Hi all,
Had Dunlop SP 7000 on from the showroom. At 23,300 odd miles I am approaching legal tread limit on front two and have hardly touched the rear two (as it were).
Sadly, the driver side rear was found to have a screw in, located in such a place that the garage will not repair it as the puncture is too close to outside edge of tyre. So, with circa 1000 miles of driving to do this month, I have to think of the safety of my passengers and other road users and strongly consider replacing all four of the ******* (tyres, not passengers)! As if December isn't costly enough!
So, the factory fitted tyre size is 225/55R18 98H. Plugging that into the tyre supplier websites is coming up with some limitations. Plugging the vehicle make/model/year/engine etc. details in to those that offer the facility seems to that my model was not released with those tyre sizes. Annoying.
Anyway, due to budgetary concerns yet a preference for trusted names, I'm on the fence between Avon ZX7 and Pirelli Scorpion Verde. As fellow X-Trail owners, I'm hoping y'all might have some experience with either and can advise accordingly, please.
By the way, when enquiring about a like for like replacement, I had to sit down when given the quote.
Thanks folks.
M
Had Dunlop SP 7000 on from the showroom. At 23,300 odd miles I am approaching legal tread limit on front two and have hardly touched the rear two (as it were).
Sadly, the driver side rear was found to have a screw in, located in such a place that the garage will not repair it as the puncture is too close to outside edge of tyre. So, with circa 1000 miles of driving to do this month, I have to think of the safety of my passengers and other road users and strongly consider replacing all four of the ******* (tyres, not passengers)! As if December isn't costly enough!
So, the factory fitted tyre size is 225/55R18 98H. Plugging that into the tyre supplier websites is coming up with some limitations. Plugging the vehicle make/model/year/engine etc. details in to those that offer the facility seems to that my model was not released with those tyre sizes. Annoying.
Anyway, due to budgetary concerns yet a preference for trusted names, I'm on the fence between Avon ZX7 and Pirelli Scorpion Verde. As fellow X-Trail owners, I'm hoping y'all might have some experience with either and can advise accordingly, please.
By the way, when enquiring about a like for like replacement, I had to sit down when given the quote.
Thanks folks.
M