Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[mantagte]

got a pair of event tyres on the back of the 2.0 litre £70 a pair
cant complain  they grip well enough

[webby23]

Bought 4 Wanli's for our old 2.0 CD and found them fine.

Obivously they would be terrible for track use (!!) and fast road driving,but for normal people driving normally every day i was well pleased with them, considering I only paid £37 a corner for them.

Dont believe all you read, make your own mind up about them.

 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Bought 4 Wanli's for our old 2.0 CD and found them fine.

Obivously they would be terrible for track use (!!) and fast road driving,but for normal people driving normally every day i was well pleased with them, considering I only paid £37 a corner for them.

Dont believe all you read, make your own mind up about them.

 

It wasn't just the poor press I found, but they did make the car unstable when you didn't want it to be!

[sassanach]

i bought 4 wanlis for my tub and then spent a small fortune on replacing all four wheel bearings because i could not figure out where this horrible noise was coming from.i then replaced the front ones with pirrellis and i then found that the rear would overtake the front everytime i went round a roundabout.they are without a shadow of a doubt the biggest pile of sh*te i have ever purchased,and i hang my head in shame

[cem_devecioglu]

Here's the picture of your connection with road  :-/



and imagine you are inside a 1.5 tonne car cruising at 50 mph and

trying to stop it in wet conditions  (which is the actual case in rainy

days)..

  And considering the wet brake test results from 50 mph to 0

* test car BMW 330 ci (approx 1.5 ton)

* Eagle F1 GS-D3                     94.1 ft
* Bridgestone Potenza Re050    94.4 ft
* Continental SportiCont           95.7 ft
* Dunlop Sport Maxx                97.2 ft
* Hankook K 104                    100.7 ft
* Kumho Ecsta                       104.2 ft

the distance can vary upto 10 ft  :-? and this test is with a new car and unused tires !

so actual conditions and results with an heavier omega would differ more..

Tire firms spend mega bucks on research every year .. And try to develop their products which will proportionally reflect to their products with quality and price .. And obviously its an area "You get what you pay for"..

As a conclusion: if my and others life is concerned, I would trust only  tests and famous brands..

[Dusty]

i bought 4 wanlis for my tub and then spent a small fortune on replacing all four wheel bearings because i could not figure out where this horrible noise was coming from.i then replaced the front ones with pirrellis and i then found that the rear would overtake the front everytime i went round a roundabout.they are without a shadow of a doubt the biggest pile of sh*te i have ever purchased,and i hang my head in shame

[/highlight]

Not a fan of the Wanli then they seem to do the job adequately well in my view.

[Dusty]

Here's the picture of your connection with road  :-/



and imagine you are inside a 1.5 tonne car cruising at 50 mph and

trying to stop it in wet conditions  (which is the actual case in rainy

days)..

  And considering the wet brake test results from 50 mph to 0

* test car BMW 330 ci (approx 1.5 ton)

* Eagle F1 GS-D3                     94.1 ft
* Bridgestone Potenza Re050    94.4 ft
* Continental SportiCont           95.7 ft
* Dunlop Sport Maxx                97.2 ft
* Hankook K 104                    100.7 ft
* Kumho Ecsta                       104.2 ft

the distance can vary upto 10 ft  :-? and this test is with a new car !

so actual conditions and results with an heavier omega would differ more..

Tire firms spend mega bucks on research every year .. And try to develop their products which will proportionally reflect to their products with quality and price .. And obviously its an area "You get what you pay for"..

As a conclusion: if my and others life is concerned, I would trust only  tests and famous brands..

If we all lived in Utopia ,Iwould fully agree with you Cem.
But in this less than perfect world ,sometimes a compromise balancing cost and performance has to be made. :-/

P.S. Cem.Do you have any data on the dreaded Wanli tyre.

[belldarr]

Hi - just a word of warning on the Wanli tyres - check for cracks on the tyre walls - they were fitted on my current Omega when I bought it and all had at least 5 mm of tread - went for the MOT and it failed because 3 of my apparently great tyres had cracked on the tyre walls, somehow all on the wall facing the inside of the car so you could only see it if you took the wheel off or looked under the car with a torch etc - all replaced with Nexens which have been really good and only £55 each (bear in mind they are 17's!)

Not trying to dampen your good deal but better safe than sorry as it was something I never thought of doing with any of my cars.

Darren

[cem_devecioglu]

Here's the picture of your connection with road  :-/



and imagine you are inside a 1.5 tonne car cruising at 50 mph and

trying to stop it in wet conditions  (which is the actual case in rainy

days)..

  And considering the wet brake test results from 50 mph to 0

* test car BMW 330 ci (approx 1.5 ton)

* Eagle F1 GS-D3                     94.1 ft
* Bridgestone Potenza Re050    94.4 ft
* Continental SportiCont           95.7 ft
* Dunlop Sport Maxx                97.2 ft
* Hankook K 104                    100.7 ft
* Kumho Ecsta                       104.2 ft

the distance can vary upto 10 ft  :-? and this test is with a new car !

so actual conditions and results with an heavier omega would differ more..

Tire firms spend mega bucks on research every year .. And try to develop their products which will proportionally reflect to their products with quality and price .. And obviously its an area "You get what you pay for"..

As a conclusion: if my and others life is concerned, I would trust only  tests and famous brands..

If we all lived in Utopia ,Iwould fully agree with you Cem.
But in this less than perfect world ,sometimes a compromise balancing cost and performance has to be made. :-/

P.S. Cem.Do you have any data on the dreaded Wanli tyre.

 I had..will try to find for you

[cem_devecioglu]

after some check..

http://www.gizmag.com/wet-weather-braking-tests-show-budget-tires-dont-pay/10850/picture/65464/

when its raining use metro  (just a joke)

[Martin_1962]

I bought four Contis for £75 each.

Avon used to be a good brand, especially as bike tyres

[stuart30]

after some check..

http://www.gizmag.com/wet-weather-braking-tests-show-budget-tires-dont-pay/10850/picture/65464/

when its raining use metro  (just a joke)

Used Nankangs on several different cars and really cannot fault them in dry or wet.

Any tire will let go if provoked enough..but day to day driving never had any complaints.

[Dusty]

after some check..

http://www.gizmag.com/wet-weather-braking-tests-show-budget-tires-dont-pay/10850/picture/65464/

when its raining use metro  (just a joke)

Only about 10 feet longer from 50MPH in the wet.
I always travel well back from the car in front ,so not a major problem for me.
Thanks for the info Cem.

[stuart30]

after some check..

http://www.gizmag.com/wet-weather-braking-tests-show-budget-tires-dont-pay/10850/picture/65464/

when its raining use metro  (just a joke)

Only about 10 feet longer from 50MPH in the wet.
I always travel well back from the car in front ,so not a major problem for me.
Thanks for the info Cem.

Whilst Cem"s post does highlight an important fact dont forget everyones thinking distance is different...your cars condition would play a part in breaking distance....condition of brakes ect ect not just tyre make.

I feel theres far too much snobbishness about ""premium tyres"" over Budget tyres.

[cem_devecioglu]

Ok..

I think in my post, this part "with a new car and unused tires !" is neglected..

So actual distances will change drastically with lower thread depths

here is