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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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Andys from AJS can be relied on for good advice, service & prices 
I suggest that you talk to him, he will ship anywhere in the country.
I've had great advice & tyres from him - and am about to buy a aset for my MG B GT V8 from him.
NJSS Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
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 3rd Jul 2014 3:23 pm |
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d.lundigan
Member Since: 15 Sep 2013
Location: Chelmsford Essex
Posts: 396
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I used hankook on mine and have done around 5000 miles with no wear that I can see. I will be sticking with them. I had wranglers on before and the difference is noticeable. The hankooks are smoother and quiter and no difference on and off road wet and dry. Can't speek for snow though, didn't get none this year. Paid £100 a corner of the interweb.
Hope this helps
Dave
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| 3rd Jul 2014 3:44 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23816
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Hankook are o/e fit on some marques now. Hyundai being one of them, can't remember the others. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 3rd Jul 2014 4:40 pm |
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saufboy
Member Since: 23 May 2013
Location: Cranleigh, Surrey
Posts: 328
  
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I have Nexens on mine, they come with the car, can't say I have had any issues, saying that I will be visiting our friend Andy above for 4 new generals when the time arises.! D3 HSE 55 Reg
Bicycle with 2 pedals
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| 3rd Jul 2014 5:08 pm |
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Flapjack
Member Since: 10 Aug 2013
Location: Livingston
Posts: 551
 
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I am now running nexen rodian s all round and I can tell you there is no noticeable difference between them and scorpion's , they seem fine to me and as I use on road pretty much all the time a road tyre makes perfect sense , only time will ell how they hold up but scorpion's wear pretty fast anyway so think they will be as good in that way . think there are many tyre snobs on here! ...abuse probably about to follow  blessed are the losers ,for they determine the winners
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| 4th Jul 2014 9:31 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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Not abuse. Just wondering if your epb is locked on and you haven't managed to get above 20mph? Because frankly I would be terrified driving around with those petrified dog turds on my wheels. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 4th Jul 2014 9:44 pm |
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Flapjack
Member Since: 10 Aug 2013
Location: Livingston
Posts: 551
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 fair enough different strokes for different folks just saying that for the money they seem fine to me ,are there better tyres? ..yes , better quality? ..yes , but they seem fine to me at all speeds and road situations . blessed are the losers ,for they determine the winners
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| 4th Jul 2014 10:58 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14375
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I've never understood why people buy poor tyres.
The tyre is the connection between the car and the road. It has to endure all sorts of forces when braking and cornering whilst providng grip in wet, dry, hot and cold conditions. In the case of the Disco, its doing it with a 4x4 weighing 3.5 tonnes. A few meteres difference in stopping distance could be the difference between having an accident or avoiding one. Imagine if that accident involved a child.
Sorry, but saving a few hundred quid that might compromise the saftey of my family or other road users is just not worth it.
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| 4th Jul 2014 11:10 pm |
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Flapjack
Member Since: 10 Aug 2013
Location: Livingston
Posts: 551
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I agree with you but sadly not everyone can shell out for top brand high price tag tyres there are so many different people with different situations so it's unfair to bash people who are on cheaper tyres, it's a choice between worn illegal tyres or something new and you buy what you can afford if I have no worries I'd have all terrains top brand all round and all the other bells and whistles, it's just not always possible and everyone is in a different boat and things can change at any point, at least they must be better than worn beyond the limit tyres! And like I say I bet if you tried them you couldn't tell any difference. Not trying to start a debate, just standing up for the skint disco owners club  blessed are the losers ,for they determine the winners
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| 4th Jul 2014 11:32 pm |
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garipie
Member Since: 10 Jun 2014
Location: Buckingham
Posts: 35
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I bought my D3 two weeks ago from Stratstone LR in MK, they put on four new Nexen Roadian's as part of their pre sale check. I assumed they were crappy but they threw them in for free (and without telling me,mid already paid for the car!) so I must'nt complain. My Merc ML had Scorpions and lasted 8,000 miles till they were bare at the edges. Absolutely terrible tyre. I'd pick Nexens over them!!
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| 5th Jul 2014 7:40 am |
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WillyEckerslike
Member Since: 22 Aug 2013
Location: Out in the world
Posts: 967
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Moo wrote:I've never understood why people buy poor tyres.
The tyre is the connection between the car and the road. It has to endure all sorts of forces when braking and cornering whilst providng grip in wet, dry, hot and cold conditions. In the case of the Disco, its doing it with a 4x4 weighing 3.5 tonnes. A few meteres difference in stopping distance could be the difference between having an accident or avoiding one. Imagine if that accident involved a child.
Sorry, but saving a few hundred quid that might compromise the saftey of my family or other road users is just not worth it.
Moo, it seems brand is no guarantee of the performance you seem to want. This test (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/accessories-t...-test-2012) seems to show that two of the cheapo brands you hate so much actually do quite well.
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| 5th Jul 2014 8:05 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14375
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Not sure how a small compact relates to a 3.5 tonne 4x4.
Can't also see where I said I hate cheap tyres. What I said was about buying poor tyres, and there are plenty out there. Like it or not there is more often a correlation between price and performance.
Your money, your car, your choice. As I said, I won't compromise and want to know what I'm buying and that it will do the job I need it to do.
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| 5th Jul 2014 8:42 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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They're a significant step up from the execrable Accelera Iota, granted. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 5th Jul 2014 9:07 am |
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WINDSWEPTISLANDER
Member Since: 21 Jul 2011
Location: Way up north
Posts: 523
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Fair does flapjack for opening yourself to an almost inevitable torrent of abuse
While we (myself included) tend to slate the cheaper tyre offerings out there, at the end of the day they have to reach a certain spec to be sold in the UK.
At least you have the same on all corners, so all effects should be even, I once rolled a car, a contributing factor was having good tyres on the front, and  on the back.
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| 5th Jul 2014 7:42 pm |
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