There's a big difference between these and the really cheap Chinese tyres.

 

Rog

Yeah they're Korean.

Yeah they're Korean.

 

And?

What difference does the place of manufacture make?

I run Kumho's and have done for years and never had a problem with them. Now where do they come from?

Sorry I read it as, they were not really cheap Chinese tyres, but more expensive ones

Nothing wrong with Kumhos that's what's on SWMBO's Swift.

The Nexens are a slightly less expensive tyre made in Korea but they do have quite a good reputation, including in the motorsport world, and are now fitted as standard by some manufacturers, although I've never seen them as OE on a Skoda. The only comment I've had is that they do seem to wear out quite quickly.

I decided to go for the Nexen's. £261 for 4 tyres fitted. That seems like good value to me-I paid £150 for one SP01 six months ago and with the amount of crap that seems to be littering the roads around our way, I'd be pretty gutted if I forked out close to £600 for them to pick up more metal shards/nails within a few weeks.

From what I've read of the N8000's, the first few hundred miles can be a bit hairy, as they take a bit of time to "bed-in", so I'll be driving a bit more carefully initially than usual (some would argue I'm a Sunday driver anyway ).

Btw, thanks again for all the suggestions and a particular ta to rriggs for the info/suggestion re. the Nexens.

Edited 10 October, 201411 yr by fastestlouigie

Currently got Pirelli P{ Zero Rosso fiited, they seem a little skittish on uneven surfaces, when the time comes think I'm back on SP01's, never had probs on the earlier SE but it was 2wd - currently 4x4