Any good?

Well they're better than bald tyres, but compared to other tyres, I'd probably give them a miss.

 

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Landsail/LS288.htm

 

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Landsail/LS988.htm

Had their winters on the van last year. Only thing the tyre place had in n i needed them pronto.

They were alright. Seemed pretty good in the snow given its a fully loaded FWD T5. Couldnt really fault em tbh... But i dont drive the van fast because it ends up a bombsite in the back haha.

I've had a few oriental cheapies.  Austone 165/70r14 wore out quick. LingLong 165/70r14 were not bad at all (though they have a reputation as ditch-finders) given that I don't corner fast. Goodride 185/65r15 were incredibly quiet and lasted pretty well too.

Edited 21 October, 201510 yr by camelspyyder

Well they're better than bald tyres, but compared to other tyres, I'd probably give them a miss.

 

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Landsail/LS288.htm

 

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Landsail/LS988.htm

 

The LS288 scores 71% overall.  The factory OEM Dunlops on my Toledo/Rapid are way worse than that at 66%

Edited 21 October, 201510 yr by camelspyyder

General rule of thumb is that budget tyres are not that great. Any that I have had the misfortune to own have been anywhere between dreadful and life-threatening.

Why anyone chooses to skimp on tyres oa beyond me. They are the only thing keeping you on the road protecting you, your family and other road users.

Some might be classed as 'alright' but try doing an emergency stop on a wet road when a kid tuna out in front of you...no thanks, I wouldn't want that on my conscience...although I'd have saved £20 a corner...food for thought.

Sorry for the predictive mis-spelling by the way...

Not all budget tyres are bad.

 

Using the 'scrimping' analogy on here is a little strange when you consider most of us made a conscious decision to by a Skoda and not an Audi.

 

A number of budget tyres use the discontinued tooling from the premium tyre manufacturers.

 

Sorry, I have no experience of Landsail tyres but did run two full sets of Evergreen's on my old vRS.

 

Good tyres (IMO), rumoured to be an old Goodyear design.

Not all budget tyres are bad.

I agree. It's not always necessary to buy Continentals, Nokians or Goodyears. Winter tyres need more qualities but summer tyres can be judged by how they act on wet pavement. Most of them are rather good on on dry asphalt. Budget tyres usually have worse wear rate but don't forget they are much cheaper than those with good brand name on them.

By the way, my brother visited the tyre shop and asked for the cheapest all season tyres for his Audi. I used to drive that car occasionally even in snow and was very surprised when he said that the tyres were the most cheap ones. OK, the car is Audi Quattro but anyway I had confidence all the time.

I'm not encouraging you all to buy cheap tyres but this is to say that they can be good too.

 

Another example. Some skilled Latvian rally drivers tested several winter tyres and one of the cheapest (Sailun) showed amazing results. The lap time was only a little bit worse than one done by famous Nokian Hakkapeliitta or similar. Don't know about wear rate or noise but they are at least 2x cheaper. If anyone interested in these tyres, I can try to find that video.

Edited 21 October, 201510 yr by Jevpls

Sorry for the predictive mis-spelling by the way...

Don't be sorry. I found the idea of emergency-stopping for a juvenile tuna more entertaining than anything else that's happened today, so far.

Made light of a serious post I guess!

Another example. Some skilled Latvian rally drivers tested several winter tyres and one of the cheapest (Sailun) showed amazing results. The lap time was only a little bit worse than one done by famous Nokian Hakkapeliitta or similar. Don't know about wear rate or noise but they are at least 2x cheaper. If anyone interested in these tyres, I can try to find that video.

A bit of offtopic...

I checked that tyre test and these winter tyres are called Sailun Ice Blazer WST1 - in case someone's interested.

General rule of thumb is that budget tyres are not that great. Any that I have had the misfortune to own have been anywhere between dreadful and life-threatening.

Why anyone chooses to skimp on tyres oa beyond me. They are the only thing keeping you on the road protecting you, your family and other road users.

Some might be classed as 'alright' but try doing an emergency stop on a wet road when a kid tuna out in front of you...no thanks, I wouldn't want that on my conscience...although I'd have saved £20 a corner...food for thought.

Usually id agree. Ive got a £400 odd set of all seasons on the fabia, and i always have around £300 sets on the bike.

But it depends what you use the vehicle for. Our t5 work van just goes about town mainly, its never pushed and always cornered steady or everything destroys itself in the back. But the landsails were surprisingly okay. Not bad at all in the snow either.

https://landsailtyres.co.uk/tyrerange/tyreDetails?treaduid=58e9cea3-a54d-432d-aa4c-e09773b3bca2

Im going for these £100 for the 4 as son will have a 50% discount , he is fitting 3 on the monte for £83

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I agree. It's not always necessary to buy Continentals, Nokians or Goodyears. Winter tyres need more qualities but summer tyres can be judged by how they act on wet pavement. Most of them are rather good on on dry asphalt. Budget tyres usually have worse wear rate but don't forget they are much cheaper than those with good brand name on them.

By the way, my brother visited the tyre shop and asked for the cheapest all season tyres for his Audi. I used to drive that car occasionally even in snow and was very surprised when he said that the tyres were the most cheap ones. OK, the car is Audi Quattro but anyway I had confidence all the time.

I'm not encouraging you all to buy cheap tyres but this is to say that they can be good too.

 

Another example. Some skilled Latvian rally drivers tested several winter tyres and one of the cheapest (Sailun) showed amazing results. The lap time was only a little bit worse than one done by famous Nokian Hakkapeliitta or similar. Don't know about wear rate or noise but they are at least 2x cheaper. If anyone interested in these tyres, I can try to find that video.

 

Sailuns were horrendous in the wet! couldn't do 60 on the motorway if it was a little damp. Steering went light!

The Skoda dealer I bought my Octavia VRS from put these on to shift the car. I wouldn't buy them again, but they weren't bad enough to take off and replace immediately.

 

My wife's fabia also came with them on the front and I did change them straight away. The imbalance was horrific!

Well just fitted 2 to the front at £55 total

Ive done my first 300 miles on the cheap Chinese tyres " landsails" , they are quieter and I have driven on country roads twisty and on dual carriageway, in yodas voice " happy with tyres I am " I've not pushed them but doing national speeds at all time and I'm impressed with them, so if you drive as you are supposed to I can highly recommend these tyres

Well today we had a real downpour so much so roads where flooded a lot of standing water , however these "cheap" Chinese landsails are coping really well ! No bloody fantastically so if your after 201-55-R16 tyres

https://landsailtyres.co.uk/tyrerange/tyreDetails?treaduid=58e9cea3-a54d-432d-aa4c-e09773b3bca2

Landsails are not that bad you ain't racing a Lamborghini are you. The only thing I would say is that the side walls are not as thick as a so called premium tyre. Good points on that are softer ride and quieter. Bad points are easier to damage. At the end of the day it's better to have tread than none.

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Ive done my first 300 miles on the cheap Chinese tyres " landsails" , they are quieter and I have driven on country roads twisty and on dual carriageway, in yodas voice " happy with tyres I am " I've not pushed them but doing national speeds at all time and I'm impressed with them, so if you drive as you are supposed to I can highly recommend these tyres

Good to hear.

Pretty much the same thoughts as i had on the T5.

Good enough for what they do. Cant race it anyway or i have to spend hours putting things back in boxes lol

Yep drive like an old trout anyway, im never buying expensive branded again

The mrs has Landsails on her Megan cabrio, For regular non performance driving they are ok. I dont think they are great in the wet, but, that might be the cabrios indiferent suspension  set up as much as anything.i have driven on lots worse tho it has to be said!