Tyre brands

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:57 am

I fitted Klebers to my now sold 16v. Superb in every respect (except sidewall graphics - but hey !

). I got them when ATS were doing a deal and I got them for £55 a corner all in, fitted, etc.

DLM · Post by **DLM** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:59 am

Whoops - Jeremy has already said this - apart from the bit about fitment in France. Due to the disappearance of the edit function I can't disguise my tendency to not read all of the previous posts before posting myself....

I think Michelin do have an even cheaper Polish budget brand as well but suspect this is nowhere near as good as Kleber.

stuart_hedges · Post by **stuart_hedges** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:46 pm

DLM wrote:even cheaper Polish budget brand

Nnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

jonathan_dyane · Post by **jonathan_dyane** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:49 pm

Stomil is the bestest

DLM · Post by **DLM** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:14 am

DLM wrote:
even cheaper Polish budget brand

Nnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

Did I suggest you buy them?

Presented in the spirit of information good or bad about Michelin. Can't be as bad as the Hankooks attached to a set of ZX alloys which I inadvisedly bought. Skidded at 15 mph on damp supermarket car park. Learnt my lesson.

Polish rubber probably just as good as the delaminating Brazilian Fuldas I once inherited on a TGD I bought. Couldn't work out what the regular vibration was, then changed the things like a shot when I saw the bulge.

Post by **docchevron** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:15 am

We have started using some wierd polish tyre in work on some of the lances. They are actually amazingly good in the dry, but they howl all the time.
But bejesus they are foooking bad in the wet!

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:57 am

DLM wrote:Couldn't work out what the regular vibration was, then changed the things like a shot when I saw the bulge.

I had this too, stopped twice on an M4 Journey into Wales to check and could see no problem, then it seemed OK, then the front offside tyre exploded at 70mph on the way home!

mnde · Post by **mnde** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:24 am

DLM wrote:
DLM wrote:
even cheaper Polish budget brand

Nnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
Did I suggest you buy them?

Presented in the spirit of information good or bad about Michelin.

To be fair, I think talk of a cheap Polish brand bought back bad memories for Stu of a nasty experience he had with a second hand Stomil tyre, that's all - hence the exclamation and the link to his blawg

Cheers,
Mark.

stuart_hedges · Post by **stuart_hedges** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:16 am

It's OK, the medication's kicking in now!

mnde · Post by **mnde** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:25 am

It's alright, we'll send the Haitian guy round shortly

Mark.

ed4ferrets · Post by **ed4ferrets** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:42 am

Haven't seen Pirelli's plugged yet so here we go! My TZD came from JKW shod with four P6000 185/60 tyres. I've had several occasions to be grateful for the tremendous grip in both wet or dry and on dodgy surfaces

. Budget allowing I will replace with the same when the time arrives.

cacaolat · Post by **cacaolat** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:35 pm

sorry my information may be a bit outdated but about 5 years ago I followed the test results of which magazine and bought Continental ECO contact. I was very happy with them! When I replaced them a few years later I wanted to put the same tyres again but only realised later that I got Continetal contact, which where completely different and not as good. It was not even a Bx but I would buy the ecos again.

cacaolat · Post by **cacaolat** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:09 pm

just ordered a pair of Pirelli P4 Cinturato, a recommended best buy from which magazine...I usually spend a bit more on tyres, because safety is worth it...

MULLEY · Post by **MULLEY** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:11 am

Just out of interest, how much is just the plain tyre?

cacaolat · Post by **cacaolat** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:23 am

it was £ 51 each including fitting from tyre shopper (will be fitted next week)
I went for the standard size 165/70/14 as I always loved the slim tyre citroens