Given
84%
while driving a
Ford Mondeo
(225/45 R17) on
mostly motorways
for 34,000
easy going miles
My local independent garage [well respected on the Wirral] use Wanli as one of their budget tyre brand options. First had Wanli fitted 45000 miles back after my Mondeo had eaten its way through two sets of Dunlop SP1 in 19000 miles and 18000 miles respectively [front and back at edge of legal limit]. The Wanli tyres fitted to the front managed 34000 miles before requiring replacing in April 2012, the rear tyres are coming off this weekend on a little over 45000 miles as they have reached the legal limit. To be fair I am not an aggressive driver as I have had the pleasure of working in a morgue and know what mangled corpses of people who get it wrong look like after a severe accident, however, I can safely negotiate challenging minor roads local to me at 40 and 50 mph in damp slippery conditions with Wanli tyres fitting, without barrel rolling into a field or hedge or suffering any noticeable understeer compared with premium tyres. It is a simple question of talent and understanding the limitations of your vehicle and appreciating the salient road conditions, these are not winter tyres either, so below 7 degrees all summer tyres begin to suffer from traction reduction. Are the Wanli tyres dangerous, no, not even slightly! Are some talentless oafs in powerful executive sports cars, miserable frustrated parents in people carriers and fools in pointless 4x4’s dangerous, undoubtedly.
In short, it is not Wanli tyres that should not be on Britain’s roads.