sport special

Has any one heard of these tyres as i have been offered 4 for 100 quid

They are supose to be middle of road tyres but i have my doubts!!!

Paul

ptholt

some friends of mine were using these on there lancia evo's and were quite impressed considering the price.

Toonman1

Italian retreads I think! :-(

http://www.marangoni.com/content.asp?L=3&idMen=213

Try Google search - finds all sorts.

Cheers

Mike

Marky-San

I've seen them - nice looking tread. But dont know anyone who has actually bought them for comparison. Dont think they are upto Impreza material though.

Knight Rider

Used them on my old car, Nissan Sunny GTi.

The were a bit to soft for my hat

So hello Bridgestone

stevied2

For the lazy !!!!press here

Huge

Marangoni car tyres sold in this country are NOT re-treads. Most re-treads - including those shown in the link - are for heavy use (trucks etc). Car tyre re-treads represent less than 5% of the UK car tyre market.

My company is the sole importer of these tyres into the UK and I currently have 195/45/R15s Zeta Linea ('V' tread pattern) fitted to my Saxo VTS. The tyres are very grippy, though nosier than the OE Michelins. Not tried them on my Scooby as yet.

They are available through a number of independent tyre outlets (ie not Kwik Fit, ATS etc) and are positioned as a mid-range tyre (ie between premium - Michelin, Pirelli etc - and budget). Probably best price comparison would be as a slightly cheaper Toyo.

Hugh

ptholt

i likw this bit 'Dont think they are upto Impreza material though.' even though i'd just said a few friends on lancia intergrale evos were running them quite happily......... are subaru's that much quicker point to point on a b-road???

Rex93

Had a set of marangonis on my old 17in rims,

A very good tyre for the price, slight noise at low speeds but seems to dissappear at 30+.

Very grippy tyre although I had a 45 profile and side walls did have some play.

Wear rate is exceptionally good.

Sold the 17`s to a M8 who is in the tyre business and he has them on his uk, likes the tyre alot and can get them for better price than I got!

A good tyre for the price with a good tread pattern and low wear rate, very good road adhesion in the wet.

depends on your pocket and if your a brand name person. Leaves you the same choice as a good pair of jeans, do you have 501`s or a cheap pair, Toyo`s or marangonis,.

TaviaRS

So, they'd be reasonable track day tyres?

sport special

Cheers guys

I just never heard of them some guy is selling them on work bbs.
215 45 17
£100 is not bad price i thot, with the rate i go thro them i might as well try them

Paul

Tim Bomford

Had them on my old Golf Gti. I believe they are made by Pirelli but sold as Marangoni, well thats what the blokey in the tyre place told me at the time.

ps I'm NOT saying Pirelli are good by the way!

Rex93

Sport Special,

£100 a bit steep that,

£81.65 a corner fitted + balanced, try to haggle that price down a bit me thinks....


Tim,

your dead right with the Pirrelli thing, made by them as a cheaper alternative to capture a bigger market...

Huge

Rex93 / Tim

Marangoni is an independent business - Pirelli do NOT own them - owned by.......the Marangoni family.

The only connection is that Marangoni acquired a former Pirelli production plant (oh, I suppose they're also both Italian )

Hugh

Huge

Sport Special

If you've really been offered 4 for £100 - ie £25 each - I'd be concerned (as a tyre wholesaler & sole importer) because that price is below what we can buy them for from the manufacturer, and I'd therefore suspect that the seller may not be all they seem to be.

Be grateful if you could mail me off-line re source.

Thanks

Hugh

ptholt

When i was offered these (along with the lancia guys mentioned above) we were buying through stapleton tyres trade list (one of my mates owns a small village garage) and we were paying approx £30 per corner brand new

Marky-San

[Quote/] i likw this bit 'Dont think they are upto Impreza material though.' even though i'd just said a few friends on lancia intergrale evos were running them quite happily......... are subaru's that much quicker point to point on a b-road???[/quote]

nah mate, but from what I've experienced Impreza drivers are extremely picky with tyres - especially Bridgestone SO-2's. Lancia folks will drive any all old rubber as their £££ goes on repairs

The Marangoni route reminds me what Falken were 5 years ago.

ptholt

Funny you say falken, thats what i went for when the lancia guys went marangoni.

Paid about £5 a corner more for falkens, but where id killed my toyos in 8000 miles, the falkens managed nearer 15000 miles!

sport special

They ve done 5k miles thats all so will phone the guy the morn
I think 25 a corner is pretty reasonable for 17s, considering toyos are 82 a corner and last bout 6k miles

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

Sport special,
i take it you drive one of the last classic shaped sport's then?
If so, you will be putting the wrong size tyre on (215/45/17) as they should be either 205/45/17 or 215/40/17 and not as stated above (thought id let you know )

Tony

sport special

Tony

My original sport went too the scrap heap in the sky


Its the right tyres because i drive a MY01 GX
With WRX wheels

Paul

Rex93

Huge,

was told the info same as Tim REirelli by supplier, amazing what people do to sell stuff? still a cracking tyre!

I thought the £100 was per corner, what sort of £s you selling these for? see above for £ I paid for 215-45-17

edited to say WOW just read first post 4 for £100 WOW WOW WOW

[Edited by Rex93 - 1/3/2003 5:24:38 PM]