Hi all,
I've found this Forum a fount of useful information. I'm hoping for some more information easter eggs when it comes to tyres
— please note that the discussions around winter vs summer tires isn't the advice I'm looking for as I don't have issues with snow in South Africa
Finding decent 4x4 all-terrain tires for the Panda Cross (2017 model) has been surprisingly challenging. I eventually found and fitted the Pirelli Scorpion ATR. They've been doing great, except I've had two side-wall punctures. I use this vehicle to get to field sites on poorly maintained farm roads that can be exceptionally rocky with Table Mountain Sandstone and Granite that produces sharp jagged rocks. I had two farmers take one look at the tires and tell me that I'd have side-wall punctures as Pirelli's (apparently) have thinner side walls; or maybe insufficient side walls (?). I've now seen that just about all the farmers use Cooper tires on their hulking 4x4s because of the extra side-wall protection; but Coopers don't seem to come in the 185 size.
So, my question — any suggestions on a more rugged alternative to the Pirelli Scorpion ATRs? I've looked all over, and although tires have a standard size system, tyre manufacturers appear to really produce poor websites (e.g. if I put in the Fiat Panda Cross as my vehicle on the Pirelli website, the Scorpion tires are not included in the list; and using the size categories has also resulted in tires not being shown that I had confirmed at a dealer actually is available).
As always, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Alastair
I've found this Forum a fount of useful information. I'm hoping for some more information easter eggs when it comes to tyres
— please note that the discussions around winter vs summer tires isn't the advice I'm looking for as I don't have issues with snow in South Africa Finding decent 4x4 all-terrain tires for the Panda Cross (2017 model) has been surprisingly challenging. I eventually found and fitted the Pirelli Scorpion ATR. They've been doing great, except I've had two side-wall punctures. I use this vehicle to get to field sites on poorly maintained farm roads that can be exceptionally rocky with Table Mountain Sandstone and Granite that produces sharp jagged rocks. I had two farmers take one look at the tires and tell me that I'd have side-wall punctures as Pirelli's (apparently) have thinner side walls; or maybe insufficient side walls (?). I've now seen that just about all the farmers use Cooper tires on their hulking 4x4s because of the extra side-wall protection; but Coopers don't seem to come in the 185 size.
So, my question — any suggestions on a more rugged alternative to the Pirelli Scorpion ATRs? I've looked all over, and although tires have a standard size system, tyre manufacturers appear to really produce poor websites (e.g. if I put in the Fiat Panda Cross as my vehicle on the Pirelli website, the Scorpion tires are not included in the list; and using the size categories has also resulted in tires not being shown that I had confirmed at a dealer actually is available).
As always, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Alastair
