Interstate Tyres - Yay or Nay ?

MugMugs

Well folks

Was sitting waiting on a lad the other day when I decided to do some tyre kicking and low and behold my fronts arent far off my hair issue and becoming bald...

Just been offered two Interstate Tyres 215 50 17 for 85 quid a go fitted.

Anybody have any experience of this crowd ? I've never heard of them and their online reviews read well but that could be down to some good tagging on Google.

TestTransmission

Aren't they a budget brand?Spend a little bit more and get something decent.

MugMugs

TestTransmission wrote: »

Aren't they a budget brand?Spend a little bit more and get something decent.

Lad shifting them tells me they are a tad below Dunlop. Basically missing the label so to speak.

TestTransmission

MugMugs wrote: »

Lad shifting them tells me they are a tad below Dunlop. Basically missing the label so to speak.

A quick google brought up one review for a set of tyres belonging to them

Lowest fuel consumption but the worst wet and poor dry performance

On the same page for the Dunlop set

very balanced tyre, good all round

colm_mcm

NeIgh



Teflon ditchfinders are a false economy.

YouTookMyName

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk

Don;t list them and they have more or less every tyre.

lomb

An amusing tale on off brand tyres here
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=501369&i=0

opinion guy

lomb wrote: »

An amusing tale on off brand tyres here
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=501369&i=0

lol......Ditchfinders....:D

visual

I put 4 of this brand on a hi ace a few years back price was so good I even got the spare replaced.
drove 5 miles and it started raining
the van was all over the place back wheels spinned trying to move along with the traffic and front slid with slightest touch of brake.
Drove back and got them to put my old tires back on and refund the money.

maybe they have improved but I never never know as I won't trust them again.

MugMugs

Think I've read enough really. Tyre shopping Saturday so.

Esel

colm_mcm wrote: »

NeIgh

It's Hee-Haw, actually.

Nice pic though. I might thumbnail it for my avatar.

vectra

MugMugs wrote: »

Lad shifting them tells me they are a tad below Dunlop. Basically missing the label so to speak.

LOL
He must have spotted your username

Seriously.
You could get a set of Hankooks for a little more than that.

MugMugs

vectra wrote: »

LOL
He must have spotted your username

Seriously.
You could get a set of Hankooks for a little more than that.

Touche ! :P

Generally, I am appaulled by this market.

me - "Looking for tyres"

Seller - "Yeah €50 each"

me - "What brand are they?"

Seller - "I dunno.... Does it matter?"

me - "Thank you "

I must admit, I used to be of the mind set that any old peice of rubber will do..... I've changed that mindset since. It just seems tha Joe Soap wants the lowest price possible irrespective of the consequences

MugMugs

DId me some research.

They're muck by the looks of it.

Local lad offering Bridgestone, Firestone and Hankooks for around the 120 mark.

Time to befirend Mr Visa card so !