Evergreen Tyres

forgotmyname

I will avoid any energy saving tyre like the plague for as long as i can.

Usually means low rolling resistance = less grip.

AdrianC

aaudley wrote: »

EVERGREEN 195/55/R15 EH23
Forensic tyre expert Brian Lawton rates these tyres in his own words " This tyre factory is as good as it gets. The final inspection department is as impressive as anything I have seen"

If that's the best he can find to say about the tyres themselves...

jase1

mikey72 wrote: »

It was the Itochu Corporation, who are Japanese. But saying as most tyres used by the Japanese car makers are made in china, and as a lot of Japanese cars are now made in china and Thailand, it's pretty easy to see where the Japanese owners will be sourcing from for the British market.

Japanese companies will go Japanese wherever possible. Perhaps naive, but if that means Arrowspeed start badging Falken tyres and selling them as budget then I'm all for it.

Where something is made is far less important than who makes it.

kfw_2

I have used evergreen on my previous car, had no issues with them on wet or dry roads. I do not drive like a boy racer so never pushed them beyond everyday driving. I would say they were alike the goodyears they replaced. One brand definitely to avoid is WANLI terrible grip and dangerous in the wet.

AdrianC

kfw wrote: »

I have used evergreen on my previous car, had no issues with them on wet or dry roads. I do not drive like a boy racer so never pushed them beyond everyday driving.

Unfortunately, for many drivers, the problems don't become apparent whilst driving Miss Daisy around - they become apparent when some idiot runs into the road in front of you.

Iceweasel

kfw wrote: »

I have used evergreen on my previous car, had no issues with them on wet or dry roads. I do not drive like a boy racer so never pushed them beyond everyday driving. I would say they were alike the goodyears they replaced. One brand definitely to avoid is WANLI terrible grip and dangerous in the wet.

I'm no boy-racer either - and would be very happy if I could afford cheap tyres. What price safety?

If you can guarantee that I will never encounter an 'avoiding action situation' where someone else has been less than competent in their driving skills and road manoeuvres, then I'll buy tyres with less grip and longer braking distances.

I don't push my tyres beyond everyday driving either - but if an emergency arrives I want to be able to swerve or brake hard and rely on my tyres to not let me down.

If you've never encountered such a situation (yet) then you are lucky - I hope you stay lucky if you have budget tyres.

Think of the kiddies - who might run out into your path - and the nuns with baskets of kittens too.

forgotmyname

Oh my.. What about a kid with a basket of kittens holding a blind nuns hand whilst helping her across the road where they left the basket of puppies?

AdrianC

forgotmyname wrote: »

Oh my.. What about a kid with a basket of kittens holding a blind nuns hand whilst helping her across the road where they left the basket of puppies?

Puppies are expendable. Nobody cares about them.

Ultrasonic

forgotmyname wrote: »

I will avoid any energy saving tyre like the plague for as long as i can.

Usually means low rolling resistance = less grip.

This is MUCH less of a problem than it used to be. Top tyre manufacturers are managing to combine good rolling resistance with the top braking and handling performance. Take say this test for what I think is the most common tyre size as an example:

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2013-Test-World-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm

Looking at European tyre label ratings shows the same thing.

forgotmyname

Yet the same website did a previous test... and said this about the goodyear tyre...

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4th: Goodyear EfficientGrip
Total: 6 / Dry: 2 / Wet: 4
Positive: Low rolling resistance, high fuel-saving potential, short braking distances on dry roads, good ride comfort.
Negative:Limited cornering on wet and dry roads and long wet stopping distance.

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Reviews are a nightmare its hard to decide whats spam/marketing and whats a genuine review.

We wanted an iron from Argos. 20 people said its lightweight and 20 say its heavy. Err which one is it?