tyre as such but can recommend a site.

http://camskill.co.uk/m62b0s291p0/Car_Tyres_-_MPV_Tyres_-_People_Carrier_Tyres_-_16_inch_R16_inch_-_205_55_16_205_55R16


http://camskill.co.uk/m62b0s291p117623/Nankang_Tyres_Car_Nankang_NS20_Sportnex_Noble_Sport_Nankang_NS_20_-_205_55_R16_94V_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_E_Wet_Grip%3A_C_NoiseClass%3A_2_Noise%3A_72dB


Four Nankangs NS-20 for €240 delivered to your door just get them thrown on is all

toastedpickles

Kormorans are your friend!Made by Michelin and all:D Ring mcmanus tyres in drogheda and they'l have em for cheap enough, I've 4 on my car sure :P If you like I'll even go up with you to the place

Ded_Zebra

toastedpickles wrote: »

Kormorans are your friend!Made by Michelin and all:D Ring mcmanus tyres in drogheda and they'l have em for cheap enough, I've 4 on my car sure :P If you like I'll even go up with you to the place

Are they good?

I'll be going to wicklow for them, the sidewalls are too badly cracked for more than the minimum driving.

I'm leaning towards RainSport3, Wicklow tyres will probably have them.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

wing52 wrote: »

Looking at www.tyrereviews.co.uk, landsail seem to be a good job for the money?

For what it's worth, I have bridgestone a001s on my car.

Cost 95 a corner and well worth it

eerrr noooooooo

theres sailum or some crap on my car, made by the same guys in china,

my car will wheel spin if i take off quickly ... and i drive a slow diesel car :eek:

try for Dayton, made by firestone ! very good from what i hear and see !

bazz26

OP, if good new tyres are outside your budget then consider part worn premium tyres. While your car may be worth very little, your life is worth alot and tyres along with brakes are all that keep you between the ditches.

Ded_Zebra

bazz26 wrote: »

OP, if good new tyres are outside your budget then consider part worn premium tyres. While your car may be worth very little, your life is worth alot and tyres along with brakes are all that keep you between the ditches.

I'm going to leave the chinese stuff alone. I heard that the NS-2s were good but if no one here has first hand experience of them then I'll get Uniroyal/Hankook/Firestone or something of that level.

bazz26

I old man got Hankooks in that size for €75 fitted over a year ago. He has no complaints with them.

dmc17

bazz26 wrote: »

I old man got Hankooks in that size for €75 fitted over a year ago. He has no complaints with them.

Ah you're not that old

heroics

I've used Uniroyal Rainsport 2 on my A6 for a while and like them. There is the rainsport 3 on camskill

http://www.camskill.co.uk/m62b0s291p111628/Uniroyal_Tyres_Car_Uniroyal_RainSport3_Uniroyal_Rain_Sport_3_-_205_55_R16_91V_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_2_Noise%3A_71dB

Ded_Zebra

Well This morning I went to Wicklow Cars to price tyres. They had chinese muck and then Bridgestone's for €85. Because that was a bit more than I wanted to pay and I would have been happy with something mid range instead of something premium I went to Wicklow Tyres. The best they could do was €90 for Semprits. In the end I went back to Wicklow Cars for the Bridgestone's:)