fordperv Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I think double happiness sounds like a Chinese thrash video which involves 2 ladies with 1 man. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 I had 4 Lassas on my Astra Coupe standard wheels and there was zero grip in the wet. They did not wear AT ALL in the 20k I had them though. chodweaver, CreepingJesus and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I think double happiness sounds like a Chinese thrash video which involves 2 ladies with 1 man. It always makes me think of a Chinese takeway Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Double Happiness is when you roll up to a Chinese takeaway near closing time, order your food, and they give you extra stuff they would've been chucking out. That said, they've got all the durability of prawn crackers, and the grip of plastic chop sticks covered in oyster sauce. Banger Kenny, Swampy21, Nicola H and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Sills Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Just check the drop down menu on TyreLeader.co.uk for a whole host of frankly incredible names!! My favourites Dneproshina and Waymaster. Junkman and 320touring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I had goodride on the front of the Santa Fe when i got it. Utter shite, you could turn the steering wheel any way you wanted and still go in a straight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Breadvan72 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Ho Flung Dung Industries' sporty offering is called Hedge Assault Pro Max III. Wang Hang Lo Combine Pty LLC are launching a winter tyre and plan to call it Skater, apparently. myglaren, Skizzer, cms206 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Breadvan72 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I was idly flicking through car ads when I saw one for a brand new discovery 'improved' by Khan Automobiles. I couldn't help but notice the 22" rims were shod with Achilles tyres! Mind you, Nangkang started out as a joke brand and now they're stretched over 9j wheels on dubs everywhere. It's a shrewd move to bring out a shit tyre in a ridiculous size that undercuts the price of the trusted brands; there's a huge market for them. But Achilles for fucks sake, who approved that name? Not really up on me Greek mythology but I'm pretty sure his downfall was caused by the bit that connected him to the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr A Lawrence Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I win. Made by Apollo tyres. QPR made some too but they kept going down. Junkman, Skizzer, willswitchengage and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Breadvan72 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Chortle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auldford Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I've got Hifly's on the front of the Escort and Eurotecs on the back. The Hifly's aren't great on wet days and will be getting changed shortly! In the past i've had "Autogrip" tyres on a MK6 Fiesta and "Sunny" tyres fitted to a MK2 Mondeo. The Sunny's are probably the loudest tyres i've ever had on a car. Some cracking names on here though.... My favourite has to be Basoon or Double Happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Some great names. I would go for Linglong on the front and Double Happiness on the back. Linglong Double Happiness, sounds like some 90% volume chinese drink. forddeliveryboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbennet Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Was parked next to an artic fitted with a mixture of Toledo and Basoon tyres at Watford Gap today, haven't a clue what the trailer tyres were but the NSF of the unknowns had a chunk out of the tread showing the wires...so much muck and filth on the cab windows and mirrors that i was unable to see if there was a driver inside, presumably his view out was similar, so decided he was unlikely to be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Kingpin. Not only is it a rubbish name for a tyre they're very rarely actually round. At £25 fitted I already have two and will be buying more. Better than Chinese... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8 scania Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 on my truck ive got an encore and an Aeolus tyre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Barum tyres are fitted to the sort of exploding Ford Popular that clowns used to drive. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I won't have a bad word said about Barum tyres, they grip like fuck and wear well. I don't fit anything else now. Junkman, oldcars and Shep Shepherd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrolize Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Unrelated, but looking on gumtree for some part worn tyres, I'm tempted to go with these guys on the basis of their motto you can send your grannie in for a tyrewe wont shove her of the bushttp://www.gumtree.com/p/wheel-rims-tyres/new-part-worn-tyres-tires-all-sizes/1127064034 Banger Kenny and Taff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explosive-cabbage Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Land Sail. It is almost as if the wind has as much effect on your direction as adhesion to the road does. Junkman, Rusty_Rocket, Banger Kenny and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUL Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Bugger me, is that a 1000 x 20 on a split rim?No idea, it's an ERF wheel, can't think which one though probably the 50s one he's running now. gordonbennet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUL Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Well, for a tyre manufactuer, their webpage is just a little too well, erm... begins with a P. for my liking... http://www.rollcootire.com/ and if you get as far as reading about their tyres, it just gets weirder... "Everyone’s birth is the gift from God, noble and unique. Our ROLLCOO tires are endowed with this noble and unique. And it will lead us to all over the world with our belief, to bring love and safe driving to every noble driver. All of the occupations has no difference in gentle and simple, because every one has its unique position in the world, becoming an indispensable part of the world. No matter which industry you are engaged in, no matter poor or wealthy, ugly or beautiful, sick or healthy, despised or worshiped, we have our unique merit which can not be copied by others. We are the unique and noble creation by God, so we must keep the most confident smile in any cases. Everyone’s noble is also unique in the world." Small children saying take me home, ISP is seriously going to be flagging me:-( Banger Kenny, Leyland Worldmaster and vulgalour 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mainwaring Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I've got a pair of 'Sunny' tyres on the front of my Mazda, complete with a utterly pointless tribal pattern on the sidewalls.It looks completely and utterly stupid. Banger Kenny and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 At £25 fitted I already have two and will be buying more. Better than Chinese... Kingpin tyres are pretty good, I had a pair of winter Kingpins based on Michelin Alpins on my old 405 estate, they were grippy as fuck and wore at a reasonable rate.I'm probably a massive racist but like you I'd prefer a remould or cheap tyre made in the UK or Europe to some unknown Chinese tyre. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I've found kingpin tyres perish to fuck after a few months. Shame, as I'm determined to like them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I'd consider some remoulds if only to wind the people up I work with, who already think I'm crackers. What are they actually like? Are they useable enough for 10k worth of wear or are they likely to go all funny and the tread fall off? I genuinely would like people's thoughts on them here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickwall Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I remember Double Coin and Guobao (sp?) FATE also made bus tyres, I think. Lego is, apparently, the world largest manufacturer of tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I've found kingpin tyres perish to fuck after a few months. Shame, as I'm determined to like them!As bad as federal tyres perish? A mate had some for his cortina and within 6 months there was lots and lots of cracks inbetween the tread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Running Landsails all round on the Astra - give them their due, they do grip quite well and can put up with a massive amount of abuse from me. I used to have Barum Brillantis on the fronts of my Escort and they were fantastic. Doublecoin and Bassoon tyres are the funniest ones I've heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 My scrap Lupo (currently being resurrected) came with a pair of "Linglongs", a "Rockstone" and a most mysterious "AMERICA" tyre - a brand that even I had never heard of ! Nice to see the previous owner had spared no expense... Despite the daft names, not all Chinese tyres are widow-makers. My 214 wears a pair of "Rapids" (proudly made by the Sheng Tai company) which are surprisingly good in the wet - certainly much better than the ancient Pirelli P2000s they replaced ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 A customer I deliver to has a cheerful mix of Sailun and Double coin/Double happiness tyres on his elderly but tidy Merc Actros. My old mk4 Astra had 'Event' tyres all round when I bought it. I have to say they weren't bad. My new acquisition has brand new Nankangs all round. A bit worrying on a 180bhp turbo'd front wheel drive car, although the are the 'NS2 Sport' version which are supposed to be fairly good, other than being a bit noisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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