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Rate these tyres please

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  • #32
    Flinty997
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,683 ✭✭✭✭Flinty997


    Also even with the good brands. Check the model. Occasionally they have a lemon. If rarely.



  • #33
    Charles Babbage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,011 ✭✭✭Charles Babbage


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121564084#Comment_121564084

    The point about tyres is not that there are differences in good conditions, which might be 95% of the time. The difference is apparent when the pressure is on.



  • #34
    User1998
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,647 ✭✭✭✭User1998


    I wouldn’t usually fit budget tyres but I had a car I was selling recently that needed new tyres so I just wanted the cheapest I could find, I was getting quotes of €100+ and eventually got quoted €60 a tyre. 225/45/18.

    This was by far the cheapest quote I could find so I went with it. 18 inch tyres aren’t usually this cheap.

    They fitted Greenlander tyres, which are Chinese, but I’m actually really impressed by them. I’ve been driving on them with no issues and even did a 250km journey in the rain with no complaints.



  • #35
    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121564210#Comment_121564210

    Yes.

    I see that supplier also sells Nokian Season proof in the size you require, they would be a good tyre if you live in an area prone to frost and mucky side roads



  • #36
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,534 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121564443#Comment_121564443

    I just had a set of these fitted to my wife's car. I was going to fit Michelin CrossClimate 2s, which is what I have on my car, but they were relatively expensive given the smaller size, and these had good reviews and were a lot cheaper. The tread pattern is very similar to the CrossClimates and appear to have much more tread depth as well.



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  • #37
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 21,534 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121564067#Comment_121564067

    Bought an MX-5 once with virtually brand new Triangle "Talon" (oh, the irony!) tyres on it, they were gone within the week, Absolute death traps.



  • #38
    GreeBo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,518 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121564260#Comment_121564260

    That was kinda exactly my point?!



  • #39
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,159 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    I had those Nexen's a good tyre. They are middle of the road but a fairly known brand, south Korean. (a Man City sponsor actually thats how I recognized the name)

    I have Goodyear Eagle F1's now and they are worth every penny.



  • #40
    The J Stands for Jay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,913 ✭✭✭The J Stands for Jay


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121564086#Comment_121564086

    I bought a used car with brand new Chinese tyres fitted by the dealer. Decided they were crap and after about 3 months replaced them with Avons. It was like I'd got a new car, the different was unbelievable. What finally made.me change them was understeering at low speed on a roundabout in the dry.



  • #41
    reubenreuben
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭reubenreuben


    Chinese brands, also known as ditch finders.

    Buy and try, but you will be sliding all over the joint and the noise sounds like your wheel bearings are gone.



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  • #42
    chicorytip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭chicorytip


    The premium brand will last longest. The cheap Chinese brand will last longer than the medium range Korean brand but will grip less in the wet, create more road noise and decrease fuel economy. So, Nexen or Kumho make the most sensible buy.



  • #43
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭hoodie6029


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121570133#Comment_121570133

    +1

    ‘All the taxi drivers use them’ is usual sales pitch in Dublin. They would not be my standard bearer for car maintenance.

    It’s night and day with even a mid-range tyre.

    This is water. Inspiring speech by David Foster Wallace https://youtu.be/DCbGM4mqEVw?si=GS5uDvegp6Er1EOG



  • #44
    weadick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭weadick


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121564154#Comment_121564154

    I usually buy mid range tyres but decided to go with a well known brand this time around. I got Continental Eco Contacts fitted as I had heard great things about Continental tyres. However, I'm after reading reviews of them online and they are being slated. While they wear well and are comfortable the wet grip is supposed to be atrocious. I feel really stupid now as I just assumed a band like Continental would be better. Afraid I might be driving a death trap now.



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