Anyone running these tires? From the reviews off the website I'm ordering them from (don't know if I can specify on here, if that's against the rules), they seem to be near top of the list for the size I need 195/55/16. They're pretty inexpensive also which is good, considering what I've read about mini's tearing through tires quickly. Thanks for any information on them, be it positive or negative.
I know a few people running these on their volkswagens and they like them. I was going to look into getting a set when I put tires on my new Konigs
just ordered a set last week. May be here today.Look like a good choice for an all season-high performance tire. Bonus 50 $ gift card makes it even sweeter. like 368 shipped!
I have no experience with them, but have read some good reports on them. You can also run a 205-50-16 on a MINI with no issues. It opens you up to a lot more tire choices. 195-55-16 is a bit limited in what is available.
The Mitsubishi Ralliart I just purchased has brand new ones installed. I cannot speak to their high performance handling yet, but I can say they are a very quite/nice ride road tire, and excellent in the rain.
Kumhos are known for having great grip and horrible response. The set of AST's I had back in the day had the floppiest sidewalls ever. A friend had the XS on his 911 when he bought it, but they developed bad flat spots each day from sitting in the shaded parking deck. For a low price, you get good stick and crappy noise, response, and feel. I'm not saying don't buy them, just be aware of why they're so inexpensive.
Just got back from having them installed. Drove alot quieter and smoother. Im happy so far. Bought them from tirebuyer.com. Delivered in 5 days incl. weekend. I bought the 205 50 16. was torn between going to 17s or staying with 16s.Wanted rota rb in hyper black. After I ordered the tires I went to order wheels and find out both companys are out of stock. I got a call from work to travel 500 miles Thursday so I had them mounted on my factory wheels. Thats how they will stay.lol!
A bit low on profile for my taste. I like a bit of sidewall for the carp roads I have to drive on. I'd hazard a guess that you'd be turning a a fair amount of extra RPM with those. There are tire calculators that you can figure that out with. Tire Rack has one.
Thanks for the insight. I have the size on my Volkswagen and was going to run them on my mini for a couple weeks