wabbit warren Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 my dads were 215/65/16 but id go to 70 series just for a tad more ground clearance and a bit more give in the actual tyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Just out of interest, how'd you rate the XTrail? Went for a look at one earlier today and making my mind up now, 03 plate diesel with a few miles on it but well looked after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Funnily enough a garage I called mentioned them, basically a copy of a bf Goodrich he said, they were still £70 a pop but what put me off was the lack of info on tyre life. On my Duster, OEM Continental CrossContact did just 19,500 miles My Geolander GO12 did to 71,750 miles. Just put GO15 on and are expected to be equivalent in service life to GO12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraggoak Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hi i have a set of 5 sixteen inch wheels with two virtually new general grabbers and not sure without looking whats on the rest but all roadworthy, i bought them because i have seventeen inch wheels and you are very limited for a/t tyres of that size, so i would use road tyres through the summer and a/t in the winter, i now have a defender so the sixteen inch set are redundant if you are interested send me a pm and maybe we could do a deal. cheers Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraggoak Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Just out of interest, how'd you rate the XTrail? Went for a look at one earlier today and making my mind up now, 03 plate diesel with a few miles on it but well looked after. I have owned a Diesel x-trail for twelve years it has now covered 112000 miles at around 30,000 i had the turbo and intercooler replaced under guarantee but since then its been fine, if you intend towing a heavy trailer the gearing quiet high and constant towing leads to duel mass flywheel problems, mine has been replaced with a solid flywheel and pulls a twin axle caravan with ease, fuel consumption is good on average 38mpg but driving at around 65mph on frence motorways i have achieved 46mpg, Would i buy another one, Yes i would its a great little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Has anyone tried non low profile tyres to get extra ground clearance? I know the speedo would be out, but do they foul anything under the wheel arches on full lock for example? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Cheer Scraggoak. The one I'm looking at has done just over 230k, but it's been properly looked after, 3 oil changes a year and a full MOT with no advisories. Think for a grand I'm going to go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttfjlc Posted March 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Just out of interest, how'd you rate the XTrail? Went for a look at one earlier today and making my mind up now, 03 plate diesel with a few miles on it but well looked after. Cheer Scraggoak. The one I'm looking at has done just over 230k, but it's been properly looked after, 3 oil changes a year and a full MOT with no advisories. Think for a grand I'm going to go for it. Hello mate, only had mine since January but have put 2k on it already, it suits our needs just right, comfortable on the road and not too shabby on a few grassy inclines. If it helps we got ours for £1500 with only 93k genuine miles. My advice if you haven't done already is check the MOT history using the number plate, amazing sometimes what that shows up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttfjlc Posted March 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 On my Duster, OEM Continental CrossContact did just 19,500 miles My Geolander GO12 did to 71,750 miles. Just put GO15 on and are expected to be equivalent in service life to GO12. 71k is amazing pal, what I like about the G015s is they're suitable as a winter tyre as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Just an update to let you know I eventually settled on a set of geolandar g015's, £77 each fitted from black circles so more than happy. My 53 plate X-Trail alloys have deteriorated in the way yours look to have gone. I'll be hand painting them black soon so they don't get seen in the dark as easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttfjlc Posted March 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 My 53 plate X-Trail alloys have deteriorated in the way yours look to have gone. I'll be hand painting them black soon so they don't get seen in the dark as easily. You may well be right sir however I'd have to take off all the mud to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gustaff Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 geo 15 superseded geo 12 which i have on my nissan patrol which have done 36k many of them miles towing large trailer or caravan used them for good shoot days and not bad in field but may struugle in deep wet muddy fields but generaly very good had grabber at2 before very good all round tyre but had severe aqua plane issues at speed on very wet roads. will put yoko geo 15 on when the geo 12 wear out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttfjlc Posted March 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 geo 15 superseded geo 12 which i have on my nissan patrol which have done 36k many of them miles towing large trailer or caravan used them for good shoot days and not bad in field but may struugle in deep wet muddy fields but generaly very good had grabber at2 before very good all round tyre but had severe aqua plane issues at speed on very wet roads. will put yoko geo 15 on when the geo 12 wear out Whilst researching for ATs I considered the grabbers, claimed to be 'excellent' in the wet yet only rated 'E', don't actually know how bad 'E' is in real life but the G015s are a 'C' and with my other half driving I need all the help I can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Has anyone tried non low profile tyres to get extra ground clearance? I know the speedo would be out, but do they foul anything under the wheel arches on full lock for example? Mine had the wrong tyres fitted when first bought (New replacements) they caught on the inner arches on full lock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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