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| Mjibex Member Since: 21 Mar 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 283   
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I agree with you 100%
They give the most inconsistent handling for a not very aggressive tyre, to the point of being dangerous in my opinion. The General Grabber TRs previously used were far superior on road. The £255ish pounds for the Goodyear Wrangler MTRs was well worth while; as they are considerably better on road. For me the CCCs are a immediate sale item. Mark. |
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24th Mar 2016 10:23am |
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| muddybaldboy Member Since: 09 Apr 2012 Location: Ruthin Posts: 395  
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Agree also and not just on Defenders.
When new, my Navara came equipped with them. Horrendous in the wet, so unpredictable as to when they'd let go. Changed to GGs at first opportunity-no problems since (30,000 miles and still barely worn) He who dies with the most toys...wins! |
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24th Mar 2016 12:23pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3693
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Hello
Coming from 'normal cars' I've generally always spent money on good tyres, and my Defender has CC all round from new. This is my first defender so nothing to compare. However I do the same journey to work that I was doing in my Merc with Pirelli P zero no profiles tyres. I Have had no issues, wet, dry or muddy country roads making progress (as they say on the advance driver course) I feel far more confident in any wet, damp or muddy conditions than in the merc (auto, rear wheel drive large engine). So I have absolutely no issues. |
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24th Mar 2016 12:36pm |
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| rover Member Since: 26 May 2012 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 146
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I have just changed from Michelin latitude cross to continental cross. The Michelins were excellent tyres for on road grip, (I could throw my 110 round a roundabout relatively fast). No doubt I will soon find out any limitations with the continentals.
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24th Mar 2016 1:23pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
I also like Conti's,absolutely no problems with normal driving.If your *"pushing the envelope" every time you may have problems.
*Sorry,heard it once on Top gun,can't get it out of my head. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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24th Mar 2016 1:26pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3693
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Pushing the envelope in a Defender.... at least a std one there is not much envelope to push
Don't get me wrong I can make progress but....its all relative. Still have no issue with them though, If I want to have fun round roundabouts and twisty's I will take the wife's roller skate  |
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24th Mar 2016 1:39pm |
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| rover Member Since: 26 May 2012 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 146
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Wife has a nice sporty car too, :thumbsup:
I did say relatively, but still when you have been driving defenders for 25 years its surprising how fast you can drive them and how far they will lean and wobble without letting go. |
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24th Mar 2016 2:19pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4406
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I absolutely love the continental CC, far superior IMHO to the horrendous GG TR that preceded them as tyre of choice from LR. The GG TRs were just terrible at everything, oh no hang on they did excell at keeping the slugs from reaching the rhubarb... But the is it... Awful...
The CCC tyres are brilliant on road as a daily driver, super when fully loaded and overlanding, great in sand and muddy fields and I highly predictable in the wet too. They also wear really well too. The only negative is that when they are in their last third of tread the performance seems to decrease marginally, but the same can be said for any tyre. Anyone getting rid of their CCCs please feel free to send them on my way...  |
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24th Mar 2016 8:25pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19579
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No idea on the Conti's, however, I certainly wouldn't rate GG TR's as good tyre's either!
BFG however, they are excellent, can't fault them! |
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24th Mar 2016 8:35pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2552 
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BFGs are better in every way.
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24th Mar 2016 9:30pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19579
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 I run KM2's I find even though they are off road biased they are better on road than GG's were.
Anyone compared GG's and Conti's and driven both? GG's were fidgety too as described above. |
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24th Mar 2016 9:34pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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Conti were my tyre of choice, mine behaved impeccably both on and off road, couldn't fault them in any way.
Only recently changed to Cooper AT3's as i wanted 265/75's, and the Conti's only came in 235/85 ... otherwise they would still be fitted  Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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24th Mar 2016 9:41pm |
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| Mjibex Member Since: 21 Mar 2013 Location: Reading Posts: 283
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Everyone will obviously have their own preferences and ideas of what suits them. But I can categorically state that a standard defender on 235/85 r16 tyres, is far more stable on the road with GG TRs than with CCCs, be it wet or dry.
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24th Mar 2016 10:27pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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Agree with Retroanaconda
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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24th Mar 2016 11:02pm |
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