Your real-life tyre brand reviews
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It’s not personal experience but this site has reviews by folks who’ve used tyres on VW transporters. I’ve watched the videos the guy does and find them really interesting. This web link might feed your thinking: Volkswagen Transporter Tyres - Tyre Reviews and Tests
I been running conti contact sport 5 - 4x4 evtra load - 275 40 20.... hard to balance up, screw magnets .... 2 years use ... horrible but quiet ... good grip.
I just swapped out to Pirrelli Scorpion assymetricos 275 40 20 ....
a little more road noise but what a quality ride it has put back into my van, with the new 4motion running gear I fitted it has put the cream on the pie ...
I just swapped out to Pirrelli Scorpion assymetricos 275 40 20 ....
a little more road noise but what a quality ride it has put back into my van, with the new 4motion running gear I fitted it has put the cream on the pie ...
I’ve just collected my new van, and it’s got a set of 20” dannovit Chinese cheapies on. (40 profile) New van 4 motion 200.
My old van is on 20” Conti sport contacts on (35 profile). Old van 2wd 150.
New van soon to be swapped out to Conti’s.
The Dannovit are probably the worst tyre I’ve driven, and quite why anybody would put this rubbish on a 60k plus van is beyond me. They feel dead. No feedback whatsoever and a very bizarre squirm under load. The vans are barges but they can be much better. These brand new Dannovits will be in the for sale section soon, mounted to the speed metals they came on. I’ve done 250 miles on them, mixed roads. They were at operating temp and inflated.
I’m tyre fussy, but if you’re opinion is that tyres are tyres and brands are a waste, you’d probably be better off in a Transit. These tyres have ruined a good van. Seem to have decent grip off the (straight) line in a 4Motion test tho
My old van is on 20” Conti sport contacts on (35 profile). Old van 2wd 150.
New van soon to be swapped out to Conti’s.
The Dannovit are probably the worst tyre I’ve driven, and quite why anybody would put this rubbish on a 60k plus van is beyond me. They feel dead. No feedback whatsoever and a very bizarre squirm under load. The vans are barges but they can be much better. These brand new Dannovits will be in the for sale section soon, mounted to the speed metals they came on. I’ve done 250 miles on them, mixed roads. They were at operating temp and inflated.
I’m tyre fussy, but if you’re opinion is that tyres are tyres and brands are a waste, you’d probably be better off in a Transit. These tyres have ruined a good van. Seem to have decent grip off the (straight) line in a 4Motion test tho
symoneous
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I've just changed from factory 16" steel rims with 215/65/16 to Ronal R69 18" alloys with 255/45/18 Hankook S1 Evo3 tyres. So far I am pretty happy with the Hankooks, though I do sense more direct contact feedback when hitting sharp edges/holes on the roads.
However despite having chose the Hankooks for the low "A" low fuel and noise rating, it has kind of surprised me that my average km/l went from 14,8 km/l to 12,6 km/l with a semi loaded van. Noise wise they are very decent, and I would say even better than the midrange tyres I had before.
I am considering going down to 235/55/18 tyres for my winter tyre setup in October - to mitigate some of the fuel efficiency loss.
However despite having chose the Hankooks for the low "A" low fuel and noise rating, it has kind of surprised me that my average km/l went from 14,8 km/l to 12,6 km/l with a semi loaded van. Noise wise they are very decent, and I would say even better than the midrange tyres I had before.
I am considering going down to 235/55/18 tyres for my winter tyre setup in October - to mitigate some of the fuel efficiency loss.
symoneous
New Member
Changed all 4 tyres nigh on 1 year ago, Avon ZX7's.
Went to my local tyre fitter today to do a tyre swap as the new wheels have arrived.
And much to my chagrin, all 4 need replacing after 7000 miles.
My own fault as I didn't check for uneven wear throughout the year, the centre tread on all 4 were just below minimum with both the inside and outside showing bucket loads of tread.
Got Falkens being fitted tomorrow, in the future I will be checking the wear pattern on a monthly basis.
An expensive £800 lesson learned
Edit: It appears that they over inflated when I swapped wheels/tyres last year.
Went to my local tyre fitter today to do a tyre swap as the new wheels have arrived.
And much to my chagrin, all 4 need replacing after 7000 miles.
My own fault as I didn't check for uneven wear throughout the year, the centre tread on all 4 were just below minimum with both the inside and outside showing bucket loads of tread.
Got Falkens being fitted tomorrow, in the future I will be checking the wear pattern on a monthly basis.
An expensive £800 lesson learned
Edit: It appears that they over inflated when I swapped wheels/tyres last year.