Nexen Tyres

I have been a user of, and supporter of the Nexen N3000 tyre.


Unfortunately, these tyres are becoming hard to find.

I was unable to source any when I needed to replace the front tyres.

I have always been in favour of using tyres of the same make and model on the car, but was now in the position of having two newish N3000s on the rear, but having to replace the fronts with different tyres.

I discussed this with my usual tyre supplier and he phoned around, and finally he suggested we use the Nexen N6000 tyre on the front. He had been reassured that the tyres are completely compatible with the 3000s.

With the proviso that we would bring the car back if we were unhappy, we had these N6000s fitted.


The new tyres are not as visually attractive as the 3000s, but how do they stack up?
Conclusion
Having used this setup for a couple of weeks during which I have tried to test out the grip levels, I am now satisfied that the tyres are compatible. The car is handling in the same manner as before. we have driven on dry roads as well as roads awash with water and I have detected no problem. :yesnod:

Good find, but you'll never prise me away from my Toyos.

CJJ;3537 wrote: Good find, but you'll never prise me away from my Toyos.

My idea was to try the T1-Rs on the front but my supplier couldn't get any guarantee that they would be compatible with the N3000s.

If the N6000s had proved a let-down, the Toyo's would have been next.

I think there's someone else using the 6000s, but I can't remember who.

edit- Teri and The jester are using the Nexen N6000s.

Any thoughts from you two?

tis me david......i got the 6000's 215/40/16 all round and all good so far

Wasn't Jester using them? I might be wrong.

oooh......eeeery......:frown:

The Jester;3545 wrote: tis me david......i got the 6000's 215/40/16 all round and all good so far

Thanks for that! Good to know!:yesnod:

Aye I have them on...

I am running 215/40/16 all round too.. I have had them about 3 months now and havent really found any issues with them. Seem good in the dry and equally as good in the wet...

Reasonable priced tyres too...

I had the Nexen N3000 on the MGF and they were excellent. Just as grippy as Toyos but they last far longer.

I was wondering what to put on the TF when the time comes and had a look at prices but could not find a Nexen tyre for the front (195 x 45 16") so I will have to either go to 215s all round or pick something else. The current Goodyear GSD 2s are good but pricey to replace.

The Jester;3548 wrote: oooh......eeeery......:frown:

Eeeery that I got something right, or that we answered at the same time.

I tried to find some not so long back but had no joy. I also had some trouble getting toyo t1rs too so i took a gamble on falken 452s and I have to say they are really good tyres atleast as good if not better then the toyos I had before but I have no idea how they are going to last. So I would deffinatly recommend them if your having trouble getting hold of the toyos or indeed the nexens