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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2020 9:09 am 
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"Luckyland Happy Gallop" :lol:

Hope it at least performs decent? The name would bring a smile everytime !

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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2020 9:49 am 
I've used Avon tyres for the last few years. I always thought the more expensive the better the tyre -- not the case: On a programme Fifth Gear they tested different brands, from high end to mid range, economy and even used tyres. Even though the high end tyres suggested they gave better handling in dry weather and fuesl economy was a little better, in a odd twist they found that used (different makes on one car) stopped in a shorter space than the really expensive.

This programme suggested that tyres are a compromise: Economy v stopping in the wet. After undertaking research on the internet and speaking with a few tyre fitters, the best compromise is the Avon tyre.


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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2020 1:20 pm 
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"Luckyland Happy Gallop" :lol:

Hope it at least performs decent? The name would bring a smile everytime !
Well it certainly made ME grin when I saw it! And we could all do with a laugh these days!

As to performance, I really couldn't say! It was on the rear end of a 2010 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso Diesel automatic, so not much there to test it's mettle!

Steve

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'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!

Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2020 8:26 am 
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It certainly takes the naming cake mate haha

PS..FALKENS :D :D

Thanks for your recommendations everybody. I went with T rating when the dealer promised me the tread is the same as H !

PS I didn't even end up having to refurb the alloys, credit to the previous owner(s), they were / are great ! Will likely polish them though, no kerbside damage either which is common here..


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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2020 9:18 pm 
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"Luckyland Happy Gallop" :lol:

Hope it at least performs decent? The name would bring a smile everytime !
Though I didn't see it, Im guessing somewhere on it would be a "made in China" legend.

Nowhere else on earth would you find "luck" associated with a safety critical item, to western eyes, it is somewhere between horror and hilarity!

But the Chinese, as a nation, are in love with the notion of luck, I read recently of a Chinese businessman paying literally MILLIONS of HK dollars for the local reg number 888, 8 being a very lucky number in Chinese ideology.


One is inclined to think that perhaps they NEED luck when the goods they sell (and buy) are so poorly made, but in reality, this is only the same market forces at work as elsewhere in the world. I'm perfectly sure Chinese engineers CAN make quality products, it's just that, apparently, very few people want to PAY for quality any more! They'd rather buy cheap tat and then whinge when it breaks!

Steve

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'73 2 door Toledo with Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 8v engine (The Carledo)
'78 Sprint Auto with Vauxhall Omega 2.2 16v engine (The Dolomega)
'72 Triumph 1500FWD in Slate Grey, Now with RWD and Carledo powertrain!

Maverick Triumph, Servicing, Repairs, Electrical, Recomissioning, MOT prep, Trackerjack brake fitting service.
Apprentice served Triumph Specialist for 50 years. PM for more info or quotes.


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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2020 11:59 am 
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Which Falken tyres do you recommend / use ?

Buycarparts.co.uk offer ZIEX ZE914 185/60/13s for £48.58 including VAT and delivery.

They’re rated :-

Fuel economy E
Rain B
Noise 70db
Load 80 / 450kg
Speed H / 130mph

They also order ZIEX ZE914 ECORUNs for £55.48 which are the same spec.

Thanks, Richard


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:55 am 
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G'day Richard..

I went with Jeroen/Steve/Alex's Falken recommendation, still going strong, fitted Falken SN828 (175/70 R13 82T).

Mine's a road car so not seeing track use like some other great examples here, grip on odd roads here is excellent..also much more quiet than I was expecting, really impressed..

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:53 pm 
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I have used Pirelli, and Vredestien. Happy with both, and I do drive like a lunatic! So they get a good workout!


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:53 pm 
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'I do drive like a lunatic'

:lol: great to hear Tony haha..

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