Had Nankangs on my E46 M3 (came with the car). They got really bad reviews everywhere and I always meant to change them.

The car would spin the rears in the dry in 1st and 2nd and always felt a little bit vague in the corners. I never tried another tire on that car but from what I have heard from others on the M3 forums nobody had a good word to say about them.

 

Our 70bhp Peugeut 206 Diesel van is running on a set of Nankang NS-1s (and a 17" wolfrace alloys ).

Its lethal in the wet/damp. Especially now the outside temperature has dropped; Understeer, wheelspin, locking up under light braking etc. I'd probably get more grip by taking the tyres off and running on the bare rims This is on a van that does 0-60 in 15seconds!

So on a scooby with four times the BHP and does 0-60 in a third of the time....I'd rather not think about it. Maybe for drifting on secured empty car park/skid pan. Other than that bin/ebay them.


I'd stay away from Pirelli Pzero-Rosso and Bridgestone RE050s for the same reasons. Both aren't very good in the UK's wetter/cooler climate. You can get better performing tyres than these for similar money. Such as continental sport-contact3s...had both Rossos and contisport 3s on my Monaro....the Rossos were lethal on a road cooler than ten degrees (unless already warmed up) and at any hint of dampness, the Contisports on the other hand were sound. Had the same issue's when I found the front of my Golf was wearing Rossos too.....which were quickly swapped for a set of Michelins Primacy HPs.

 

Just put a set of N607 all seasons on my run about, not quite as sure footed in the dry as the previous falkens I had on but found them to be very impressive in the wet with superb grip!
Would I run Nankangs on the Impreza - doubt it, would consider them for a winter tyre but it stays tucked away in the garage when it snows.

 

sold a lot of nankangs in the past, theyve large areas of solid rubber in tread, on most patterns, found pretty good in dry tbh

wet not so good

 

Ran an 88 Porsche 944 turbo S for years on Eagle F1 GSD2 and GSD3 245/45 -16 IIRC. Put on a cheap set of Nankang NS2 when I came to sellng up time some years back. So so in the dry, absolutely lethal in the wet. Different car and sizes I know, just my experience of them.

 

LOL you mean nankangs aka the original ditchfinders!!!
Had them on a previous car, theyre truly awful. Once gave them a little bit of a hammering and they just gave up and 180'd my car lol

 

Remember some years back when the scoob required a couple of tyres for the mot and funds were tight - I dropped it off at the garage with instructions to fit a couple of budget tyres - either Falkens or Khumos.

Picked up the scoob later, complete with fresh mot and a couple of nice looking budgets fitted - was well happy with the price - turned out to be Nankangs.

Well I live approx 5 miles from the said garage. I stopped three times on the way home to check the tyres - it was dry and it felt like I was visiting the scenery on every bend.

Garage wouldn't take them back as there was nothing wrong with them. The only fix was to end up running them at 38psi and switching them to the front, where the handling / feedback was acceptable sort of. On the back, they just felt horrible.

I would agree 100% with one of the previous posters - thin sidewalls give the tyres a horrible feel - like the tyres are not connected to the rims...

Your scooby deserves better tyres than these guys - it's false economy when your looking at your pride and joy wrapped round something...

Mart.