Comedy tyre names

[Davie]

Gad-Westy said:

marangoni tyres - I always read it as margarini tyres. Doesn't suggest high coefficients of friction!

Or marigolds... made from your Mum's finest washing up gloves.

[hidetheelephants]

The old man had Cheng Shin things on his ex-Met R80/7; I think they were called Supergrip Mileage or some rubbish, but despite the pattern being a straight rip off of the metzeler me33 they were made out of recycled hockey pucks and if it rained you couldn't lean over. At all. On the plus side they were very hard wearing, which was nice.

[chris333]

Mate of mine renowned for his tight-fisted tendencies once bought some Polish Stomil tyres.

Apparently "stomil" is Polish for "a hundred miles", which doesn't give you much faith in their durability...

[Attym3]

Nizhnekamskshina

[Chicharito]

Gad-Westy said:

marangoni tyres - I always read it as margarini tyres. Doesn't suggest high coefficients of friction!

Yet, strangely, they're a pretty good tyre. Just not all that well known outside of Italy.

[NikB]

Had some Alsation Remoulds several years ago.

[neiljohnson]

chris333 said:

Mate of mine renowned for his tight-fisted tendencies once bought some Polish Stomil tyres.

Apparently "stomil" is Polish for "a hundred miles", which doesn't give you much faith in their durability...

Still going under the debica name after some serious problems with distortion at speed


Always thought Goodyear excellence was a pony name decent enough tyre though

[Chicharito]

NikB said:

Had some Alsation Remoulds several years ago.

On his Vauxhall Labrador?

[ArosaMike]

I'm impressed no one's mentioned Runways yet!

[cptsideways]

"Fate 0" Just rings alarm bells, I bought a Mitsubishi Galant with them on absolute death they were. Mind you you the car car an equally bad daft name too Mitsubishi Galant GLX 16v Gti 4wd 4ws I kid you not.

[fel71]

Michael McIntyre

[BusaMK]

I think Achilles is the best name for a tyre!!!! Somewhat ironic.

[Workshy Fop]

Fate!

[r11co]

neiljohnson said:

Gajah tungaul (shortened to gt radial on some) <snip> accleras all chinese ditch finders !

GT and Accelera are Indonesian, and receive technology and R&D information from Michelin and Continental respectively in exchange for access to all those rubber plantations. GiTi on the other hand are a Chinese offshot of Gajah Tungaul.

Oh, and 'Monza' tyres are Courier Monza aka Pirelli.

Best comedy name - Sunfull!

Edited by r11co on Sunday 11th December 21:15

[Garett]

'Road Champ' sounds comic book to me, my mate used to have one on his old Punto.

[Ozzie Osmond]

You'll be needing a nice set of Carlos Fandangos....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo

[Bonefish Blues]

callyman said:

The LingLong makes me snigger

For years I thought this was just a generic Forum name for any budget Far Eastern tyre

[slipstream 1985]

i had "events" onthe clio when i got. not a confidence inspiring name!

[PigFilth]

Nankang... Wanli...

Accelera(te into the nearest overgrown ditch)

[PigFilth]

Nankang... Wanli...

Accelera(te into the nearest overgrown ditch)