Minerva tyres like a plastic. Very slippery on the road. Will never buy again.

I have driven on these tyres for 5000 km and have never experienced any problems. They are great for the price.

Perfectly ok grip in dry and wet, with good resistance to aquaplaning. Quite comfortable. I would recommend this tyre if it weren't for two serious drawbacks:

1. Sidewalls are too soft, cars feels insecure in cornering. My car is small MPV.
2. Rubber gets too old too fast. Treadwear is not a problem, I have 5 mm left but I had to replace the tyres because of rubber getting too old. Cracks and uneven tread, making vibrations and an unstable drive.The tyres are 6 years old.

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Girlfriend had these on the rear of a Lancia Ypsilon 312. Already on the car when she got the car. They were horrible.
In a wet turn the car suddenly oversteered.
Also they were noisy, and seemingly extremely snappy..

The tyres were 2 years old, but already had many cracks in the rubber.

Replaced them asap after the spin with Vredestein Sportrac5 which were already at the front.

My demio is light in the front these are an improvement on the original set but being a front wheel drive it has better traction on acceleration but still ploughs when decelerating and turning into corners. not recommended for Winter conditions.

Lasts maximum for three years, after turns into plastic.