Tyre Selection

Hi All,
Im getting my freelander 2001 a bit of tlc part of which is getting the original wheels refurbished.
As I am doing this I am going to renew the tyres.....
Can any of you nice people recomend a good all-round tyre.
I live in West coats of Scotland, mainly wet but inj winter can get very snowy and icey at times - tyre size 215 / 65 / 16

I have been reading all the info about all the various tyres available and to be honest its a bit mind boggling.
Thanks for any and all advices
Taz

McTaz said:

Hi All,
Im getting my freelander 2001 a bit of tlc part of which is getting the original wheels refurbished.
As I am doing this I am going to renew the tyres.....
Can any of you nice people recomend a good all-round tyre.
I live in West coats of Scotland, mainly wet but inj winter can get very snowy and icey at times - tyre size 215 / 65 / 16

I have been reading all the info about all the various tyres available and to be honest its a bit mind boggling.
Thanks for any and all advices
Taz

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Hi Taz,

Well I'm on the East coast - but I understand the conditions you have over there very well.

Unless you're really seriously going off-road - you don't need an A/T tyre.

I found them to be very noisy and they didn't last as long as some other types.

A purely road car tyre is no good in the Wintertime either.

The Michelin Synchrones which came with the car were biased / designed for 60% road and 40% off-road. I found them to be a bit noisy too - compared to what I have now which is Continental Conti4X4Contact which are 80% road use and 20% off-road. They are available in your size - no problem.

They are great on muddy tracks and in the snow - I certainly haven't stuck for 2 Winters with them. They are much better in the wet than Michelins too.

I'll be buying another set for sure.

Hope that helps you.

Slainte,

Singvogel.

Many thanks for your kind assistnace
Taz

I swear by Goodyear wranglers M&S but every body is different

Pirelli Scorpion STR original kit got em mine they're brilliant

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I found them to be very noisy and they didn't last as long as some other types.

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I run on Goodyear Wrangler AT\Rs

In my opinion they are not excesively noisy and have lasted much longer than the Goodyear HPs that were on it previously.

The only issue I have with them in the price, usually £110 - £120 per corner

Replaced (wrote off) my Goodyears with Continental Cross Contact LX.

Been very pleased - havent used off road since I killed my last tyres, wife will kill me. In the recent snow really handled well.

Been pleased with them highly recommended.