Shorty33
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thankyou all who contributed.
I've reconsidered, and decided to stick with a "name" brand - Bridgestone, Yokohama, Michelin, Pirelli, to name a few.
I see in other threads, that plenty of Commodore owners also like Falken. So I'd consider them as well.
I'll continue putting my pennies away, and buy some good tyres when I'm "down south" - almost $200 cheaper - per tyre - in Melbourne, compared to Darwin.
Just an observation from my own experience: about 20 years ago, I was driving an HQ. I had used Beaurepaires Olympic for years, and was happy with them, but they went off the market, so, after a little research, I moved to Dunlops. I live in the tropics, and I do plenty of long trips. I never wore out a Dunlop - they all failed when they still had plenty of tread left. Mostly, the sidewalls fractured, but a few had treads peeled off. I became a regular at my tyre-shop - making warranty claims. So I gave up on Dunlop, and I've been using Bridgestone ever since.
I've reconsidered, and decided to stick with a "name" brand - Bridgestone, Yokohama, Michelin, Pirelli, to name a few.
I see in other threads, that plenty of Commodore owners also like Falken. So I'd consider them as well.
I'll continue putting my pennies away, and buy some good tyres when I'm "down south" - almost $200 cheaper - per tyre - in Melbourne, compared to Darwin.
Just an observation from my own experience: about 20 years ago, I was driving an HQ. I had used Beaurepaires Olympic for years, and was happy with them, but they went off the market, so, after a little research, I moved to Dunlops. I live in the tropics, and I do plenty of long trips. I never wore out a Dunlop - they all failed when they still had plenty of tread left. Mostly, the sidewalls fractured, but a few had treads peeled off. I became a regular at my tyre-shop - making warranty claims. So I gave up on Dunlop, and I've been using Bridgestone ever since.