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(Message started by: scorpio_man on Jun 21^st, 2011, 8:55am)

Title: car tyres
Post by scorpio_man on Jun 21^st, 2011, 8:55am

hi there

just ordered some of these Nankangs.
NANKANG NS 2 - 205/50R17 93V XL TL
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m54b0s304p2420

after reading a few reviews, they seemed not too bad. i like Kumho KU31's, but couldn't find them listed in my size.
can't justify spending lots on tyres now as i only do about 7k miles a year now.

should get them tomorrow and fitted on Wednesday/Thursday. i have a trip down to Bridlington next week, so will report back on how they are.

hth

btw, i'm replacing the front 2 as one tyre got damaged on a pot hole.
these are what was on the car when i got it.
rotalla f105 (http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=68050290.110.23736&typ=D-113710&ranzahl=4&Breite=205&Quer=50&Felge=17&Speed=H&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&sort_by=preis&Transport=P&dsco=110&sowigan=So
)

cheap and cheerful and not as bad as you might think. mega long lasting! they still have 5mm of tread after 14k mainly town driving.

Title: Re: car tyres
Post by Snoopy on Jun 21^st, 2011, 9:22am

I discovered that KLEBER is in fact the other manufacturing arm of Michelin and I am currently using the hydraxer range on my car seem good in all conditions

Title: Re: car tyres
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jun 21^st, 2011, 9:45pm

on 06/21/11 at 09:22:21, Snoopy wrote:

I discovered that KLEBER is in fact the other manufacturing arm of Michelin and I am currently using the hydraxer range on my car seem good in all conditions

The guys at my local garage swear by Kleber - they all use them on their own cars & I've had them before and was very pleased with them.
Currently I have Avon ZV5's which are also very good and about the same price.

Title: Re: car tyres
Post by PJDavis on Jun 21^st, 2011, 9:49pm

I've just put a pair of ZV5's on the rear of mine, 225's of course, delivered from 'mytyres' for about £140 the pair. Course I can fit and balance myself because my College has the equipment.

Title: Re: car tyres
Post by scorpio_man on Jun 29^th, 2011, 11:24am

hi there

just done about 700 miles on the new tyres.
mainly dry roads, but on the last night in Bridlington, some heavy rain.

pleased to report that they're fine. nice and grippy and not too noisy.

hth

Title: Re: car tyres
Post by Paul B on Jul 11^th, 2011, 11:12pm

on 06/21/11 at 21:45:38, Scorpio_Mike wrote:

The guys at my local garage swear by Kleber........

I swear by them too . ;)

No, seriously, I have them on my van again now, for a second time. Got great mileage out of the previous set. Could be a harder compound maybe, but don't seem noisy or anything like that.

Also had Nankangs on my old Granada, which were great. They're on my other half's Audi too but we're about to see canvas on those soon ;D