Daft tyre names

[Vince70]

Funny isn't it, I put a pair of Toyos on my 5 and they were just about OK on the back, and mildly terrifying on the front.

 

Excellent crap tyre name spotting everyone, going to keep 'em peeled in Asda's car park for more.

I guess I don't use my E36 3 series enough in the wet to be honest but I find Toyos OK during the summer months but my Z3 has a real mix on the car as I've two odd Chinese death rings on the rear plus sava tyres on the front and that makes for some real interesting driving in the wet plus it tramlines with those on but I've only done about 2000 miles in the last 3 years or so in that one.

 

So I guess after driving the Z3 the Toyos seem fantastic.

[Split_Pin]

My Coupe had a set of 4 Lassas on it when I bought it which was weird as it was only 2 years old and had 26000 miles. They were no match for the modest power of the car in the wet. Changed to Yokohama Parada Spec 2s however that was 10 years ago now so a new set are on the cards.

[martc]

Happy Gallop tyres were factory fitted to the Horsey Horseless. Fact.

 

To labour the joke a bit they are also found on Ford Mustangs, Hyundai Ponys and Mitsubishi Starrions (think about it....).

[5speedracer]

Probably a lot of Chinese tyres from the same factory. Tell them you want say 50,000 called Deathtrap and they'll put that name on the side for you.

See this with a lot of stuff, same design different name.

 

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[bunglebus]

How about a nice Yugi/Yubi/Yu6i?

 

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[smellypoo]

Our Focus has a set of those Membat Passion tyres, odd name but they’re not bad. Seems they’re sold mainly by the ‘Just Tyres’ chain, despite being cheapish they have a good rating for wet grip. Will still replace with Uniroyal Rainsport 3s or Goodyear Efficientgrips though, they are excellent and cheap enough in this size.

 

Many years ago I bought a couple of cheap tyres for my Fiesta, they were branded Sava Intensa and were utter shite.

[HH-R]

Luckyland Happy Gallops are gonna take some beating on the comedy scale.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Why do some people still fit shit tyres to their motors? I liken them to buying the cheapest toilet tissue. Yes, you'll have more money left in the pot, but you'll end up with shit everywhere in the ultimate moment of need.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

For Northern European climate Nokian are pretty good. Serious about growth too, Google their high tech new factory....

Nokian have an interesting industrial history, and are sort of related to what eventually became the mobile phone maker.

[Talbot]

The Land Rover 101 came as standard with Goodyear 9.00 x 16 crossply ‘bar-grips’ that were, and still are lethal on wet tarmac.

The Series IIB came with those too. Given that when unladen, and when fitted with a Boat Anchor engine of a Perkins 4.203 engine, the weight distribution is about 80/20 to the front, it makes for some abysmal handling. Ever tried to catch a powerslide in the wet with unassisted 4.5-turns-lock-to-lock steering? It's remarkably scary. The torque output of that engine, coupled with the fact that the injection pump it set up speed-regulated rather than power-regulated (so just a few mm of accelerator movement would see you at maximum fuelling) meant I often carried about 200kg of "stuff" in the back just to stop the rear axle from trying to overtake the front one.

[stonedagain]

+1 for Nokian, fitted a set of their weatherproof SUV all season tyres on my Freelander 2, excellent in all conditions, reasonably quiet but a bit pricey.

[Squirrel2]

Why do some people still fit shit tyres to their motors? I liken them to buying the cheapest toilet tissue. Yes, you'll have more money left in the pot, but you'll end up with shit everywhere in the ultimate moment of need.

May be just ignorance and the fact that it appears as an expensive inconvenience to have to replace tyres. Poor maintenance and heavy driving wear them out fast adding to the ‘grumble factor’ of these sorts of people.

 

I am noticing more and more ‘Illegal’ and often, bald, tyres on parked cars locally. Chances of being stopped by the law are so low adds to the ignorance of the importance of their tyres.

 

At our local tyre emporium in Tenby the proprietor used to jokingly ask as one turned up with ones shite motor; “Maximum amount of tread for the minimum money, yes?”

 

Squirrel2

[Junkman]

I have four new Runway Enduros on the 405.

I can't tell you whether they are good or bad, since I'm unable to tell the difference between "good" and "bad" tyres

(unless they are Michelins, which are pure, unadulterated shit), but their name is daft, if you think about it.

Unless you have them fitted to your Cessna, of course.

[dome]

 

I remembered to check out what the Auris came fitted with.

 

Picture the scene. 

 

You're out for a pleasant drive through a wooded area when you lose control due to the shitty tyres you have fitted.

 

"Aaaarghhh, what are we going to hit?" screams your passenger

 

"It's a fu..."

 

[Eddie Honda]

(unless they are Michelins, which are pure, unadulterated shit)

 

Their car tyres are good (well I would say that owning a piece of French chod where the only other option is Nankangs)

 

Michelin are also a great bunch of lads because they've had a factory in Dundee for 40 years. Any Michelin car tyres with "Made in the UK" on them will be made there. 

 

Having said all that I don't buy their motorcycle tyres, generally buying Bridgestones instead.

 

Now excuse me while I go for a drive on my big wet fish:

 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

If you wanted even more chance of dying when riding a motorbike, you could always sort yourself out with a pair of Fuckstones. Must be amazing through the twisties.

[sierraman]

Why do some people still fit shit tyres to their motors? I liken them to buying the cheapest toilet tissue. Yes, you'll have more money left in the pot, but you'll end up with shit everywhere in the ultimate moment of need.

Money probably. If your running on a budget you probably won't go to a set of Michelins. I've a pair of Rovellos on, grips the road fine, they're perfectly acceptable. Rarely agree with the argument of fitting some premium part worn tyres as an alternative, in my experience they are often old and hardened rubbish, last pair I was offered were 14 year old.

[Tetleysmooth]

Anyone got an opinion on Mohawk tyres?

[Bren]

Anyone got an opinion on Mohawk tyres?

Expensive - in fact I felt as if I had been scalped.

[Bren]

Why do some people still fit shit tyres to their motors? I liken them to buying the cheapest toilet tissue. Yes, you'll have more money left in the pot, but you'll end up with shit everywhere in the ultimate moment of need.

Because car finance/mobile phone payments/ starbucks everyday costs money.

 

Priorities, dear boy.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Anyone had Tigar tyres from Serbia?

[TataBobu]

 Romanian tyres sold here in the late 1980s 

 

Should be either Victoria, or Danubiana. Those are the only 2 tyre makes I remember.

[Alexg]

Anyone had Tigar tyres from Serbia?

 

Yeah, I have them on my Allegro with 'made in Yugoslavia' stamped into the rubber! I've a set of GT Radials lined up for when it returns to the road this summer.

[Parky]

Hang on, Yugoslavia hasn't existed since the early 90's?

 

Either the Serbian plant is using old equipment or you have tyres that are over 20 years old!

[SRi05]

I've booked my panda in for a set of my locals finest* budgets, will update this thread tomorrow

[Tetleysmooth]

Expensive - in fact I felt as if I had been scalped.

 

But are they a good tyre?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Hang on, Yugoslavia hasn't existed since the early 90's?

 

Either the Serbian plant is using old equipment or you have tyres that are over 20 years old!

They are still in business, so it's probably the old plant and machinery they may be still using.

[neil1971]

My (dull modern daily alert) Nissan Note came with Goodride tyres on it, I've done just over 20,000 miles on them and to be fair they've been fine although pulling away sharpish on a wet road can give a bit of wheelspin if you're not careful. I found it a little contradictory that the car (2011) had always been main dealer serviced but they'd stuck really cheap tyres on it. I'll be doing the opposite with some branded tyres and keeping away from the main dealer. I have some nearly new Continental Premium Contact 2 to go on when these have worn out, which won't be too long now. I'm a bit OCD in that I like to have a matching set of tyres or at least pairs, hate seeing cars with four different makes of tyre.

[Parky]

Neighbours friend was round in her new Hyundai i40. Only had it a few weeks but already lost a front tyre because of hitting a kerb in the snow.

 

They replaced a few week old Hankook with a Roadwear. Never heard of those but would imagine they are the cheapest they could find. I think I would have been inclined to hunt out a new replacement Hankook for my brand new car but nowt as queer as folk I suppose

[dome]

Anyone got an opinion on Mohawk tyres?

Our MR2 has them in the back and Toyos on the front. They don't seem terrible but I'm lacking in confidence in the car, especially in the wet. I'll update you when I've changed them for something "better"