Nankang: New Tires, New Experience
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Just got a new set of tires this morning(185/65 R14) in T. Mapua near Blumentrit. It’s a second set that I bought this year and it’s a replacement for the GoodYear Ducaro I bought last January. The other set that I bought 18 months ago is also Ducaro. I still use them on my rear wheels and is also nearing replacement. I didn’t really like Ducaro but that’s the only available in all Servitek that I visited. If I have my choice in Goodyear, I would have gotten an Eagle NCT. I was informed that this model is already discontinued.
Unfortunately that time, it is only Goodyear or Continental for me. Continental became out of the question because of its high price. The reason why I didn’t like the Ducaro is because the first set I bought sometime in 2005 didn’t last well. The thread had some flaking that the sales asssistant cannot explain when I showed her. And then the last straw came when I blew up my tire when I hit an open manhole somewhere in Lacson ave (formerly Forbes). It didn’t blow up right then and there but it needed a piece of stone at the side of the gutter that finished it off. It only lasted 3000 km for me though the set on the rear has just past 10,000kms.
The new tires come from Nankang. They are made in Taiwan and though I would have preferred one that is made in the Philippines, I can make do with something made in another tropical country. Heck, the owner of the tire store is also using Nankang in their Pajero! It cost me P1800 a piece and since I’m only replacing the front tires, total cost is P3600. Oh, no freebies there.
I’ll see if this will last longer than Ducaro. If it will serve for 20,000km, I’ll be a happy man!