Originally Posted By: gaijinnv
Originally Posted By: FordCapriDriver
My option for tyres is pretty limited where i live, i need 185/70R13 Tyres and locally i can only get Nankangs, i've heard mixed reviews about Nankang tyres some saying they are ok, and other saying they are awful and wear quickly, should i just order online and get another brand? atm i have Yokohama S306s that have probably been on for 10 years now, they have plenty of tread still left on them since i do just about 1200mi / 2000 Km a year, but they are pretty hard now and in the wet i have to be pretty careful since i can kick the rear end loose with ease even without putting my foot down too much since the car is nose heavy, rear wheel drive and the rear end is very light and has an open diff.
Your Yokohama tires were 15 years old a few weeks ago:
Originally Posted By: FordCapriDriver
Yokohama sounds more appealing as i have Yokohama S306s right now and they are very good, they've been on the car for 15 years and they are showing no cracks and they still have plenty of tread, but i do notice that they have gotten hard , When it's raining i have to be very careful as these cars are very tail happy and will slide the back end very easily in the wet.
Last year it was raining heavily one day and there was a lot of traffic and while i was waiting to get into a roundabout i had to pretty much floor it and a cop was close behind me and stopped me because he though i did it in purpose haha
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I don't know exactly how old they are ok they are between 10 and 15, i didn't keep the receit heh