Talk to me about Kumho Tyres

[Slink]

So, I have some totally shocking and downright dangerous in the wet Wanli tyres on my polo.

after driving it around for a week nearly and it raining a fair bit, i fed up with only using less than an inch pulling away and getting wheel spin.


having looked on black circles, they have come up with something with a 'B' rating with grip and at only 38 quid a corner I thought quite a good deal, but I know nothing about car tyres.


these are the tyres in question...

http://www.blackcircles.com/catalogue/kumho/kh17/1...


anyone?

[Geekman]

I had kumhos on my Mazda and they were brilliant, can't fault them in any way.

[gary2010]

Iv got kumho solus on my Daimler and although they are a tad noisy at times they are brilliant good grip in the wet and dry and not badly priced either.

[Jimbo.]

Used KU31s and KW17s on a variety of cars and never had anything to complain about

[gary2010]

Iv got kumho solus on my Daimler and although they are a tad noisy at times they are brilliant good grip in the wet and dry and not badly priced either.

[simoid]

Kumhos are generally well respected and sound as a pound for most cars out there.

[Slink]

aah, ok, so they are ok on grip but a bit noisy, the rating said that on BC that they were noisy but good grip, and i do need something with decent wet grip as the wanli's i have on at the moment are actually dangerous

[RocketScience]

I wonder if anyone has ever used kumhos on their Daimler before.

[simoid]

RocketScience said:

I wonder if anyone has ever used kumhos on their Daimler before.

If there are any, I bet they're all PHers.

[Six Fiend]

Had them on my 540i and didn't spin off the road backwards to a fiery death in a hedgerow.

I don't have a Daimler - I do have a Jaguar on Falkens.

Edited by Six Fiend on Wednesday 18th September 07:52

[kinghottinger]

I don't have a Daimler but I do have Kumhos on my old Beemer. They are fine, but a recent puncture on one led to me having to replace two of them as the type I had are no longer manufactured and I can't mix tread patterns on an axle. So don't get an 'old' model Kumho, or anything else for that matter, even on your Daimler.

[SS2.]

I've got a couple of part worn Kumho out in the shed..

Might have to buy a Daimler to try them on.

[crazy about cars]

Daimler, I don't have. Used to have Wanlis on Supra and even though they are new they are horrible in the wet.

[soprano]

I've used Khumo Ecsta Le Sport KU39s they have been great, really good wear and good grip.

I once saw a Daimler too.

[DocArbathnot]

I have Kuhmos on my SL, seem fine to me.

[Dr Interceptor]

DocArbathnot said:

I have Kuhmos on my SL, seem fine to me.

Is that a Daimler-Benz SL?

[MysteryLemon]

Yup kumhos make good mid range tyres. Used them many times.

Btw, go direct to the garage you want them fit at. You'll likely save a few quid per corner and help fund a local business rather than a bunch of sales and admin people in an office somewhere.

[LuS1fer]

I have used Kumho Ecstas KU31s on many cars from my old Camaro Z28 to my current Fiesta ST. they are a very good mid-range tyre but useless in snow, so be warned. I took them off my Golf GTI and fitted something that could cope with the snow a bit better (not winter tyres).

[longblackcoat]

They're cheap and they grip, but don't expect massive life out of them. I had some which came with an old au pair mobile - a mighty Fiesta 1.25 got through barely worn front tyres in just 10000 miles, which for a low-power, gently driven car wasn't great.

[soprano]

longblackcoat said:

They're cheap and they grip, but don't expect massive life out of them. I had some which came with an old au pair mobile - a mighty Fiesta 1.25 got through barely worn front tyres in just 10000 miles, which for a low-power, gently driven car wasn't great.

Strange, I've already done 24k on my set (switching front to rear half way through) and I reckon they'll comfortably get to 30k. That's in a front heavy FWD volvo.