Has anyone tried or heard of Nankang tyres?

[Tyreboy]

conti yes very expensive...thats why now conti comes from malaysia liao

[EventH]

Got Siam Goodyear Eagle, Bridgestone MY-01 and Philipines Yoko A.Drive R1.

 

All pretty good stuff ... but the elitist will snub them.

 

I heard even Pirelli Dragons are also from SEA.

Edited June 6, 2006 by EventH

[EventH]

Bridgestone MY-01

Yokohama A.Drive R1

 

Silica not included

Edited June 6, 2006 by EventH

[Tyreboy]

heard goodyear singapore is not going to bring in germany made f1 soon due to high cost (euro currency etc), they may bring in made from china.

[EventH]

How typical of companies ... make sure they sell them at a lower price to reflect their "lower cost".

 

I think the Asian spec tyres are more suitable for local conditions.

QC is another story altogether.

[Slee]

but I dun think the big players will want to risk QC problems for the sake of cutting cost ... it may cost them more in the long run ... and reputation which takes years to build up right ?

[EventH]

Companies come and go.The good ones are those that make the biggest buck for their owners before they fail. Its all about the bottomline. (my opinion don't quote me)

 

In the singapore market, Made in Europe means got class,

Made in Japan still represents quality.

Made in Korea is still ranked higher than Made in ASEAN.

Made in ROC ...???? dunno where to put them.

 

This is all perceived of course, the truth remains to be seen.

QC is good as long as one don't kenna the mext lemon.

Edited June 6, 2006 by EventH

[Tyreboy]

dun be wrong, goodyear engineers will be supervising the QC in the manufacturing plant...to cut down manufacturing/laour/tax cost, shift to asia country loh....common among MNC companies...just like Michelin also doing the same thing....

[EventH]

toyota also moved to thailand .... wanna compare altis to the G9 corolla.

[Tigershark1976]

dunno Y most plp have such comment on Nankang, I use the it b4 (195/50-15) and my experience is good, even when the treat left with 10% over, still grip well during wet, just that aquascapping not dat good cos almost botak liao... compare to my current firenza st05, its superb....

[EventH]

To bad the Nankang is not the cheapest at the moment ....

[Solsys]

Any idea where to get Nankang tyres? They are good and cheap. Got my last set from Tyrepac but it seems they no longer carry it.

[Cypher]

Any idea where to get Nankang tyres? They are good and cheap. Got my last set from Tyrepac but it seems they no longer carry it.

How cheap is cheap? Are they any cheaper/better than Korean tyres?

Just asking.

[Solsys]

How cheap is cheap? Are they any cheaper/better than Korean tyres?

Just asking.

I remember looking around for at least 5 quotes and Nankang was the cheapest. Drove the 2.5l car for about 4 years with no problems (little wear tear) before selling off.

 

One tyre was less than $90.

[Cypher]

I remember looking around for at least 5 quotes and Nankang was the cheapest. Drove the 2.5l car for about 4 years with no problems (little wear tear) before selling off.

 

One tyre was less than $90.

What size are the tyre? Can consider Korean brand tyres for around the same price range