Cooper Lifeliner SLE

Long life! – I have been most impressed with my Coopers. After replacing the original Yokohamas on my Subaru Forester after 45,000 kms I was pleasanltly suprised to see my Cooper Lifeliner SLE's still wearing at 75,000. A good buy. I want more. Great long wearing tyre.

Terrible – After 35 years and 1.5 million kilometres of driving I have found the worst tyres. I had these on a Honda CRV AWD and found them to be dangerous on bitumen the moment even the slightest amount of rain fell. I have just switched to Michelin Latitude Cross and could not be happier. They are black, my favourite tyre colour. Total lack of grip in the wet, they develop bulges, not round.

Terrible – Terrible tyre. Coopers, manufacturers, not interested in replying to complaint submitted by dealer. Would not recommend at all!!!! Nothing at all like the advertising bullsh.t. nil except keeps rim off road. Purchased 4. 3 suffered ply separation causing extreme out of balance and vibration problems. Remaining 1 is falling apart around rim. Wears fast.

Terrible – Finally got rid of them!, the final straw was suspected power steering and tie rod issues on my Honda crv, however after first getting the alignment checked the mechanic said the tyres were not able to be balanced, even with tread remaining they were so out of round as to be unsafe, have never had this problem with a tyre before. Put on a set of Dunlop Le'mans RV's and I have my car back, no wobbles or vibrations. Hmm, not much Not very round, which for a tyre is rather important,noisy, lots of weights needed and lots of balance problems. Did not last as expected even with 5k rotations. Expensive when compared to OEM bridgestone duellers.

Good – Good tyre so far, have had a very good run from Cooper tyres in the past, hope these stand the test of time. If not you will see the second review in a year or so time. They are quiet, they grip well and they made the wife happy with the overall performance. Found them to be quiet, and grip seems exeptional on the AWD Ford Territory. Misses likes them compared to the OEM tyres, says the ride is more compliant. Have not owned them long enough for reliablity comment. Were actually cheaper than the OEM tyre by $70 per tyre. Car handles and steers better, lighter than original tyres. None so far.