Sorry to start the 17" tyre thing again but -

Grayo said:

:hysterically_laughi I bet you were a bit of a bully when you were in school weren't you :hysterically_laughi No offence ment lol. Why don't you just ignore them then when they come on asking for help, your going to blow an "O" seal one of these days :hysterically_laughi

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Skynet said:

Thor good call about the Cooper's. I replaced my Scorpions twice with same type within 30,000 miles..... I may just go for Cooper's next time!

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Est51 said:

- does anyone have experience of the following "All-Season" tyres on a Freelander 1, 3 door, pre-facelift, TD4 [2003] please? The first two are mid-price, whilst the latter is a "cheapie" [I can't believe tyre prices now]. If the latter is any good at its job, it only has to last 2/3rds as long as the more expensive ones to pay for itself. My wheels are 225x55x17 and my driving is 80% road, 20% muddy, inclined track [snowy, muddy, inclined track at the moment]. The Cooper CS4 have a great review but no-one on here seems to use them. The Vector 4 Seasons come out slightly worse but still good. The Star Performer SPTS AS have surprisingly good comments/scores for the price but I don't want to introduce lots of road-noise or shake, rattle and roll to the car.

The other influencing factor is that I don't do many miles [7000 a year], so I'd be stuck with the decision for a long time. So, the choices are:-

* Cooper CS4 Touring at £136 each [fitted]
* Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons at £141 each [fitted], rated "C", "E" and "70" [although why it has an "E" for wet grip but otherwise good marks for wet grip is beyond me]
* Star Performer SPTS AS at "only" £88 each [fitted], rated "E", "C" and "71"

Thanks very much for any input. Cheers, Steve

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Thor1950 said:

had coopers for 20 years and have bought 2 different sets when money was tight and got bite in the arse each time, bad warranty and wore out quickly(tread life) get between 60-70k on a set of coopers with rotation with each oil change 6k miles. So I am partial to cooper

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Est51 said:

Obviously, I've already searched the InterGoogle exhaustively, which is how I came across those tyre options to ask about. I didn't just dream up the alternatives, or gain the info by some kind of osmosis. The whole point of a Forum is to exchange views/ideas/knowledge. Since I'm a newcomer to the Freelander I have no valuable expertise to offer in return yet but if you want help on a BMW Rockster [or Suzuki V-Strom, or Yam Tedium, or many other bikes going back to the 1960's], I'll happily help you where I can in return for your valuable insight. Mind you, you'd probably join a biking forum appropriate to your new ride and ask there!

Sorry to offend you by not introducing myself but I thought it was a Land Rover Forum, not a dating agency. Don't worry though, I'll try not to trouble you again.

Very great thanks though to those of you who have tried to help through the noise.

Cheers, Steve

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