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[Dusty]

Further to my post yesterday regarding replacement tyres for my miggy.

I have been offered "Nexen"at £60 each from Kwik fit.and "Wan Li" at £54.50 each from a local Tyre/exhaust centre.

Opinions please Gentleman.

[Tony H]

I wouldn't put Wan li's on a wheelbarrow! Hard compound tyre ok in the dry and you get lots of miles out of them but terrible in the wet the t.c goes ape especially on the twisty bits.
I've recently got some Admiral tyres to try can't fault them £55 a corner for 235 45 17's They are using an old Kumo tread pattern

[stuart30]

Further to my post yesterday regarding replacement tyres for my miggy.

I have been offered "Nexen"at £60 each from Kwik fit.and "Wan Li" at £54.50 each from a local Tyre/exhaust centre.

Opinions please Gentleman.

Having just found out ive got four oppsING remoulds on the estate im getting these..

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=27758586.110.24436&typ=D-105683&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Quer=55&Felge=16&Speed=V&weiter=0&Ang_pro_Seite=10&Transport=P&F_F=&dsco=110&sowigan=So&Achse=&LoadRange=

[cem_devecioglu]

Wanli definitely no..

I'll check the others..

[webby23]

Try that Macclesield guy on ebay "the_all_new_tyre" i think his id is......all sizes at really cheap prices......

[tunnie]

had nexens on a 3.0 Estate once, no grip.... when going for tyres i avoid would budget ones, its the only thing that keeps you on the road!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Further to my post yesterday regarding replacement tyres for my miggy.

I have been offered "Nexen"at £60 each from Kwik fit.and "Wan Li" at £54.50 each from a local Tyre/exhaust centre.

Opinions please Gentleman.

Having just found out ive got four crappity smackING remoulds on the estate im getting these..

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=27758586.110.24436&typ=D-105683&ranzahl=4&Breite=225&Quer=55&Felge=16&Speed=V&weiter=0&Ang_pro_Seite=10&Transport=P&F_F=&dsco=110&sowigan=So&Achse=&LoadRange=

How much would it cost to have four tyres fitted/valves/balance if I was to send for them mail order.Anybody know.  

[stuart30]

had nexens on a 3.0 Estate once, no grip.... when going for tyres i avoid would budget ones, its the only thing that keeps you on the road!

Ive always used budget tyres...never had a problem.

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Regards fitting id say a fiver a corner.

[cem_devecioglu]

from checking the sites

I understand you are checking 225-55-16  

ok then.. here the suitable ones..

[philhoward]

I've a pair on Wan-Li's on the front of mine and the grip, wet or dry isn't too bad, TBH.  Only real problem is that after parking up overnight, they seem to develop a "flat spot"; such that you get wheel wobble through the steering for the first couple of miles, then it goes away.  Cost me £40 each, fitted, from my local place.  Not sure i'd have them again though.  Rather go through someone like blackcircles or c-tyres next time.

They replaced some Nexans which were bloomin useless..

[philhoward]

Ooops - mine's a lowly 4-pot, so 205/65's...

[cem_devecioglu]

And still I suggest 215-50-16 .. :-/

or at least 215 - 55  -16 ..

[The Barge Captain]

I've got wanli's on 3 corners of mine, not really had any grip / handling problems, but they do make quite a lot of buzzy vibration on some road surfaces.  Nankang ditchfinders were ok.

[TheBoy]

had nexens on a 3.0 Estate once, no grip.... when going for tyres i avoid would budget ones, its the only thing that keeps you on the road!

What model of Nexen?

I have 4 Nexen CP641 on the tractor, and they are pretty good imho.  Cope well in Dry, good in wet, so-so in the snow.  Awful in the very, very wet though - politest I could say would be 'interesting'. Little bit of road noise as well. Think I paid just under £50 a pop fully fitted (and remember that 225/55/16 seems to be an expensive tyre). Would need to check speed rating, but its whatever the manual said.

They are a million times better than the Avon ZV3's I had on the tractor before in all conditions.

Not sure I'd put them on the MV6 mind.


Remember, a brand on its own means nothing, within a make there will be better and not so good tyres.  My favoured MV6 tyres - Dunlop SP9000 - is a bloody good tyre. Very good. Highly recommended. However, a Dunlop SP200 is a piece of junk.

[TheBoy]

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Sorry, cannot agree there.  Has to be Heinz.  Which is a shame as I have a cupboard load of Branston beans that I got from cash and carry, but wish I hadn't after eating some