Given
98%
while driving a
Mazda MX5
(205/45 R17 W) on
a combination of roads
for 200
spirited miles
Replaced all four tyres on my MX5 Mk 3, 2 litre Sport with Landsail’s. The two existing front tyres on my MX5 were Continental’s of which were fairly worn-out, but still legal, while the rear tyres were Bridgestone’s of which still had a fair amount of tread on them but were showing signs of age with minute cracks in the side walls (they were over 5 years old after all), so l decided to replace all 4. Now, because my car is over 10 years old, l didn’t see the point in spending £120 a corner for tyres, so l took a chance and bought these Landy’s (all four cost £256 - fitted!) and OMG they are just as good, if not better than the tyres they replaced. Grip in dry/wet is excellent and noise levels extremely low. I can’t comment on their longevity as only covered a couple of hundred miles on them so far. Now l know Chinese tyres never had the best reputation in year’s gone by, but many more recent reviews stipulate that manufacturing techniques have moved on considerably over the last decade or so, and if these tyres are anything to go by l’d say l’m in total agreement. No wonder these tyres beat Michelin at their own game in recent tyre tests! What baffles me is the sheer snobbery in the makes of car tyres in the UK. Why pay triple the price for a tyre that is not always as good as the brand/hype manufacturer’s say they are?
Here’s to the next 20,000 miles...