Ive been using these for over a decade and I commute almost on hour on country roads. Had them recommended back in the day when I wasnt making much $$ and I've been buying them ever since.. they wear really well too
Budget winter tires tend to sacrifice wet road traction for snow/ice grip. Consumers would be wise to wait for independent testing before making the jump.
I’ll be in the market for some new snow tires soon. I honestly wouldn’t have given value brands like Sailun a second glance, but with our much more mild winters now, I think I may be checking them out.
Just picked some up for $103.00 Canadian for 205/55r16. Great tire for my elantra gt in the snow and are quite enough on the highway. 225/60r16 are $130.00. They are going on my Chrysler.
$203 per tire, still not cheap! they must be at least 18'' tires. I paid $125 last year for my 205/55r16 Kumho Wintercraft ice tires and they are very good. ( not chinese, made in Korea) Btw, you can get these Sailun for $194 right now in Quebec ( SEP.24.24) and the Firestone are $218 ( bigger difference) size: 225/60R18
We don't have a lot of call for winter tyres here in wet Britain (in winter our rain is cold and summer our rain is warn😊), the question I would ask is does the longevity of the tyre and the length of winter justify the extra cost of the more expensive brands, with the cost difference being about $300 cheap to expensive then that's a tyre for the spare wheel and a good lunch while you wait. It's very easy to let our prejudice against something cheap sway our thinking and so mask an economic advantage.
Fit the Michelin Cross Climate 2s great all round tyre without having to swap out tyres twice a year at about £80 including balance etc we have them on our Subaru Forester and can’t fault them.
Alot of theories and alot of skepticals when a new player comes into the arena of the well established. Especially, people only talks about it by their measurements of price instead of real ownership of comparison. I driven the best of Michelin X Ice and Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires until the end of their rubber depth life. Then, as the car got older, I decided to try some new brand. What amazed me that in winter tractions in deep snow wasn't that much difference between them. But I have to admit there's a slight difference better on deep snow ( 6-12"+) on big brand names. On icy and slushy mixture , it feels similar. But in heavy winter rain, the cheap Chinese tires that I purchased actually have an advantage on cold wet paving. Also, it shines noticeably better on dry cold winter pavement on handling and braking department on dry cold winter surface. The noise levels from the tires of the cheap brand were a lot lower db than both big names. As for ride comfort? The cheap brand is softer without the harsh road pounding of the 2 famous brands It might be the factor that it feels better than the big name boys in certain categories performance. You can easily miss a real bargain deal sometimes. When the big players put lots of money in their PRs and advertisements.
Just make sure the winter tires you buy have sips those little slits in the tread go the full depth of the tread. Because if they do not after a season or two if they do not go all the way, they will be gone, and the traction is reduced considerably.
Wrong you want a narrow tire in winter. It concentrates more weight into a smaller area and improves your traction immensely. Trust me I have been driving in snow for fifty five years. Thirty five of those years were plowing snow for a local school district. I always just had a rear wheel drive car, and only the last five years I had a front wheel drive car. Depending on the weather, I would drive to the school between midnight and two AM. And this was when tires were for the most part narrow or skinny or thin whatever you want to call them, but I always went very well on those slippery roads. I have noticed these days with cars having wider tires they do not go nearly as well.
In western Washington the ability winter tires must have is to be able to steer and stop on ice. Everything else is secondary. On black ice, the softer the rubber and the larger the contact patch the better. A narrower, harder, deeply treaded snow tire is no improvement over a summer tire on ice. In fresh snow, a narrower tire has some advantages. The problem with ice tires is a 500 mile trip on a dry freeway in 80 degree temperatures can remove all the soft, ice gripping compound.
@@melodigrand I have been driving in snow for almost sixty years now and for thirty five years I worked for a local school district plowing snow overnight. I got to the school in rear wheel drive cars with snow tires. I don't care what you say you want as much weight concentrated on the ice or snow as you can get. Ahd a narrow winter tire does just that. It is the same principle with a lawn tractor. Narrow tires improve your traction when mowing. Experience is what convinces me. Not some You Tuber.
@@scrambler69-xk3kv My experience is on smooth skating rink ice conditions, more weight concentrated on a smaller contact patch is less useful in being able to steer and stop than a large contact patch of very soft, appropriately treaded rubber. Of course studded tires are a better answer for ice, but they are less resistant to hydroplaning when it is wet. Frequent here are an overnight rain followed by temperatures dropping into the 20s. Not necessarily any snow, just black ice everywhere. I know, nobody should be on the road, but many people are. Owning $3,000 of tires and wheels that cannot be used when the temperature is above 50 is an expense but worth it.
Having played in the snow w numerous vehicle types and weights including an on/off road motorcycle, I would say you can go too narrow for the weight of the vehicle. There is undoubtedly an optimum width for a tire dependent on weight. I would suggest if you go narrower than that optimum width(whatever that maybe) you are going to lose traction. The tire has to be able to compact and grab enough snow or else the snow is over compacted and becomes instant ice under the tire. This from my motorcycling experience.
@@johnhoover7869 Wrong. Why do you think farmers go wide tire? Less soil compaction. Spreads the weight out. You want that weight concentrated. So the tread gets maximum grip. My 1991 Chevrolet Lumina was equipped with 195/75/14 tires. Narrow and it was a tank at one or two AM on unplowed roads. I was as I said going to work to plow school parking lots. The driveway to the HS was a long steep hill and even with a foot of snow on the ground I went right up it to get to the plowtruck.
Ive been using these for over a decade and I commute almost on hour on country roads. Had them recommended back in the day when I wasnt making much $$ and I've been buying them ever since.. they wear really well too
The price difference when they first entered Canada around 2010, it was way cheaper. My brother in-law got 14 inch ones for about $100 per tire.
Budget winter tires tend to sacrifice wet road traction for snow/ice grip.
Consumers would be wise to wait for independent testing before making the jump.
I’ll be in the market for some new snow tires soon. I honestly wouldn’t have given value brands like Sailun a second glance, but with our much more mild winters now, I think I may be checking them out.
Just picked some up for $103.00 Canadian for 205/55r16. Great tire for my elantra gt in the snow and are quite enough on the highway. 225/60r16 are $130.00. They are going on my Chrysler.
$203 per tire, still not cheap! they must be at least 18'' tires. I paid $125 last year for my 205/55r16 Kumho Wintercraft ice tires and they are very good. ( not chinese, made in Korea)
Btw, you can get these Sailun for $194 right now in Quebec ( SEP.24.24) and the Firestone are $218 ( bigger difference) size: 225/60R18
We don't have a lot of call for winter tyres here in wet Britain (in winter our rain is cold and summer our rain is warn😊), the question I would ask is does the longevity of the tyre and the length of winter justify the extra cost of the more expensive brands, with the cost difference being about $300 cheap to expensive then that's a tyre for the spare wheel and a good lunch while you wait.
It's very easy to let our prejudice against something cheap sway our thinking and so mask an economic advantage.
Fit the Michelin Cross Climate 2s great all round tyre without having to swap out tyres twice a year at about £80 including balance etc we have them on our Subaru Forester and can’t fault them.
Alot of theories and alot of skepticals when a new player comes into the arena of the well established.
Especially, people only talks about it by their measurements of price instead of real ownership of comparison.
I driven the best of Michelin X Ice and Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires until the end of their rubber depth life.
Then, as the car got older, I decided to try some new brand.
What amazed me that in winter tractions in deep snow wasn't that much difference between them.
But I have to admit there's a slight difference better on deep snow ( 6-12"+) on big brand names.
On icy and slushy mixture , it feels similar.
But in heavy winter rain, the cheap Chinese tires that I purchased actually have an advantage on cold wet paving.
Also, it shines noticeably better on dry cold winter pavement on handling and braking department on dry cold winter surface.
The noise levels from the tires of the cheap brand were a lot lower db than both big names.
As for ride comfort?
The cheap brand is softer without the harsh road pounding of the 2 famous brands
It might be the factor that it feels better than the big name boys in certain categories performance.
You can easily miss a real bargain deal sometimes.
When the big players put lots of money in their PRs and advertisements.
Just make sure the winter tires you buy have sips those little slits in the tread go the full depth of the tread. Because if they do not after a season or two if they do not go all the way, they will be gone, and the traction is reduced considerably.
Wrong you want a narrow tire in winter. It concentrates more weight into a smaller area and improves your traction immensely. Trust me I have been driving in snow for fifty five years. Thirty five of those years were plowing snow for a local school district. I always just had a rear wheel drive car, and only the last five years I had a front wheel drive car. Depending on the weather, I would drive to the school between midnight and two AM. And this was when tires were for the most part narrow or skinny or thin whatever you want to call them, but I always went very well on those slippery roads. I have noticed these days with cars having wider tires they do not go nearly as well.
In western Washington the ability winter tires must have is to be able to steer and stop on ice. Everything else is secondary. On black ice, the softer the rubber and the larger the contact patch the better. A narrower, harder, deeply treaded snow tire is no improvement over a summer tire on ice. In fresh snow, a narrower tire has some advantages. The problem with ice tires is a 500 mile trip on a dry freeway in 80 degree temperatures can remove all the soft, ice gripping compound.
@@melodigrand I have been driving in snow for almost sixty years now and for thirty five years I worked for a local school district plowing snow overnight. I got to the school in rear wheel drive cars with snow tires. I don't care what you say you want as much weight concentrated on the ice or snow as you can get. Ahd a narrow winter tire does just that. It is the same principle with a lawn tractor. Narrow tires improve your traction when mowing. Experience is what convinces me. Not some You Tuber.
@@scrambler69-xk3kv My experience is on smooth skating rink ice conditions, more weight concentrated on a smaller contact patch is less useful in being able to steer and stop than a large contact patch of very soft, appropriately treaded rubber. Of course studded tires are a better answer for ice, but they are less resistant to hydroplaning when it is wet. Frequent here are an overnight rain followed by temperatures dropping into the 20s. Not necessarily any snow, just black ice everywhere. I know, nobody should be on the road, but many people are. Owning $3,000 of tires and wheels that cannot be used when the temperature is above 50 is an expense but worth it.
Having played in the snow w numerous vehicle types and weights including an on/off road motorcycle, I would say you can go too narrow for the weight of the vehicle. There is undoubtedly an optimum width for a tire dependent on weight. I would suggest if you go narrower than that optimum width(whatever that maybe) you are going to lose traction. The tire has to be able to compact and grab enough snow or else the snow is over compacted and becomes instant ice under the tire. This from my motorcycling experience.
@@johnhoover7869 Wrong. Why do you think farmers go wide tire? Less soil compaction. Spreads the weight out. You want that weight concentrated. So the tread gets maximum grip. My 1991 Chevrolet Lumina was equipped with 195/75/14 tires. Narrow and it was a tank at one or two AM on unplowed roads. I was as I said going to work to plow school parking lots. The driveway to the HS was a long steep hill and even with a foot of snow on the ground I went right up it to get to the plowtruck.
How is this an unbiased review when you're wearing a Sailun hat during the Firestone test?
Typical sellout...
USE THE SAME CAR ! and switch the tires, only fair and takes different cars out of the equation !!
Sailun…. Made in China?
yes, one of the major tire company in China. They are not bad actually.
I try not to support Chinese made tires...Nor do i trust quality
Do you support Chinese made laptop/phone?
@@Walter-jv5kr My Panasonic is a Japanese owned and produced Where did you miss the part : I dont trust chinese made quality ?
@@freakyflowToo bad it's made of Chinese made components.
Could be worse. It could contain American made components.
Almost everything you use and wear is Chinese made