cooper tyres

Hiab,

You could hang it in a tree for a swing - bit risky I know - someone may end up with a steel belt splinter in their butt....


Tim

You mean you were conned by the words of Moon..
He would have to be one of the greatest b/s wankers in the 4WD scene..
Believe it- there's suckers out there who actually take his opinion as fact..
And if he did bend over- the remaining tyre would probably fit/ coz most of his 'crap' comes out of that end !!

TYPICAL



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If someone paid me to say that Cooper tyres were great, i would take their money...and they would probably would give you as many tyres as you could use, even if they were crap.!!!ADVERTISING!!!!

You are now a member of the once bitten twice shy club regarding crap cooper tyres.

They have to spend heaps on advertising coz there ain't no word of mouth recommendations

Mate you must be using the wrong style of tyre (tread pattern and construction) for the conditions with the wrong pressures (remember to air down on gravel a bit more for mud a bit more for sand etc ) on the wrong rims on the wrong vehicle .
I wouldn't recommend using the last one as a swing as you could be sued when it delaminates at full swing.

I can hear all the reasons from coopers now

Gentleman

i know 2 people that had them one did a central australia trip (100 series towing a camper trailer )which i was on and his back tyres fell to bits after 9000kms he got 2 new tyres when he got back and
the other guy did a trip the WA (100 series towing a van )and his didnt make it home changed tyres in Perth both guys know how to drive and had the right pressures so there must be something to this
old uncle ron wouldnt pay for his coopers so why would he care what happens to them just like mr newman in his ad bleep if i was getting free rubber and most likley payed to tell you all how good they are i would sell you retreaded slippers to put on your 4wd

Glenn

A shame you don't have two or more left, that way you could have gotten the mob from Australian 4WD Monthly to bend over as well... They think you won't even reach the next Woolies with any other tyres on... Anyone here knows how/if people managed to drive around before Coopers were imported?

I don't have any loyalty to any tyre manufacturer.. but my coopers ran around 60K without any problems. I don't have them on my current vehicle, but I would have them again.

The tryes I used to destroy easily were Alliance, (back in the 70s) made in Israel.

I don't thnk Cooper are better or worse than most new tyres these days in my own experience.

Cheers

Mark T

I stopped listening to his biased (read payed) opinions years ago and haven't touched a 4x4 Australia in about 15 years.
That's why the 4wd monthly took off so quickly I suspect..although I feel that the mag and dvd's aren't as good since Glenn came to the helm.
My 2 cents
Dave

Let's hear it for the BFG's

Lee

Makes me think. Why are all you fellas having problems with Coopers, when I don't?

The car runs ATs around the city and STs in the bush. I've lost two of the latter through stakes in burnt out country over the last couple of years, but in that case, it wouldn't matter what radials you were running.

If tyres are shredding, sounds to me that people are running pressures far too high for the conditions.

Regards

Kim

Can't agree with you on the Coopers as I've had a really good run out of them. I will try something else when the time comes (and not BFG's) but have to agree on the Moon infomercial mag.... 4X4 "What'll they give me for nothing" Australia! It's turned into a load of paid for rubbish where the right amount of $ will buy you the editorial or review you want. What ever happened to impartial review. Pity Choice don't do a 4x4 mag. Take a look at Dean Mellor (the editors) "impartial" editorial from Dec 07 for example. How many times can you mention Cooper tyres, Toyota and the three tyre outlets that gave them something for nothing in less than 600 words? Never enough obviously. There travel editorials are simply Ron Moon selling up his unbelievably fantastic next Legendary Outback Expedition (LOE).

OK I'm over it now. Thanks for listening. Cheers. Mick.

Whereas I swapped my Cooper STT's for a slab of VB I do think that some of you, in replying to this thread, are just plain stupid.

Who the hell would believe in any advertising. Its commercialisation of a product. Its the way to sell things to those who are unaware of what goes on in life. Repetitive mention of a certain product sticks in the brain and induces one....maybe subliminally....to go and buy that product.

I bought my Coopers before Ron Moon lent his name to the ads.
Unfortunately my Coopers did not survive a hard trek into the Never Never and I changed my brand. Undoubtedly, if you drove along the sealed surfaces and good gravel roads you might get good value out of Coopers and that is what the advertisements are all about. If you abuse the tyres(tires...lol), they will fail, and it does'nt not really matter what the brand name is.

Don't blame a personality, who has lent their name to advertise a product(for a fee) as the fall guy(coll.), for the failure of a product.




Cheers

I've had a good run from my Cooper STs. They were on the Prado when I bought it and have now done 80,000 kms. I do a reasonable amount of off-road, chipped a bit in the gibber country around Innamincka but not too badly. I adjust the pressures according to what I'm driving on and I'm probably not hard on tyres. Just slow down and drive according to the conditions. Wouldn't mind trying BGFs but can't complain about the Coopers I have now.

Regards,
Peter

I have no loyalty to any brand of tyre, fridge or vehicle.

I do like my Coopers that have taken me to Cape York, Vic High country, Strezleki desert +++++++ without incident or problem @ 60000km.

All of this in my 3 ltr Nissan that has been good to me for near on 180000km, complete with a 4year old Waeco fridge supplying my cold beer at the end of the day in temps that would fry an egg.

And despite what the "EXPERTS" say I have had no problems with any of them because they all get normal maintainance.

We all know what an "EXPERT" is, "Ex = a has been" and "Spurt = a drip under pressure"

Be your own man and don't be taken in by ads.
Colin.

Well i don't know Ron Moon personally or ever had anything to do with him. I can not read his articles in 4x4 mag or even look at any of the ads he is in to promote someones product he just looks so grumpy and it is only human nature to avoid grumpy looking poeple. So I do feel sorry for the companies that are using him to promote their products as I didn't look at them as his grumpy look s***ts me. But I have purchased 1 product that he promotes and I only bought it because the salemans at my local 4wd store really give me good reliable information. So go away Mr Moon and don't come back until you find a smile or learn how to smile from Viv.

Sorry back the Cooper stories, I am using ST's at the moment from the advice of a few mates. I have used BFG AT's which I feel that are slightly better tyre but alot of insurance companies don't cover 100 series with 17" wheels running BFG AT's as they don't have the load rating and the coopers do so that the only reason why I went with them.

DerekL

If you have tread lifting and/or sidewalls shredding, why have you not gone back to the dealer and fixed the issue rather than come on here and whinge about a bloke who is not here to defend his decision to support a product?

Talk to the dealer about this, and fix the problem....this posting is nothing but trolling for negative responses!

I agree with Willem and On Patrol's statements.

Andrew

The guys who lend their names to the Cooper advertising need to make a living like anyone else...............

The problem with the Cooper advertising is the HYPE. People get disappointed because they have been promised too much from Cooper Tyres.

From what I see, they are still a popular tyre in the eastern states who like to climb mountains, but out in the desert, their thinner than average sidewalls are a real issue.
Why have they got thin sidewalls???? It dissipates the heat - and heat is what wears out tyres. Can't get high mileage with a thick walled tyre.

I'm happy for people to bring Cooper tyres on my trips - we usually get plenty of plug practice, but they are a good bitumen tyre.

You remember those ads a few years ago for Industry Super Funds?

They had the former head of the Reserve Bank, Bernie Fraser, fronting them.

I suppose if your Industry Super Fund is suffering during the current recession you would blame Bernie?

Bit pathetic, playing the man and not the ball.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

I have said it on more than one occasion 693 Bridgstones run them at 42 psi and sit back and enjoy the ride.

Cheers Steve.

I tried Coopers twice but never again. The first set I had one started to part the tread after about 3,000k Coopers replaced it while I was travelling and sent it to Derby for me no charge..put new one on would have been no more the 100k on the Gibb River and a puncture. After that had no more issues so when I replaced my vehicle thought I'd give them another go as they do have good grip and handle well; would have done no more than 600k on gravel tyre destoyed by a sharp rock couldn't be repaired. Tyres were badly chipped from the gravel. When I got back home spoke with Coopers who advised my pressures were perfect for where I had been travelling but they didn't warrant against punctures. But I gave them a serve and reminded them that their advertsing hype focused on how puncture resistant they were. Best offer a replacement at half price.
Coopers are the most complained about tyre on the market. When I was in Newman last year getting a replacement for the one that couldn't be repaired the owner took me out back and showed me the pile of destroyed Coopers he had. He told me that Coopers do not like the iron country of WA and neither do they like heat. The mining companies in the Pilbara use nothing but Bridgestone crank them up to max cold psi and have very few problems.
The local Tyrepower owner where I live has more comebacks with Coopers than any other tyre in fact he does not promote their tyres anymore and only sells them if someone comes in and specifically wants them.
No more Coopers for me!!!

plus old mate roothy is going down the same path, still money talks. and for gods sake get a new car.