Chinese tyres. I am glad ......

koutoubia · 15-08-2019 09:01PM #1

..that I chose proper tyres.
Yesterday driving along the M50 in torentiall rain heading for the M1 slip road when the cars in front of me start braking hard. Out go the anchors and easily come to a stop.If I had a set of **** King Specials on I reckon I wouldnt have stopped.
I look in my rear view and the car behind me, a red citreon mpv, was struggling to stop. I braced for impact but he managed to stop.

Meanwhile the car in front of me moved a few feet and I moved as well. Then I heard the sound of tyres skidding and the sound of a collision.
Looked in the rear view ..red citreon not there but an open back van was sideways.Glanced in the side mirror and the red citreon had been shunted into the centre lane.
Hope every one was ok bus was so close to getting hit and rear ending someone.

XsApollo · 15-08-2019 09:03PM

It’s not until you really need them, that you will find out how crap they are. :-)

colm_mcm · 15-08-2019 09:06PM

People refuse to keep the correct distance from each other. This compiunds things.

xabi · 15-08-2019 09:06PM

The good old ditch finders

koutoubia · 15-08-2019 09:06PM

Actually reminds me to get the OBD dongle out and set up the hazards to come on when hard braking is activated.

koutoubia · 15-08-2019 09:08PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

People refuse to keep the correct distance from each other. This compiunds things.

Absoultley.
I came up via M9 and you could barely see two cars ahead and people were driving as per normal.
Fook all distance being left at 100kph+

colm_mcm · 15-08-2019 09:14PM

I still remember the day of the huge pileup on the M9/M7

Del2005 · 15-08-2019 09:15PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

People refuse to keep the correct distance from each other. This compiunds things.

Even more reason to have quality tyres. Tailgating on ditch-finders is doubling down the stupidity.

colm_mcm · 15-08-2019 09:16PM

Tailgate with Michelin.

I can see it now.

The Rape of Lucretia · 15-08-2019 10:49PM

koutoubia wrote: »

..that I chose proper tyres.
Yesterday driving along the M50 in torentiall rain heading for the M1 slip road when the cars in front of me start braking hard. Out go the anchors and easily come to a stop.If I had a set of **** King Specials on I reckon I wouldnt have stopped.
I look in my rear view and the car behind me, a red citreon mpv, was struggling to stop. I braced for impact but he managed to stop.

Meanwhile the car in front of me moved a few feet and I moved as well. Then I heard the sound of tyres skidding and the sound of a collision.
Looked in the rear view ..red citreon not there but an open back van was sideways.Glanced in the side mirror and the red citreon had been shunted into the centre lane.
Hope every one was ok bus was so close to getting hit and rear ending someone.

So people driving dangerously in torrential rain prompts lazy tyre stereotype propagation ?

koutoubia · 15-08-2019 10:51PM

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

So people driving dangerously in torrential rain prompts lazy tyre stereotype propagation ?

Yeah.

jmreire · 15-08-2019 10:57PM

Driving in wet condition's immediately after a dry spell, without taking it into account is asking for trouble , but doing it on cheap Tyre's is begging for it.

bazz26 · 15-08-2019 11:29PM

Waits with popcorn for the old reliable "all tyres are the same, your just paying for the brand." posts now.

uck51js9zml2yt · 15-08-2019 11:34PM

bazz26 wrote: »

Waits with popcorn for the old reliable "all tyres are the same, your just paying for the brand." posts now.

All tyres are equal but some are more equal than others.

I Always use Michelin

screamer · 15-08-2019 11:40PM

Yeah... they’re all Chinese tyres these days or didn’t you know that. Makes **** all difference what tyres you have if you’re going too hard you’re ****ed.

16-08-2019 12:11AM

screamer wrote: »

Yeah... they’re all Chinese tyres these days or didn’t you know that. Makes **** all difference what tyres you have if you’re going too hard you’re ****ed.

There is a phenomenal difference between tyres, so it makes a massive difference which ones you have. Premium tyres are vastly better than Chinese crap.

TrailerBob · 16-08-2019 12:41AM

screamer wrote: »

Yeah... they’re all Chinese tyres these days or didn’t you know that. Makes **** all difference what tyres you have if you’re going too hard you’re ****ed.

My Michelin latitude were made in Poland.. just sayin...

And I reckon they've saved my bacon on two occasions, when I had to avoid a van that didn't stop at a stop sign and they stuck to the road, and a sudden motorway lane crosser at 130kph in France. For me, in a 2.5 ton machine, the rubber on the road makes all the difference.

Dartz · 16-08-2019 12:46AM

Had to put some Grenlanders on because of an emergency. Only tyres available after getting one slashed.

They kick the back out when changing lanes.

If I wasn't stuck for cash because of 'the emergency' I'd have a decent set of tyres on them before the mould flash had even flattened but they have to stay.

Precariously so.

Del2005 · 16-08-2019 01:04AM

screamer wrote: »

Yeah... they’re all Chinese tyres these days or didn’t you know that. Makes **** all difference what tyres you have if you’re going too hard you’re ****ed.

I got a skid from a standing start turning a corner in a residential area, Miss Daisy would be telling me to speed up in residential areas.

kala85 · 16-08-2019 02:57AM

Are Bridgestone any good..

Sam Quentin · 16-08-2019 03:36AM

Blah blah blah blah blah blah...
All joking aside:- Keep your distance and slow down.
The End.

freddieot · 16-08-2019 08:27AM

kala85 wrote: »

Are Bridgestone any good..

I've had Michelin, then Dunlop, then Continental and then Bridgestone on my X5. Michelin the best by a big margin and Bridgestone the worst by a big margin. They last well but I found them dreadful in the wet compared to other brands.

I have Hankooks on my Kodiaq and they hold on in the wet like a rabid dog. Found the same when I had them on a Santa Fe a few years ago.

It never ceases to amaze me that people buy a good performing car with many of the latest safety features and then put s*ite cheap tyres on them. I'd normally say 'to each their own' on matters of spending on cars and related issues but of course you're not just risking your own life when you buy cr*p tyres.

Dravokivich · 16-08-2019 08:32AM

Luella Harsh Sideline wrote: »

There is a phenomenal difference between tyres, so it makes a massive difference which ones you have. Premium tyres are vastly better than Chinese crap.

I think they are suggesting, if your driving is bad, it really doesn't matter where the tires are from or who made them. The attitude behind the wheel is the problem, not what's on the wheels.

bladespin · 16-08-2019 09:45AM

So, no need for careful driving if you have super duper tyres???

Jeju · 16-08-2019 09:49AM

Was changing tyres and pricing around for some run flats, was offered a brand called Land Sail, the imagery of me sailing across the road into a ditch was enough to say no before he got to the price.

bladespin · 16-08-2019 09:56AM

Jeju wrote: »

Was changing tyres and pricing around for some run flats, was offered a brand called Land Sail, the imagery of me sailing across the road into a ditch was enough to say no before he got to the price.

Some Chinese names are just brilliant though

biko · 16-08-2019 09:59AM

OP is assuming he wouldn't have been able to stop with Chinese tyres on, is that the basis for this thread?
It's kinda like, I am glad I didn't have an elephant in the boot in which case I might have crashed.

But yeah, fit good tyres and make sure brakes are tip-top, and of course keep your distance.

lawred2 · 16-08-2019 10:01AM

koutoubia wrote: »

..that I chose proper tyres.
Yesterday driving along the M50 in torentiall rain heading for the M1 slip road when the cars in front of me start braking hard. Out go the anchors and easily come to a stop.If I had a set of **** King Specials on I reckon I wouldnt have stopped.
I look in my rear view and the car behind me, a red citreon mpv, was struggling to stop. I braced for impact but he managed to stop.

Meanwhile the car in front of me moved a few feet and I moved as well. Then I heard the sound of tyres skidding and the sound of a collision.
Looked in the rear view ..red citreon not there but an open back van was sideways.Glanced in the side mirror and the red citreon had been shunted into the centre lane.
Hope every one was ok bus was so close to getting hit and rear ending someone.

How do you know what types of tyres these other cars had?

Did you get out and do a spot survey?

lawred2 · 16-08-2019 10:02AM

biko wrote: »

OP is assuming he wouldn't have been able to stop with Chinese tyres on, is that the basis for this thread?
It's kinda like, I am glad I didn't have an elephant in the boot in which case I might have crashed.

But yeah, fit good tyres and make sure brakes are tip-top, and of course keep your distance.

well worse - he's assuming that the other cars not stopping like him all had budget brand asian tyres...

bladespin · 16-08-2019 10:03AM

Basic stuff, know your car's and your own limitations and drive within them, problem comes with many not even having the basic skill to understand this nevermind have the ability to quantify, no doubt the chinese tyre would have stopped you in time (if you'd left enough for it).

Tazzimus · 16-08-2019 10:05AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

People refuse to keep the correct distance from each other. This compiunds things.

This is likely the actual reason for the crash, and people not paying attention.
I've seen people driving down the M50 watching videos on their phone, a lot of people seem to just tune out when they get into their cars.

OP how do you know they were Chinese brand tyres, did you look?

Chinese tyres. I am glad ......

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