Nexus Tyres - I’m stuck with some it appears, any good?

jpaul said:
- to what extent is buying cheaper tyres a negative if you replace them sooner say, and do not drive them to as lower tread depth as you might a 'premium',
so on average they could provide better security. ?
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The petrolhead school of thought is that when you really need a safety margin, ie an emergency, then the best tyres will give a greater safety margin.

I have been using Atlas Sport Greens which are pretty much the best budget tyre out there (research is a good thing) and they have been exceptional for me but then I drive with a very healthy safety margin and my forward planning (as a bus driver) is a million times better than the average joe out there (not all as I know there are some very good drivers out there as well) allowing me to avoid those emergency situations. I honestly cannot remember a situation where I have needed to emergency avoid anything (touch wood)

My last premium tyres wore out in a woeful amount of miles considering how I drive so personally, I just don't find that margin good value.

Cue all the drivers now telling me I am putting lives at risk :D
 
The thing is it's not even as if premium tyres are that expensive. Obviously Scania was put in a difficult situation but generally I struggle to understand how the savings budget tyres offer are ever justifiable especially to people interested in enough in cars to have bothered to post on a car forum.

In 50,000 miles driven in the old Mini I put a new set of tyres on it only once - and they were 360 quid for Continental ContiSport Contacts. It'd probably still have been on its original fronts had I not decided to move from RFT to non RFT (and i got 80 quid back for the old runflats!). Ok so I swapped to winters in winter but they cost a whole £240 for the set and still have plenty of life left and will be sold this year.

Over 50k miles how much would I have saved with budget tyres? Would it have been worth it? She hardly drives in a sporting fashion anyway but it's great to know that if anything ever went wrong at least the thing keeping it on the road was about as good as it could be.

Obviously faster and more powerful cars with huge wheels will wear tyres quicker and they'll cost more but once you move into this segment the arguments against budget tyres remain and become less financial and more performance orientated.
 
The prices differential scania shows 120 vs 195 (a tank of fuel), may not be typical, but is a dilemna if the Nexen are close on quality as 'reviews'/oem use, would suggest they are.
[Edit - maybe I misunderstood his pricing given DrWho's post]

As you have done Fox winter tyres fixes the problem, otherwise, come winter, could be non-optimally running on 4mm tread of a premium/£195 tyre, whereas had you adopted the Nexen, you might have chosen to replace it sooner, because it is cheaper, and had 7mm of tread for winter - the usage model I was suggesting.
[but maybe its perverse to discard a tyre early]
 
(I'm now a fan) but they do actually both come from South Korea - we need to know if car insurance costs more for Kias.
 
Nexen are ditch finders, change asap.

My Fiesta ST came with some brand new ones on. They were dangerous in the wet (like most budget tyres), made the whole car feel bouncy and the side walls split within 2 months. So had to be changed or risk death. Tyres of such low quality need to be banned IMO.

If your going to buy "cheap", stick with the well respected brands like Goodyear, Michelin, etc
 
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Well, just got back from a 120mile round trip and the only discernible difference thus far is they seem quieter, not tried any hard cornering or the like as they are still bedding in but we’ll see I suppose.

More impressed with the vast improvement to the steering and lack of noise and movement in the front since the ball joints were changed, I hadn’t appreciated how bad it was until driving it today with the new joints in and the alignment done,much better and far less movement from the wheel when driving and that shimmy between 50-60 is completely gone. :)

I’ll wait to see about the tyres, there’s a few places I could get a wink from the T/C on my way to & from work in the damp on the old Continentals, it’ll be interesting to see if it’s any better, worse or no noticeable difference.

Having read the comments here I’ve done a bit more digging on Nexen, apparently OEM on the Porsche Cayenne :eek: from what I’ve read, can’t be all bad I suppose!

Time - and greasy roads - will no doubt tell.
 
I had a set of 4 on mine when I got the car, brand new and I kept them...being tight. Did 20k on them and they wear really well, still has 3mm on the front and 5mm on the back when they were removed.
 
[TW]Fox said:
I bought a whole 1 set of summer tyres in 5 years and 50k miles...

So no, it's not really expensive is it?
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Not especially, but it could also be regarded as a waste of money if you don't need that additional performance/safety margin.

I have used plenty of non-premium tyres on high performance cars in the past and not found any issue, but then I am one of those annoying drivers who leaves a decent gap and doesn't race around everywhere so I don't normally need an extra metre or so of emergency braking performance.
 
I’m used to driving a 44tonner, in such a vehicle you leave a large gap, assume everyone around you is a tool and are very aware of your surroundings looking way ahead of the car in front for potential issues.

I don’t drive the e38 any differently, if anything I leave an even bigger gap and am ultra paranoid about anything that could cause harm to it or me.

If a Continental SP6 offers a foot less stopping distance than the Nexen then all well & good but arguably I wouldn’t put myself in the situation where that difference could be crucial in the first place.

I’m happy to see if there’s a negative side to these Nexen tyres, if I don’t perceive it then I’ll go with them on the fronts too.

Ultimately it’s day one and they aren’t even scrubbed off yet so I can’t get a feel for them for a while yet, but, must say, I’m loving how quiet they are!
 
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