HoggyN Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 OK, so this is non-Land Rover sort of, although the tyres in question are standard fit on Defenders. Mrs Hoggyn is a blonde bimbo (with an engineering degree) who drives a Korean SUV. The standard tyres are pretty dreadful on anything other than pristine tarmac and I want to fit a set of Michelin Latitude Cross tyres. The question is: Are these tyres good all-rounders, on/off road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Well Michelin are getting close to the top of the tyre range and have an enviable reputation international rally wise so I guess they would be very good grip and all terrain adherence, that said they aren't reputed (as a make) to have a long life . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 No experience of the tyres but Michelin are usually available cheap from Costco if you know anyone with a card... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 No direct onwership experience but I don't like the look of them much - just another compromised road tyre aimed at meeting the drive-by noise regulations IMHO. Why did you choose them particularly - and what size is needed? I think they fall into the category of a tyre I might tolerate on a vehicle that they came fitted to, but would never buy to fit later with my own money. A "good all rounder" to me is at least an all-terrain tread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Cheers. The long life thing is interesting as I thought long life was something of a Michelin trademark. I was considering them primarily because, from reviews on the web, they seemed to be a pretty decent road tyre but still with some off-road abilities. The car gets used in fields a fair bit. It has Vredestein winters on at the moment that are superb on wet grass but absolutely useless in mud. The size is 235/55R18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 The last set of Michelin Latitudes I had (many years ago now, on the Classic) were utter junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I had a set in 7.50R16 on my 90 for a while. Good enough as a road tyre, and OK for light off roading. Not much cop in the mud though. I changed them for Continental Cross-Contact AT when they wore out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 From experience of Conti X contact AT on Freelanders , and Honda , excellent all rounder , including SUV levels of mud , not defender 90 levels. HTSH The tread depth is a good indicator of off road ability , if its the same as normal tyre eg 9mm don't expect any difference off road to any other road tyre , fancy tread patterns mean stuff all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Unfortunately, the Conti X contact AT isn't made in the required size. I suppose I'm expecting too much really. I might just use chains when it's muddy although there is a risk of chewing up the alloys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Which size do you require? My General Grabber AT²s were a huge upgrade over the Latitudes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 235/55R18 so probably not really a size generally required to be half decent in mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Can't comment on the Michelins but I run General grabber AT on the Freelander, as does another chap in the club. My experience has been good so far (24k miles & counting), civilised on the road (including wet, snow, towing) and pretty capable off it and haven't noticed them wearing much yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 About the nicest looking tyres I can find in that size are Hankook VENTUS ST RH06. No clue if they're actually any good though. How much room is there for other sizes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B reg 90 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I have michelins on my 300 Tdi disco - they have done 85,000 miles so far. I'd get them again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Those RH06 tyres look good but are probably a bit too road biased for what we need. Wet grass is a must. Mud would be nice. There may be a bit of room for different sizes but I'd rather stay stock as the thing has still got nearly four years of warranty left on it and I don't want to give them any excuse to turn down a repair. Mrs H has already managed to rip the centre out of a clutch plate. That and the associated gearbox damage would have cost a small fortune to repair out of warranty. As it was, they accepted that the plate must have been faulty and repaired the car without a murmur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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