2020 Retread Summer Tire Test

For an interesting comparison heres a Finnish tire test of studded winter tires comparing retreaded Ässä tires to Goodyears, where the results for the retread were actually decent (in Finnish):

https://www.is.fi/autot/art...

Granted it is already from a few years back but does paint a different picture. Maybe you cant put all retreads in the same basket?

Well, this is exactly, what we have seen over years. In MotorTalk i've been fired after writing bad things about KingMeiler. :) MotorTalk ist in the tire forum absolutely silly because of a Moderator, who don't likes critical words about KingMeiler an chinese KungFu-Tires. Critics are only allowed on premium tires..... The best was, the owner of the King-Meiler-Factory places loads of promotion there as posts.... if you try to ask for the truth, you'll get kicked off... I think, when she sees the wet-brake-results, she says you used oil instead of water when King-Meiler was on the track :D

My personal result: King-Meiler is dangerous rubberwaste, it should be prohibited in the EC, better in the whole world on passenger cars

Thanks, it´s what I expected after the Autobild Braking-Test.

At Motor-Talk, the biggest car-forum in Germany Kingmeiler-tires have a real fight-topic with some ultrahard Retreaded-worshipper and some ppl who have worse experiences with it.

I wrote even a 3rd-brand of a leading manufacturer (hope the translation for Drittmarke is correct?) is much better than a Kingmeiler, but you show even a 4th-brand beat it easy.

In Germany retreaded tires for cars have a very very small marketshare, dunno how it is in UK

Thanks, this is what folks suspected all along! It would be interesting to know if the EU tire label wet and noise markings are a true reflection of these results too.

Thanks for that, so still as bad as ever.

Thanks also for the youtube vid showing the Conti above compared to the Goodyear and Michelin. I have a MX5 NC with BBR turbo and used to have Michelin supersport in 17 inch, but as you mentioned the top tires now only appear made for 19 inch wheels on 1,2 litre Corsas...

:(

So that video very useful. The Goodyear seems a real no-brainer, nice compromise and a lot cheaper , you almost get a free tire if you buy a set of 4 !

Interesting the Conti wear .. I was in that camp that thought they made them really soft just to win the tests by the German car magazines.... :)

All the best, cracking website, hope it goes from strength to strength.

Auto Bild also tested King Meiler sport 3 this year in 245/45R18 size. Also last place.
https://www.tirereviews.co....

I guess it's maybe safer to buy any Chinese brand, even the price may be the same.

The results were even worst than I expected! In which tire size were they tested?