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I've had several cars of the $150 variety. The best was a 1990 VW Fox that I bought for $150 from the original owner. I then proceeded to drive it about 150K before I spent another cent on it besides oil tires and gas.
Pros: drove 150K miles
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Fox
Mileage: 150000 km
i ran 215/35/18's NSII's on an 8.5 last year and they stretched well... drove them all over last season and when i sold them they were at about 70-75% tread life left... they rode good, they were quiet, and good in the rain. for what they are i couldnt complain.
Pros: rode good, quiet, good in rain
i havent had an issue with tread life... i mean yea these arent no ****ing pirelli's or falken's. but for the price they've lasted me. and like i said i ONLY buy nankangs.
Pros: lasted for the price
Cons: not pirelli's or falken's
Im running 195/40/17 on my Corrado. I was never a fan of 17's but absolutely fell in love with these ultra rare BBS's and decided to buy then and put them on anyways. Since I didnt want to rub I bought smaller yet still reasonable tires. They are made by nanking but your brands are limited with oddball sizes.
Pros: smaller yet reasonable
Cons: brands are limited
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Corrado
I liked Nankang tires, had 'em on my dad's old cars and lasted 50k km while very good in rain and dry.
Pros: long lifespan, good in rain, good in dry
Mileage: 50000 km
Not in my experience. I run 32/32 and my tires now have 35k on them, and are good for another 5k or so more no problemo. Wear is about as even as I've ever seen for a tire this far into its useful life. I messed around with a lot of different pressures before settling on this combo, and it's what works best for me.. and definitely no adverse wear issues.
Pros: even wear, long life
Cons: requires pressure experimentation
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 56327 km
got mine at big-o. they are the e-601 model. not too bad of a tire. good wear rating and good grip.
Pros: good wear rating, good grip
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Beetle
Have been riding Nankangs for over 100,000 miles now. No real issues, but as mentioned thread life is not the greatest but it's not horrendous either, I probably got like 20-30,000 miles out of a set. I think they are worth the $, as long as you're not looking for super performance out of them.
Pros: worth the money
Cons: tread life not greatest
Mileage: 160934 km
yea those nankang's are decent, not great by anymeans...but gets the job done and they do last a while.
Pros: gets job done, last a while
Cons: not great
Very hard tire, no traction and questionable quality. Lasted about 10K on my son's Jetta w/18's...
Cons: very hard, no traction, questionable quality, short lifespan
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Mileage: 10000 km
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