Imperial tyres

JKerova1

Looking for a new set of tyres on my car and have been offered a brand called Imperial by the local stockist. Anybody on here heard if they are any good?

vandriver

JKerova1 wrote: »

Looking for a new set of tyres on my car and have been offered a brand called Imperial by the local stockist. Anybody on here heard if they are any good?

What price are they?

jca

vandriver wrote: »

What price are they?

Chape, made by (insert known tyre maker) and all the taxi drivers have them, shur dey must be a bargain.

JKerova1

vandriver wrote: »

What price are they?

80 each that's for 225-40-18

Seth Brundle

JKerova1 wrote: »

80 each that's for 225-40-18

A tyre that size for that price suggests that they are ditchfinders!

bazz26

I wouldn't expect anything in 225/40/R18 for €80 from a bricks and mortar retailer to be decent.

grogi

JKerova1 wrote: »

80 each that's for 225-40-18

Oponeo has Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance for €99 (~€110 fitted) or Hankook Ventus Prime3 for €5 less.

That is €120 difference on all wheels - is it really worth saving on them?

JKerova1

kbannon wrote: »

A tyre that size for that price suggests that they are ditchfinders!

Tbh in most places the budget brands are 70 each, these are supposed to be mid range.

bazz26

They also have Uniroyal Rain Sport 3 for €90 a corner delivered:

https://www.oponeo.ie/details-tyre/uniroyal-rainsport-3-225-40-r18-92-y-xl-fr#177267866

Add another €50/€60 to have them fitted locally.

fancy pigeon

Had them on my C220. €52 per tyre.

Great in the rain, stops well, wearing evenly, low road noise for the size. That set was donated onto the Z, they have about 9k miles now. Plenty of meat left

They genuinely surprised me as I generally turn my nose to cheap Chinese tyres. They perform very well

Would I buy again? Yes, but will compare them to the set I have now

Will anyone take this advise on board? I don't particularly care

Edit: That's some mark up from the actual shop vs online

colm_mcm

JKerova1 wrote: »

Tbh in most places the budget brands are 70 each, these are supposed to be mid range.

Rule of thumb would be that you’d have heard of anything mid range or premium before. Anything mid range will usually be a lot more expensive than €80.
That said they might be a grand tyre but that is certainly very cheap for the size.

JKerova1

colm_mcm wrote: »

Rule of thumb would be that you’d have heard of anything mid range or premium before. Anything mid range will usually be a lot more expensive than €80.
That said they might be a grand tyre but that is certainly very cheap for the size.

Yeah that's including wheel alignment too so it is very cheap.

I know somewhere nearby doing Firestones @ 110 each, might see if I can get them down a bit.

Henry Ford III

Think Imperial Dynasty and you'll be on the right track.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I ran Imperial EcoSports in 225/45/17 for 2 years. I found them fantastic, great grip in wet or dry, quiet and wore very well. I got roughly 35k kms out of them. I would have no hesitation fitting them again and would have them on my current car except I couldn’t get them in my size at the time and plumped for Avon ZZ5’s instead.

Guy:Incognito

I thought this thread was going to be about tyres for a classic.........