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Tyres
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 10:11 am
by carmadaaron
what do u think of these makes of tyres
Nankang, Khumo, Continental, Falken
ive beeen offered these for my next set of wheels
Cheers
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 11:49 am
by robz
i had a set of Nankang tyres on my last set of wheels, wasnt too pleased with them. They were more like "slicks" especially slidy when in the wet (tho it was fun sometimes!
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Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 12:01 pm
by Speedlaw
Either Conti or Khumo. Khumo is making a name for itself here in Euroland, they're pretty big in the States already. Still - I'd go for Conti.
(I know now why Rob says I'm a label whore.)
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 12:15 pm
by carmadaaron
Nankang are cheapest, but if there slidy then
conti are most expensive in this list.
i was considering Khumo.
fair or ok?
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 3:27 pm
by Speedlaw
Auto Bild (German) said of the Khumo KH11 tyre:
Auto Bild 03/2003
tyre dimension: 205/55R16V
Note: empfehlenswert (meaning: recommended)
Remarks:
ausgewogener Reifen ohne Schwächen in sicherheitsrelevanten Bereichen, sicheres Fahrverhalten auf trockener Fahrbahn, niedriger Preis, hoher Rollwiederstand und leichte Komfortbeeinträchtigungen
Which roughly translates to:
-Balanced tyre without weaknesses when it comes to safety. Secure handling on dry, low price, high rolling resistance, small confort-compromises.
All I could find...
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 5:58 pm
by Nelson
I had kumho's on my old wheels. Couldn't really complain about them.
John
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2004 1:26 am
by chubbster
do any makes have any of them as standard new tyres on there new cars? hhhhmmm.....just the conti's (maybe the falkens, but dunno), i wonder which must be the best under test?
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 9:55 pm
by SD_polow
What about Toyo's....have you asked if they can get those for you?!?
I reckon they're some of the best especially the T1-S's !
There's no harm in asking !!
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:08 am
by deadcat
I had Falkens on all of my minis and they used to stick like glue.
good tyres in my opinion for the price.
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:27 pm
by carmadaaron
Toyos are expensive so i went for Khumos!
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:27 pm
by carmadaaron
hopefully i have made the right choice!
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 5:03 pm
by Speedlaw
I'm interested to see what your experience is with them, from what I've heard they're surprisingly good - but I said that already. I'd appreciate the real-world info though
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 5:18 pm
by logistix
my polo came with kumhos and i think they are very good!
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 7:51 pm
by carmadaaron
thanks for that Logistix!
it makes me feel better! ive ordered the right 1s
Speedlaw, ill tell u how i get on, but ive only done 400 miles on my mk6 so i cant tell u too much about my present 1s and the differences with the new Khumos
ill do my best!
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 8:39 pm
by LAN's GTI
I had Khumos on my MK4, Thought they were OK, couldn't say anything bad about them, and had been running Yokos for the previous 2 years on my Golf GTi !