viatorem replied on 02/02/2018 19:49
Posted on 02/02/2018 19:49
Having recently been made redundant at the "wrong age" we decided to embrace an earlier than planned retirement which has the advantage of more caravanning trips but the disadvantage of a tight budget. Time had come for new tyres, Now I would normally have chosen an all season tyres to cope with frequent CL visits but they are quite pricey £140+ each and a very limited range in the 225 55 18 SUV size In fact there are very few tyres that seem CL compatible in this size Uniroyal rain Expert is one of the few that have good reports of soft ground traction (about £105 ea) My neighbour swears by Accelera Iota on his Disco 3 but they don't do my size. I decided to try a budget tyre with the criteria that they must be made in Europe after past experience on a second car (now gone) After a bit of research found a brand called Tigar from Serbia, Michelin own the brand and have invested over $200M in the factory in 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCemXgw10Ag
I could not find any real reviews of the 225 55 18 SUV summer tyre but decided to risk it and try a set at £77 each from ATS (Michelin owned) They are not all season but are M&S rated in old school terms which is unusual for this size.
So far so good, very quiet and grippy in the wet. Not sure how they will wear but will keep an eye on it. First CL visit next week so it is bound to be soft.
Has anyone found a good budget brand tyre, what is your experience?
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