Not an immediate job, but the tyres are getting a bit thin now. I'm on Toyo Open Country mud & snow (but not Winter) tyres - 215/65/16. They're "ok", nothing special. Pretty bad in the wet, in fact. I'd be curious to know what other people are on and what they think of them, please? Not looking to spend a fortune - car's not worth that much!
Freelander 1 Tyre recommendations please
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There's a fella wrote up a thread on his expedition up the west coast of USA/Canada up to the Arctic in his Freelander on Toyo Open Country ATs - nice read, and if I ever get 4WD back, they will be its shoes cos of that thread 
Edit: its in the Expedition section not Freelander section
Edit: its in the Expedition section not Freelander section
Another vote for the Yoko Geolander - they've been very good in the dry, in the wet, in the snow and over mud. I don't however have much to compare them against, but I would have no hesitation in buying them again
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Don't know if you spotted what I posted in the "What I did to my Freelander today" thread. They might fit your budget and driveability needs.
Further to yesterday's post, the tyres I had fitted are Event ML698+, all season, all terrain, 235/65 R17 108H.
They came in at £90/corner, inc. VAT, new valves, balancing and disposal of the old 'uns.
Too soon to comment on dry/wet/mud/snow handling or longevity. Noise level is a bit higher than the Wranglers they replaced, but nothing too intrusive, nor is there any buzz or vibration coming up the steering wheel. Tread pattern looks similar to BFGoodrich AT tyres. Bring on winter!
Further to yesterday's post, the tyres I had fitted are Event ML698+, all season, all terrain, 235/65 R17 108H.
They came in at £90/corner, inc. VAT, new valves, balancing and disposal of the old 'uns.
Too soon to comment on dry/wet/mud/snow handling or longevity. Noise level is a bit higher than the Wranglers they replaced, but nothing too intrusive, nor is there any buzz or vibration coming up the steering wheel. Tread pattern looks similar to BFGoodrich AT tyres. Bring on winter!
Thanks guys. I've heard good things about Geolanders on the X-Trail forum (sorry, is "X-Trail" a 4 letter word on here)? Mrs. Avocet used to drive one (although it was on Pirelli Scorpions). @ Rank Amatuer, that's one hell of a load rating you've gone for! Those babies will carry a ton EACH! I was hoping to keep ours as quiet and comfy as possible really. It's on 98 load rated tyres at present, but technically could go down to 88. I don't envisage doing much off-roading, but good grip on snow/ice would be nice. @ Grumpy, it's on Toyo Open Country tyres at present and there's probably about 2.5 - 3mm on the front ones, but they're seriously slippy in the wet! Other than that they're OK. The date codes on them are 2014 though, so they might be a bit hard by now, I guess. It's a pity because they're good, cheap tyres and get reasonable reviews otherwise.
Geolanders are good. Brilliant wet road grip, and brilliant in the dry too. Good on snow and slush and not too noisy. Definitely worth the money imho.
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In my defence the FL2 is heavier than the Fl1 and I also occasionally tow a caravan.
The correct load spec for the FL2 is 104 (900kg), so the 108 is 'only' 100kg more; roughly the same as the mother-in-law and her pal in the back seat.
Ah! I hadn't even twigged yours was an FL2! Yeah, fair point.
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