Thread: Cooper tyres

Personally wouldn't ever buy Coopers again. But that said, from what I hear 30k is about what you can expect from tyres on a D3. I stand to be corrected by those who own them but they do seem to chew tyres.

I also would never buy coopers, based on the experiences of close friends who had them.

Check your inflation pressures. Higher pressures help in the wet. If pressure is within spec, then it is time for new tyres.

Originally Posted by Stevepg64

Have Cooper ATR on my D3 with 30k and 18 month old. They have gone off that badly that traction control is the only way we get around a roundabout in the wet. Anyone had same problem with Coopers?
I'm thinking of putting on Continental AT's next.

I had a bad experience with Cooper STT's some time ago and managed to get sucked into another set of Coopers (S/T's) more recently for another not so good experience. While someone else makes tyres, there won't be a 3rd time!

I currently have Continental Cross Contact AT's on my D3 in the standard size (255/60R18). Only ~15,000K's so far, but absolutely no complaints.

I personally have not had any bad experience with Cooper tyres over several years on several vehicles. There are, of course, always other tyres around, being better in some spects or more suited to different conditions. In general, you get what you pay for.

I replaced my coopers with BFG's the moment I could afford to. Coopers are a liability.

Lethal in the wet, crack for no reason, randomly disintegrate, and de-laminate at 100Km/h!

But these are just my experiences... others seem to love them and haven't had problems.

Originally Posted by Jojo

I personally have not had any bad experience with Cooper tyres over several years on several vehicles. There are, of course, always other tyres around, being better in some spects or more suited to different conditions. In general, you get what you pay for.

I suspect the conditions your coopers are subjected to are quite different to over here. Both terrain and climate. e.g. - it hit 38oC the other day here and it isn't even (properly) summer yet!

every few weeks a similar thread comes up about cooper tyres. I dont know if others have similar stories to tell about other brands, but as a result of the reports on cooper tyres here I would not buy them. so today I had to get another set of tyres on the mines spec hilux....the wranglers have not worn very well at all.....I was offered cooper and refused and the alternative was Mickey Thompson Baja m/s or a toyo I had no idea of....dont see Toyo's on the mine vehicles......so the MT's were fitted......our other mine vehicle has Coopers fitted so should be good grounds for direct comparison......identical vehicles.....identical conditions......will try to remember to update later.

I think Mickey Thomsons are made by Cooper.
Regards Philip A