Tyre Brand Recommendations please

Also pays to shop around. Tiger selling same make and model at 1700. Chatted to Lombard as suggested and they don't sell directly anymore but they put me onto All Wheel And Tyre said the biggest buyer in CT and always on special (sure salesman gets a commish to tell me this)...
 
Avoid the name brand places. Buy dunlop if you can.
 
epah said:
No not dunflop. The ones we have used have been bad in the rain, they also don’t seem to last long. Idk.
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Dunlop's are a hard no.. bought a 2nd SUV and noted to dealer the bad shape of the tyres and they said no problem, we will put on some new ones as part of roadworthy checks etc etc.. was happy with the news and bought it.. when I picked up the car, made sure new tyres were fitted and found Dunlop's.. having never tried Dunlop's, didn't think much of it..

4 months later, the most hideous noises started coming from the wheels.. had the tyres checked.. every single one of them either had a high or low spot..

So never again will I bother with Dunlop's.. won't even buy their tennis balls...
 
The Dunlop 7000Ds I had about ten years ago were probably the worst tyres I've ever owned, noisy and lost their shape after a few thousand KM. However, the ones I've had since Sumitomo took over have been great, good value too.
Currently running Grandtrek AT5s on an elderly Hilux, SP Sport FM800s on another car, and when my shopping trolley needs a new set I'm probably going with the SP Sport 560s.
 
SUVs are popular and everyone is cashing in. For a SUV, you could consider a C-rated (not a passenger / speed rated) tyre from a high-end marque, bargains can be had, depends on the specials going at the moment. Look specifically for Michellin and Pirelli, but Good Year, Conti and Dunlop as well.
Get quotes via telephone or Internet, without telling them what you drive, use the tyre size, if they ask you what it's for, tell them that it's a customised built-up delivery van. There's nothing that makes the saleperson happier when someone comes in with an X5, Q7 or Range Rover.

Michellin: look for Agilis+
Pirelli: look for Carrier
Good Year: look for Duramax / Efficientgrip
Conti: look for ContiVanContact
Dunlop: Look for SP Endura
 
SykomantiS said:
Nexen gets my vote. Fitted new to both my Civic and the wife's Q5 last month.
Q5 has 20" wheels, paid less R8k for 4 tyres with fitment, alignment and balance.
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Nexen gets my vote too, also have them on my Civic and they've been some of the best tyres I've used.
 
Pirelli's P0 on my car. They grip like nothing on Earth, but I had problems with wheel balance caused by the rubber having faults. Was fine once sorted, but i expected more from Ps.
 
neoprema said:
Pirelli's P0 on my car. They grip like nothing on Earth, but I had problems with wheel balance caused by the rubber having faults. Was fine once sorted, but i expected more from Ps.
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Always wondered why they are rated so poorly here (and other P Zero variants)? Always thought it was the power of marketing and advertising... https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Pirelli/P-Zero.htm
 
capd said:
Always wondered why they are rated so poorly here (and other P Zero variants)? Always thought it was the power of marketing and advertising... https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/Pirelli/P-Zero.htm
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I've had Bridgestone, Continental, Dunlop and Yokohama on my various cars.

The Pirelli's hands-down beat them all on grip. They are relentless i mean i've tried pushing my car to the limit to get the traction-control and ESP to do something and it just doesn't (it does in the wet but even then not as much as my other cars used to) . Granted they're 255/40 so also have more road coverage.

But when it comes to comfort, and reliability without issues they're not up there. I would probably give that to Continental and Bridgestone - I never had issues with them at all on other cars.

Michelin i won't touch ever again. Two separate vehicles had major problems with them - with one, a new car at 1 year old and 8000KM had pieces of the tyres peeling off on 2 separate wheels at different times and revealing the inner lining and Michelin claimed it was due to the "road conditions"...
 
neoprema said:
I've had Bridgestone, Continental, Dunlop and Yokohama on my various cars.

The Pirelli's hands-down beat them all on grip. They are relentless i mean i've tried pushing my car to the limit to get the traction-control and ESP to do something and it just doesn't (it does in the wet but even then not as much as my other cars used to) . Granted they're 255/40 so also have more road coverage.

But when it comes to comfort, and reliability without issues they're not up there. I would probably give that to Continental and Bridgestone - I never had issues with them at all on other cars.

Michelin i won't touch ever again. Two separate vehicles had major problems with them - with one, a new car at 1 year old and 8000KM had pieces of the tyres peeling off on 2 separate wheels at different times and revealing the inner lining and Michelin claimed it was due to the "road conditions"...
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Strange, I have had nothing but pleasurable performance from Michelin over the past 20 years. Was it the same model/series of tyre on both vehicles?
 
Since I am not a F1 driver, longevity has always been a key to me buying tyres.

As I once told a young salesperson, sure it nice having race track grip, but you do excess kms compare to a normal driver. And most times it is just boring commuting between one customer and the next. Go for hard compound tyre with good rain/wet road handling.


At that stage I was doing a 120km a day to work/home commute, let alone business km's, so whilst I am not a sales person, I did at least 40k in kilometres a year. So wear/tear items became more frequently replaced.

My winner: Firestones. Longevity and good wet road handling, a winner for normal drivers.
 
Gtx Gaming said:
Nothing like breaking the bank and getting a set of pilot sport 4, maybe one day for me lol
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I had to replace all 4 tyres last week. The pilot sport 4 worked out about 30% more than the equivalent Continentals. ContiSportContact it is then.
 
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