Tyre snob

drellis

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I have started looking for a range rover for the other half, budget around 10k, im shocked by most of them having bargain basement tyres which instantly puts me of looking further
 
midlifecrisis

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drellis said:
I have started looking for a range rover for the other half, budget around 10k, im shocked by most of them having bargain basement tyres which instantly puts me of looking further
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Tyres are an indication of how well a car is looked after...
Michelin/Goodyear's etc good whoflungdung/ditchfinda Bad
 
zagatoes30

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Over 2 tonne and people stick cheap tyres on them worrying when the tyres are the only things that attach them to the road but it's the same when you see some higher end sports cars on similar stuff. Never understand but obviously I think differently, ps don't tell everyone but Pirelli Scorpions work really well on the RR
 
DLax69

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zagatoes30 said:
Over 2 tonne and people stick cheap tyres on them worrying when the tyres are the only things that attach them to the road but it's the same when you see some higher end sports cars on similar stuff. Never understand but obviously I think differently, ps don't tell everyone but Pirelli Scorpions work really well on the RR
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I was wondering how many posts in before the "P" word came into play...
 
Nibby

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The more the quality of tyres has become a benchmark for how the vehicle has been looked after the more I think a quick purchase of 4 s/h Michelin tyres put on a car can also be a red herring.
 
Ewan

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I generally had Grabbers on my 2005 Rangie and they were ideal. Lasted ages as well.
But they don’t suit my current Rangie, which has Pirelli Scorpions. So it much depends on which model/age of Rangie you get. (Though from your budget, I assume you’re looking at a pre-2012 car, in which Grabbers are fine.)
Also depends on your driving style and needs. If you are never going to use it on farm tracks, in fields etc, you could use a more road-only design.
 
CatmanV2

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safrane said:
Low end dealers will stick on what ever they can get... thats cheap.
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This. So the car may well have been looked after but come into the dealer needing new tyre(s)....

I'd be more worried about 4 different 'premium' brands on the same car

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allandwf

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It's the first thing I look at, after all you only have four palm sized bits of rubber keeping you on the road.
 
drellis

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allandwf said:
It's the first thing I look at, after all you only have four palm sized bits of rubber keeping you on the road.
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Half wishing i had gone for yours when for sale but decided on a newer one, but trying to come to terms with buying a diesel, even thought the 4.4v8 diesel does pack a punch
 
Guy

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I have done about 100k miles on two RRTDV8s. The first had brand new medium priced. I was worried and spoke to specialists and they said they were actually good tyres and not to be confused with budget tyres. I replaced with Michelins and found them slightly quieter, definitely gripper and used more fuel (5%). The second car came with Pirelli Scorpions and these are M+S so proved to work well all year round and i would chose them for the L322 RR every time. I did have Grabbers on a V8 Landcruiser - they lasted 100k miles, were very noisy and their grip was not fantatic.
 
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