Cooper tyres question

I've got a set of HT Coopers as I am caravaning mainly now and they are quieter. I am not worrying about the book, because I reckon that if they last till 60k they barely qualify for me to buy them again. If they don't I certainly won't be putting them on again, discount or not. I am used to getting 80K + from BFG all terrains.

I have always got regular rotates & balances and wheel alignments when I know the car needs them. At 15 k they are ok so far.

Max

Always reckon it's a clever warrenty by Cooper that gets someone to buy a product a 2nd time around that never lived up to expectations in the 1st place as well as get additional alignments & balances done that often aren't even required. And this on one of the more expensive tyres too.
If the tyre does wear well then the fella will be back to get another set. If they dont wear very well then he'll be back anyway to make a claim, only problem is they are replaced by the very tyre that didn't wear very well first time. Brilliant marketing.
Cheers Craig................

While I have a set of ATR's (265/65R17) and am reasonably happy with them at 20,000 k's, I think their mileage warranty is a load of crap.

If you rotate, balance and have an alignment done every 10,000 k at $200 a pop ($25 x5 + $75), then to cover my 60,000 guarantee it would cost me $1000.00! Now if I divide that by the 5 tyres I bought, that works out to be $200 ..... which is EXACTLY what I paid for them in the first place.

Told my dealer that he was dreaming and that if I didn't get at least 70K out of them, I would never buy another Cooper again. He agreed to "stamp" my book if I bought them in every 20K for rotation and balance and an alignment "when necessary".

As I said .... reasonably happy so far and looking at 70+k if they keep going the way they are.

Geoff

PS: I'm pretty meticulous about pressures and watching for uneven wear.

Its good to see I'm not the only cynic who does not buy into Coopers' "sell the mug another set if the first one does not perform" programme!

Care is one thing, rip off quite another.

Max

Agree with you about the cost of keeping up the warranty.
I spent 50% of new tyres on warranty, and then when I claimed under warranty, they work back from RRP, not the price they sell them at over the counter. SO with pro-rata claim (got 55,000k, not the 80,000k), I ended up paying not much less than what I would have done coming in off the street.
Not complaining about the tyres. Reasonable to good tyre at the middle to higher price end.
Just been back to the local Coopers dealer, and bought some Kumhos. With the Mickey Thompsons also being sold there, they don't seem to be pushing the Coopers as much as they used to. Was offered Maxxis as well.

That statement would explain why he is an "ex" tyre dealer!

Andrew

No he's still in business, He is "my" ex dealer. I was a customer of many years.
Doug MacLennan

If you don't want comments on an open forum, why not pcik up the phone & ask the Cooper dealer?

Justin, why so touchy, People re just trying to help you not to make the same stuffups we all have. Had I posted a question here I might have saved myself the hassles I received (and cost) of buying the Cooper HT. The problem with action is that the bloody fine print says that they are not covered under any warranty if driven off the bitumen. (Really suited to Aussie conditions even in the cities, not)

Justin, why so touchy, People re just trying to help you not to make the same stuffups we all have. Had I posted a question here I might have saved myself the hassles I received (and cost) of buying the Cooper HT. The problem with action is that the bloody fine print says that they are not covered under any warranty if driven off the bitumen. (Really suited to Aussie conditions even in the cities, not)

You don't hear much bad feedback about BFGs, I ahv enever ahd them, because after my experience with Coopers I decided never to pay that much for tyres again.
Is there a tyre that doesn't clog with clay?

I hear what you are saying. I am 25k's into a set of STCs and they are doing extremely well given driving is primarily offroad.

I should add there is no warranty offered on STCs.