What Tyres for the Civic

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Mon 5 Sep 2005 17:35
What Tyres for the Civic - helicopter
I have got to the stage of needing to replace the Civic Tyres fairly soon.

The tyre size is 195/60/R15 88H and I can replace the existing Bridgestone Potenzas supplied with the car for £57 a corner all inclusive of VAT balance , valve etc.

However there are a number of cheaper tyres around and I wondered what the team think of the following cheaper brands .

Nokian which I can obtain at £49 a corner.

Jupiter at £40 a corner.

Woosung available from Just Tyres at Just £29 a corner.

Most of these seem to be Korean or Chinese origin but any feedback on your experiences of these brands would be of interest.

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Mon 5 Sep 2005 18:29
What Tyres for the Civic - cheddar
Haven't heard of any of them accordingly wouldnt go near them, Hancook is a well respect Korean brand, should be good value as should Mabor (spelling) that IIRC are made by Continental.

£57 for Bridgestones sounds OK to me, I paid £90 each for four Potenzas in 205/50/70 a year ago, at the time the best premium brand price I could get though they have not lasted as well as the previous Contis, the fronts are near to needing changing after 17k, the Contis lasted 25k.

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Tue 6 Sep 2005 09:27
What Tyres for the Civic - Rover25
I have never heard of Nokian or Jupiter tyres and as Cheddar says I would avoid them. I fitted Uniroyal Tyres to my Civic recently and have been satisfied with them. If you're anywhere near Preston give Jewel Tyres a try.
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Tue 6 Sep 2005 11:59
What Tyres for the Civic - turbo11
i would go for the Bridgestones.Had problems with cheap tyres in the past.
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Tue 6 Sep 2005 12:43
What Tyres for the Civic - adverse camber
the autoexpress tyre survey was out recently (last 2 or 3 weeks?)- Im sure someone posted a link - try searching.

vredstein came out top.
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Tue 6 Sep 2005 16:12
What Tyres for the Civic - helicopter
Thanks for your thoughts - On reflection I have decided that the best and safest bet is to buy the Bridgestones .
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Tue 6 Sep 2005 16:23
What Tyres for the Civic - Colonel Panic
The tyre tests usually show that 'expensive' often means money spent on Branding, advertising and sponsorship and not ernest tyre development.
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Sorry for any typos Im very long sited
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