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Chinese Tyres.
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21/06/2016 21:03
21/06/2016 21:03
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On Sunday i went with our kid sister, to look at some cars that were on her shortlist. Every single car that we looked at, had Chinese Brand Tyres, i was very surprised.
3 Dealers, 8 Cars of different makes and models and all on Chinese Tyres, what is the motorist world coming to ? No wonder so many cars end up in ditches.
On return home, i checked out some of these 15", 16", 17" chinese tyres / brands on tyreleader.co.uk, no wonder people buy them at £20 to £30 a tyre mail order for V or W rated rubber....Unbelievable.
1999 Rosso Corsa 20VT ( Restored ) 2000 Rosso Alfa 916 Spider 2.0 T.S Lusso ( Under Restoration)
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Re: Chinese Tyres.
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21/06/2016 21:38
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V or W *rated* or just V or W *marked*??? Rated, some with XL ( Extra Load )
1999 Rosso Corsa 20VT ( Restored ) 2000 Rosso Alfa 916 Spider 2.0 T.S Lusso ( Under Restoration)
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Re: Chinese Tyres.
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21/06/2016 21:39
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I bought an approved used Alfa MiTo and the dealer had fitted new tyres - God bless him: Accelera Alpha tyres - easily the worst tyres I've ever driven. In the wet, accelerating down a slip road, the traction control light was on in 3rd gear all the way up to 65mph. On roundabouts in the wet, I could change lane just with the throttle - shocking rubbish. I complained to the dealer who just retorted that they are "legal". They shouldn't be. Strange that...One of the cars was a Alfa Mito Cloverleaf, Ding Ling Rubber Tyre Company on the sidewalls, strange tread pattern as well.
1999 Rosso Corsa 20VT ( Restored ) 2000 Rosso Alfa 916 Spider 2.0 T.S Lusso ( Under Restoration)
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Re: Chinese Tyres.
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21/06/2016 22:55
21/06/2016 22:55
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Gripped
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Brilliant ! Our second hand Leon cupra came with Woosung Dark Horse tyres (great name) on the front driven wheels. They literally wheel spun in the wet in 3rd gear ! Immediately changed to Pirelli P6000 at the time, which was a vast improvement. On the subject of Accelera Alphas, we have them on our Bongo (they are van tyres - extra load) and they've been absolutely fine. I accept that the Bongo isn't exactly a performance vehicle though. The body roll will exceed the grip in most conditions anyway !! On the front I have cheapo Rotalla van tyres. Which have also been fine.
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Re: Chinese Tyres.
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#1577811
21/06/2016 23:51
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My X1/9 had odd Chinese tyres on it at the back when I got it.
I drove it home from Belfast the Liverpool ferry on wet motorways. I was scared to take it above 6o mph, it was that twitchy.
Handling was diabolical wet or dry, I put on a new pair of Falkens and it was transformed.
16VT and X1/9 1500
We must all do our part for the planet. I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.
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Re: Chinese Tyres.
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22/06/2016 11:50
22/06/2016 11:50
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glenn1960
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me too, sold those on ebay with nearly full tread and swopped to falkens all round. Worth the money, acceleras are far too hard to live with at normal psi for the coupe.
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Re: Chinese Tyres.
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#1577866
22/06/2016 12:01
22/06/2016 12:01
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Mark_S
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And yet ten years ago - even today, for some - Falkens would have been sneered at as rubbish. so true, good medium budget tyres
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Re: Chinese Tyres.
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#1577934
22/06/2016 22:04
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Accelera Alpha Had them on the front of my 156 - no probs. Me dad had them on his crv - no probs - and that's fwd unless it detects slip which it didn't. Alfa forum guys managed to avoid the ditches too. I think in normal, everyday driving they're fine. My mate has Ling Longs on his 3 litre gtv and doesn't get understeer or ditched. The only tyres I've used and didn't like were Pirelli P6000. The Chinese Mohawks that replaced them had much better grip and resistance to aquaplaning.
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