HAPPYNUFF Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 OK.. Need new tyres for my Toyota Pickup. Presently have Michelins, fitted when car new, 8 years ago. Only done 49,000 kms, but side walls starting to wear. My dealer has heart attack every time he sees them. Replacement Michelins, cost around 5000 baht. Have been offered Pirelli Scorpion ATRs at 3890. I always thought Pirellis to be very good, though never bought same before. Whats the general opinion on them. I dont use the car much, as you see by the low Kms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Moved to correct forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 We've had great service with Yokohama Geolanders on our 2 SUV's.....You might give them some consideration..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 2 hours ago, HAPPYNUFF said: Whats the general opinion on them I dont use the car much, as you see by the low Kms. My general opinion is a lot of well known brands are more expensive because of tax on imports. Made in Thailand I find Bridgestones a good tyre at a reasonable price for a truck. Deestones are a good cheap tyre too and so are Maxxis. Many of my Thais friends who do many kilos use those makes. One who owns 3 trucks for his business likes Maxxis they last well and give better ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPYNUFF Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Been reading more on Pirelli.. Found reviews, mainly from Europe and the UK... Most agree a dreadful tyre in the wet This was for various types of Pirelli. Im surprised. Will look at what others here have recommended. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeW Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 On 12/17/2020 at 10:21 AM, HAPPYNUFF said: Been reading more on Pirelli.. Found reviews, mainly from Europe and the UK... Most agree a dreadful tyre in the wet This was for various types of Pirelli. Im surprised. Will look at what others here have recommended. Thanks all. Actually I had Pirelli ATRs (275/50/20) on my PJS in the past. I thought they were really good actually. These tires were made in Mexico and for the US-market, but my brother-in-law deals in these tires so he gave me a good deal. I am quite sure you will like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPYNUFF Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Well, after finding more reviews, mainly from Australia, where all lauded these tyres, I bought them.. Final cost worked out at 4ooo baht each,, balancing and fitting extra ???. However I get two years free tyre rotation and balancing with the deal. The reviews I found where from guys owning various types of pickups, most comments stated they were quite good as all terrain tyres. Ive found them to have a" soft" feel when driving, and a slight tendency to wander a bit on the road, otherwise , happy. Thanks for all the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayWokeWhiteGuy Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 5 hours ago, HAPPYNUFF said: Well, after finding more reviews, mainly from Australia, where all lauded these tyres, I bought them.. Final cost worked out at 4ooo baht each,, balancing and fitting extra ???. However I get two years free tyre rotation and balancing with the deal. The reviews I found where from guys owning various types of pickups, most comments stated they were quite good as all terrain tyres. Ive found them to have a" soft" feel when driving, and a slight tendency to wander a bit on the road, otherwise , happy. Thanks for all the replies. You did adjust the pressure to Toyota’s specification (29psi?) after leaving the tire shop, yes? Over-inflated tires drive a little squirrely... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alacrity Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 12/17/2020 at 6:37 AM, HAPPYNUFF said: OK.. Need new tyres for my Toyota Pickup. Presently have Michelins, fitted when car new, 8 years ago. Only done 49,000 kms, but side walls starting to wear. My dealer has heart attack every time he sees them. Replacement Michelins, cost around 5000 baht. Have been offered Pirelli Scorpion ATRs at 3890. I always thought Pirellis to be very good, though never bought same before. Whats the general opinion on them. I dont use the car much, as you see by the low Kms. What tires were fitted at new? If you were happy with those, then just buy same brand/variant. You can visit many different dealerships and all will tell you their 'in stock' brand/variant is best for your replacement. From the variants of Pirelli tires, I'd pick the 'STR' or 'Strada All Season". A lot depends on how much/and what level of off-road driving you do. If you're driving mostly on metalled roads, there's many brands/variants to choose from which are better in the rain than your 'ATR's' and also give improved braking. Like most things, tires are a personal choice. I generally don't like Bridgestone tires and replaced new tires which came with my truck with Dunlop AT25's. Had a beat-up truck (2WD) which was used on the farm. Fitted Maxxis tires to that and it never got stuck, even when overloaded. Some tires are marginally better than others in some areas with few being best overall. Check out what the tire codes mean on the interweb and decide what you think is important for your needs. Then find a tire with those codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAPPYNUFF Posted January 16, 2021 Author Share Posted January 16, 2021 Waywoke and Alactricity......Thanks for advise.. Yep .. first thing I did was check tyre pressure, b4 leaving dealers shop. 29 PSI as I told them. Had Michelins when bought the pickup new, a very very good tyre, not even half used, but side walls starting to crack.., however as my mileage per year is minimal, (49,000Kms in 8 years, )I didnt think it reasonable to pay 5000 per tyre that was not even going to be half used. so paid 4000 for Pirellis, and can b uy more , sooner, next time, instead of waiting 8 years .And yes, despite some Thais even deriding Maxxis, I had more good comments than bad about them,, was tempted to go that way, but the wife is one of the negative ones towards them, and the boss speaks, I cower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Last tires I bought were 18" Firestones for a Highlander. They were about half the price of new Michelins and they were great. I'll have to check what's on the wife's Fortuner, but they have 42,000km and still look like new... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 My old Vigo had 265/70x16 tyres, as I didn't use the ride much, I fitted B-Quik's own brand tyres, Thunderer. Think I paid 3900bht a piece fitted, turned out an OK tyre.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 The OP has since bought required tyres. CLOSED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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