SVM 286
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Any of you folks used them? I have no knowledge of this brand at all and was hoping for some info regarding wet and dry grip and wear.
For all I know they could be Jap and brilliant or Vietnamise and deadly. 
Thanks in advance for any heads up, ladies and gents. 
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x14xe ry
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i got them on my sport they hold me in the corners well i havent had any trouble from them in the time ive owned i got the escta think that how it spelt
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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not too bad for budget tyres
lot worse one's out there
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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for the cheaper end of the market they are suposed to be good for the money
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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FlamingCorsa
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i had bridgestones on my vx220, needed new ones so bout toyo tr1's they were on the car for few weeks and make it quite dangeriour to drive, changed to cheapest tyres of the lot, kumho 31, on the vx220 they are amazing, far beta then the toyo and little beta then bridgestones that were desigened for the car!
i just bought kumhos for the rear of van now, VERY VERY good tyre without the cost of good tyres
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SVM 286
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Thanks chaps. 
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SVM 286
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That's brilliant to hear Mister Flaming. As an interesting coincidence, the KU31s are what we were quoted on.
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SVM 286
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Now all I need is the cheapest dealer in SE London/NW Kent.
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l15ter
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buy cheap buy twice...found these tyres pretty bad
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Adam_B
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Ran KU31s on my VX220 before i swapped my wheels back. They are fantastic not only for a 'budget' tyre but also compared to the big brands The important bit is to get the KU31s as khumo still do a lot of shite.
[Edited on 07-09-2009 by Adam_B]
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SVM 286
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Ah, nice one Adam. It's a relief to get such glowing reports on such an unknown (to me) Quantity.
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C2RL R
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i was in my local tyre place last week and they had a magazine in the waiing area that had the top ten tyre brands based on cost vs quality. kumho were 3rd.
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taylor2008
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there good tyers mate ive just brought 4 bran new 14'' off my uncle hes got a tyer garage they hold well in corner's and in the wet, then my mate brought set of 4 15'' of him for his car and he's pleased with them.
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AlunJ
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i've got a single ecsta on the c, can't really judge with one lol but seems pretty good, will be getting them all round when needed
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DaveyLC
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The KU31's are one of the best tyres on the market, FACT!
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Rob E
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I have a full set of these on the 5. I was a bit worried about them after driving vehicles with other variations of khumo tyres on but as above I too have been very plesantly suprised with how much grip they offer. I will deffinately be considering these again when it comes to replace them!
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Colin
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Is this the one - http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?details=Ordern&cart_id=13912357.110.26205&typ=R-126714&ranzahl=4&Breite=265&Herst=Kumho&Quer=30&Felge=19&Speed=W&weiter=0&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=15&Transport=P&F_F=1&dsco=110&sowigan=So
£110 cheaper (each!!) than the ones I was going to have fitted to my car......been putting it off, probably for too long
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Colin
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Pilot sports in the same size are £367, these are £149!!
Worth a gamble!!?
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FlamingCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Pilot sports in the same size are £367, these are £149!!
Worth a gamble!!?
definatly, i hated driving the vx220 when i had the toyos lost all the enjoyment in the car and felt scared! went onto the kumhos and car feels beta then ever and they are only on the back, just wish i could get them for the front, lol
all the vx220 boys rate the kumhos really highy i think it paticular it suits wot the vx needs in a tyre!
i have reccomended them to few people now and no complaints, reccomend them to normal people who are not into cars cos its prob as cheap as if they were gonna buy a non branded tyre!
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x14xe ry
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
Now all I need is the cheapest dealer in SE London/NW Kent.
the bloke i use he is in new ash green not sure if that close to you or not i think he charges 38 quid for a 195/45/15 ill get his number and details i have a card in my car ill post it up some point tuesday
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Conway563
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I've got Kumho's on the front of the Ibiza. Much, much better than the Pirellis I had on before and 1/3rd of the price
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whitter45
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had them on the TT
Terribel tyre in the wet but great in the dry
Hard wearing and lasted much longer than the Mic Sports
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mwg
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Total dog shite when I had them on my Corsa about 4 years ago
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Ian W
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Had them on the S3, not bad at all and the back are still going strong 25k later. Might get them on the front next time as I don't expect the current Pirelli's to last as long
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whitter45
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yeah my pilots went after 8k in the TT
Much better
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