I suppose you could say they are ribbed for extra pleasure  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

With doing that kind of milage, out of interest do you prefer Pirellis over the Continentals? 2024 P550e Autobiography
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2011MY 5.0 SC Autobiography Black - Gone
2005 TD6 Vogue - Gone

I have nexons on the back and Continentals on the front

But I get the impression you question is to RRUK

Cheers dave Current : 4.2 S/C, now Sold
Previous : V70 Volvo, S40 Volvo ( a very reliable old banger ), E39 M5, Carlton Diplomat and the list goes on

Life Sucks but ya just have to do the best you can with what you have !

When I saw his mileage it made me wonder, but it was open really as I probably do somewhere between 12/18K and was wondering if there was any reason to chose Pirelli over Conti.

I've read people on here rate the Nexon at 20" as a good price/performance tyre. 2024 P550e Autobiography
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The Conti's wear on the shoulders easily, the Pirellis seem to be more even and last longer, and I've never had any issues with Pirellis.

Given the choice I'd get Michelin Diamaris, had these on my TDV8 and they were excellent, very long life and quiet, good grip, strong off road. Discovery 4 HSE
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1982 Series 3 Hard Top

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Muttley wrote:

his other comment was you have a car that even with the branded tyres were never meant to run on a vehicle of that weight running on tyres that were meant for cars and not suv's

My main concern with cheap tyres is that if you went to Alton Towers & were being hurled about on some fantastic ride & it all went wrong because of some cheap material holding you to the track we would be up in arms. Tyres are your contact with the road (rails) who wants to take the risk with our loved ones, other road users or possibly least important ourselves to save a few pound ? who would do a bungee jump on a wong kang or would use the dunlop next door for your thrill!!!!!!!!!!!! Worse things happen at sea! Well thats what swmbo said when WRENS came to sea!!!

Nexan have been making tyres since 1947 and are OEM on lots of vehicles around the world, they have only recently come onto the European market, had them on several cars and at the moment on SWMBO's 3.2 TT and I have to say they are better in every respect than a lot of known brands,

Really can't fault them....

Why waste money on a name..... Pete

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I've had a main dealer try to sell me Nexen Rodians. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

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Thats an oversize for a 20" though..

20's are 255/50/20. So thats 4.85% increased. FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

I had Nexen Roadians fitted by the main dealer. Only did the front 2 as a trial. Still got Continentals on the back.

Conclusion: Nexens are black, round and have little to no grip in the wet. The car's handling has been severely compromised, even when compared to 3mm Conti's. They will be coming off and I'll replace them with Pirelli Scorpions.

However, on a higher mileage car (one which is driven more than mine) I might be tempted by a mid-range tyre. My work hack (Skoda Superb) which does 220 miles a day has Yokohama's on it which are fine. The Bridgestones they replaced were also fine. The pair of budget Arrowspeed ones I put on the front back in March were anything except fine. Utter sh1.te is closer to the truth and I binned them off at 4mm because of awful wet weather performance.

I have to say you guys have me a bit worried with these comments and I have to say I put budget tyres on my Catlton years ago and nearly lost it in the wet on a roundabout

But to be totally hones I am really not sure which way to go as I do value the safety of my loved ones i.e. :- the Boss and my hounds and really for the low millage I do putting Michelin Diamaris on but when trying to survive on benefits and the Boss's wages and even saying that have been spending a fortune lately of life savings that when I was working , I worked my ass off for , so maybe I should put Michelin Diamaris on , who knows but I have to say I haven't had any bad experiences with these Nexons

TO be totally honest my head is screwed up baby enough as it is and trying to get my head round this is like

Oh well , will work it out somehow

Cheers
Headcase Dave Current : 4.2 S/C, now Sold
Previous : V70 Volvo, S40 Volvo ( a very reliable old banger ), E39 M5, Carlton Diplomat and the list goes on

Life Sucks but ya just have to do the best you can with what you have !

nexens are fine... they do have a softer side wall and because of that they look slightly under pressure.. i had them on my td6 and except for a side wall blow out during off roading on salisbury plain they done me good.
i suspect dom's problem was due to two different makes on each axle... ... - .- -.




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Cant fault my nexens either . Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

I have the same , Nexons on the back and Conti's on the front that have been there since I got the car just over a year ago

But I have noticed on a few occasions they look low on pressure but when checked are fine  Current : 4.2 S/C, now Sold
Previous : V70 Volvo, S40 Volvo ( a very reliable old banger ), E39 M5, Carlton Diplomat and the list goes on

Life Sucks but ya just have to do the best you can with what you have !