Bought set of used alloys which have brand new Chinese tyres

motorguy

AdrianC wrote: »

Exactly. The testing's all done in house, and it might get checked up on. Maybe.

How many containers of your Winda tyres would you like to order, Sir?
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/winda-tire.html

Now there's a distribution model to inspire confidence in the couple of square centimetres of contact between the road surface a ton and a half of car...

:eek:

Genuinely cant believe people would be happy with rubbish like this being their cars only contact with the road.

AdrianC

motorguy wrote: »

:eek:

Genuinely cant believe people would be happy with rubbish like this being their cars only contact with the road.

Care to place any bets on the authenticity or traceability of the testing documentation for the label? No, me neither.

http://www.bototyre.com/en/
I always find it reassuring when the manufacturer can't even decide if the brand name transliterates to "Winda" or "Wanda", too. I wonder if "Wanda" is the direct transliteration, but somebody pointed out that tyres that wander around the road aren't exactly popular.

Norman_Castle

AdrianC wrote: »

Care to place any bets on the authenticity or traceability of the testing documentation for the label? No, me neither.

:rotfl:Life really is too short for this nonsense.

Joe_Horner

motorguy wrote: »

I disagree.

You WILL notice the grip levels difference on crap cheapie tyres.

Unlikely seeing as I'm pretty sure I haven't got anywhere near the limit of any tyres I've used (wet or dry) since I outgrew my teenage "enthusiasm" on the road.

motorguy wrote: »

Check out the braking distances between the best and worst of tyres and tell me if you'd be happy with the worst? It could be the difference between having an accident and not having an accident, or between hitting a pedestrian and not hitting a pedestrian.

That may be a problem if you're in the habit of having to hit the brakes hard. Funnily enough, in the past 30-ish years of driving, the last time I found myself doing that was on my driving test when the examiner tapped the dashboard.

Maybe I've just been lucky, but I can honestly say I've never needed to brake hard in the however many miles since then. Firmly a few times, yes, but never anything close to full-on test-the-tyres levels. That's on all kinds of roads, in all kinds of cars and all kinds of conditions. You won't believe that record, I'm sure, but it is what it is.

I've also done Kingsbridge to Menai Bridge in under 5 1/2 hours which, if you know the roads round the South hams or the A5 through Wales, you'll know isn't exactly hanging around.

Incidentally, if I ever did have to test out the limit of grip for any reason I'd be having a short sharp word with myself for not anticipating or not leaving myself enough room

Joe_Horner

Norman_Castle wrote: »

[...] using that "review" for guidance is nonsense.

It's on the internet so it must be true.


eta: interesting to note that review is written by someone who blames a bulge on "too soft sidewalls" rather than kerbing / other damage most likely caused by his driving. Really instills confidence in his opinion

AdrianC

Norman_Castle wrote: »

:rotfl:Life really is too short for this nonsense.

Well, quite.

You just go on believing that paragon of excellence in UK motoring retail - Asda. After all, they've only got a few containers-full left to shift, then they can buy some more of whatever's cheapest on AliBaba this week.

motorguy

Norman_Castle wrote: »

And compared them to what?. Its an opinion, not a review. If that "reviewer" said they were brilliant would you run out and buy them? I don't care who buys them but using that "review" for guidance is nonsense.

They're cheap chinese tyres built down to a cheap price
They dont even score well on "official" tests
You can buy them on alibaba.
The one person who has actually used them, rates them poorly. Just because hes the first, doesnt mean hes lying.
They WILL impact braking distances particularly in the wet.
They WILL have reduced grip.

^^^^
Thats what i would use for guidance

motorguy

Joe_Horner wrote: »

Unlikely seeing as I'm pretty sure I haven't got anywhere near the limit of any tyres I've used (wet or dry) since I outgrew my teenage "enthusiasm" on the road.

You might be surprised how close you are to the limit of grip of the tyres with some of these "budget" tyres.

Joe_Horner wrote: »

That may be a problem if you're in the habit of having to hit the brakes hard.

You mean like if a child were to run out in front of you? Or a bicycle wobbles or swerves unexpectedly to avoid a pothole? Or a car pulls out in front of you because it didnt see you? Or traffic stops suddenly on a motorway because of an accident? Or a car stopped unexpectedly over the brow of a hill?

Maybe you have been lucky, but maybe when the day comes and one of the above does happen, you'll wish you were running something with more grip

Joe_Horner wrote: »

Incidentally, if I ever did have to test out the limit of grip for any reason I'd be having a short sharp word with myself for not anticipating or not leaving myself enough room

Yes because you can predict every single road users actions and every single pedestrians actions. :rolleyes:

There are only a few small square inches of rubber contacting the road at every corner. I certainly wouldnt be trusting my or my families safety to some chinese rubbish you can buy off alibaba.

motorguy

Well its not hard to pick out the two people who run chinese linglangs on their car.

:rotfl:

motorguy

Joe_Horner wrote: »

It's on the internet so it must be true.


eta: interesting to note that review is written by someone who blames a bulge on "too soft sidewalls" rather than kerbing / other damage most likely caused by his driving. Really instills confidence in his opinion

I would say low quality / poorly reinforced sidewalls would be a contributing factor to the tyres ability to resist kerbing, would you not?