New Tyres

Would recommend Pirelli Scorpion STR 60K still going strong

So far its a thumbs up for the Pirelli Scorpion STR tyres.

Added a poll so we can all vote.

Goodyears??

What we need to remember here is that the OP wanted tyres for his (wife's) Freelander who doesn't go off-road. Also he / she has 18" wheels so presumably a Sport model.

All of the big-name brands - Michelin, Goodyear, Pirelli, Continental, Dunlop, etc. have a decent road-biased tyre available.

For a general-purpose, all-season road tyre they will be fine.

If you want a tyre to last a good while, do the occasional green lane, and keep you moving in the winter snows, then most will do the job well.

Lots of us on here have extra requirements - off-road, towing on grassy fields, high-speed road use, etc.

In an ideal world, cost no object we would all have at least 2 or 3 sets of wheels and swap them around as required.

All tyres are a compromise and none will be ideal under all conditions. This is from a guy who once took his wife and family for a holiday in the South of France on a set of rally 'knobblies' which were too loud even for the radio at max.

You just have do choose what will be best for you and what you do with your Freelander most of the time.

I have 8 wheels and swap sets over when the clocks change, but fully recognize that most folks can't / don't want to do that.

Horses for courses.

Singvogel.

Well she does no off roading and only drives to and from work 6 miles a day and once a week shopping and thats it.

Living in hilly Wales Im looking for a tyre thats good on open road and good when (if) the snow comes.

Regards

I got gen grabber AT2's on my slitty - cant fault them in tbe road or in snow. Long lasting too.

my wifes freelander had scorpions on when she first had the car and were great my lates freelander td4 auto hse some sill b has put sunny tyre on the back with micheline on the front because the back ones were splitting these sunny are a car tyre and for summer only I do not believe in have crap tyres on a car it is the only thing that keeps you on the road .Stratstone have reacted to a email I sent to head office in allowing a car out of their showromms whith such tyre on they have called my back in today I wonder why

Ordered 4X Pirelli Scorpion STR being fitted Friday.

Thanks.

Realist said:

Ordered 4X Pirelli Scorpion STR being fitted Friday.

Thanks.

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A good choice - I believe they also fit them to Formula 1 cars too - probably modified a bit though. Ha ha

S.

F1 car for the misses on a shopping trip, what a sight

it says the psi in all four tyres should be 30
seem not alot as when i bought car they had 40 in them and felt better on the road
anyone pumping up for road use
i got the wranglers on mine

theharomaster said:

it says the psi in all four tyres should be 30
seem not alot as when i bought car they had 40 in them and felt better on the road
anyone pumping up for road use
i got the wranglers on mine

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I'm running at 28psi as at 30psi I find they wear a bit much in the middle.

I dread to think what the wear rate would be at 40psi

Singvogel.

WLJayne said:

I've heard good things about the Conti Cross Contact

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I did 22,000 miles on Conti Cross Contacts in my FL2. Outstanding tyre both on & off road.

Singvogel said:

I'm running at 28psi as at 30psi I find they wear a bit much in the middle.

I dread to think what the wear rate would be at 40psi

Singvogel.

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your not going fast enough round the corners then

Kizzeh said:

your not going fast enough round the corners then

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That's what you think - Ha ha.

Hi what size tyres do you have, how much were they and where from?

I need 4 new tyres for my commercial.

Mark L said:

I did 22,000 miles on Conti Cross Contacts in my FL2. Outstanding tyre both on & off road.

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Thanks for that, good to know. I've heard of BFG's and AT2's going for 60k - now that's money well spent for the extra £30 per corner! May give the Conti's a miss then, as I really don't want to be spending this kind of money very often .

Will.

got micheline lattitude on my td4 commercial, fitted at 65k, cost me £316 back in 2009, still loads of tread left, no perishing, up to 103k now still going strong.

oh, got them at Costco Thurrock

Mark L said:

I did 22,000 miles on Conti Cross Contacts in my FL2. Outstanding tyre both on & off road.

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Are you meaning that was them finished - at 22K?