Any experience with Achilles tires

[sparky-eg]

Car was lifted for oil change and found the rear wheels worn from the insides, front wheels also at tread level, so far I always used bridgestone RFT but today I found those indonesian made tires for a fraction of the bridgestone or continental tires, I have the stagerred setup with 275/40 - 315/35 R20

https://www.amazon.com/Achilles-MAG3.../dp/B00NYSXUXO

Anybody has experience with those tyres on an E70 ? I always used Michelin or bridgestone in all my cars and never tried a cheap tire before .

Cheers mates

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by sparky-eg

I always used Michelin or bridgestone in all my cars and never tried a cheap tire before

Why start now

[racermp]

Ive tried lots of cheap tires in the past on different cars. Nankang, nexen, lexani, etc. They were all ok. Its like the difference between do you want to drive a kia serento, or do you want to drive a bmw x5 kinda comparison between cheap vs exp tires.

[sparky-eg]

Originally Posted by Cattivo

Why start now

My X5 currently has 170K KM on the clock and I am selling the car soon
So i will have those tires on the car for 3 months only.

[sparky-eg]

Originally Posted by racermp

Ive tried lots of cheap tires in the past on different cars. Nankang, nexen, lexani, etc. They were all ok. Its like the difference between do you want to drive a kia serento, or do you want to drive a bmw x5 kinda comparison between cheap vs exp tires.

Haha, No I am not into the KIA way of driving , but where i live the difference in the price is more than 1500 $! And I am selling the car soon

[Cattivo]

Originally Posted by sparky-eg

My X5 currently has 170K KM on the clock and I am selling the car soon
So i will have those tires on the car for 3 months only.

In that case go for it

[badge1]

Originally Posted by sparky-eg

My X5 currently has 170K KM on the clock and I am selling the car soon
So i will have those tires on the car for 3 months only.

If I went to look at an X5 and the seller had outfitted with the cheapest tires possible, I would question if he maintained the rest of the vehicle the same way. Regular gas v. premium, non-synthetic lubricant, etc. I am not saying you have done this rather would some potential buyers may think when they see you cheaper out in tires.

[racermp]

Buy a good set of used tires. Dont put new.if you are gonna sell.

[Milliwatt Rob]

If I were shopping for a car retail, and saw a luxury car equipped with "Achilles" or similar unknown brand tires, it would put me off on the sale.

I think these tires will be an Achilles Heel when you try to sell.

[racermp]

Yea but at a low price and 170k miles, as long as the thread is good, the buyers in this group will not care. What price are you thinking of.listing it?

Btw i sold my last e90 with low miles with nankang tires. They were new. No one really nit picked or cared

[sparky-eg]

Originally Posted by racermp

Yea but at a low price and 170k miles, as long as the thread is good, the buyers in this group will not care. What price are you thinking of.listing it?

Btw i sold my last e90 with low miles with nankang tires. They were new. No one really nit picked or cared

It's 170K KM not miles mate, I am in Qatar now and these cars are circulating around 13~14 K (USD), the idea of fitting new tires with the price of 2000 $ then selling the car below 13,000 doesn't make sense to me.

I have got 20 inch X5 M wheels on the car which I had to bore the inners, fitting Achilles tyres to M power wheels would be a strange combination haha

[racermp]

Haha my bad