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Cheap Tyres or Expensive Tyres ???

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  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    Eric_Pisch wrote: »
    yep look for the best deals on main brand tyres (dont go for performance tyres unless your a boy racer)

    there have been several tests that show budget tyres can double your stopping distance in the wet ..


    The OP wasn't considering budget tyres tho' only asking was there much differnce between mid and top price jobbies ;)
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    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

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  • Jakg
    Jakg Posts: 2,267 Forumite
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    Having gone from Toyo T1-R's to "Prime Wells" there really really is - you wont notice unless you push it hard in the dry, but in the wet all I got was endless understeer, and that was only with 84 BHP!

    For small cars (15>" wheels) performance tyres are barely any more than cheap rubbish - why cheap out on them?
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  • blued
    blued Posts: 698 Forumite
    One thing always worth remembering is the only thing between your car and the road is the tyre. Take this away (blow out or whatever) and you could lose control.

    You'll find that you can get midrange and premium tyres online and fitted locally for less than the price of a budget tyre when you just turn up at a tyre centre.
  • movilogo
    movilogo Posts: 3,235 Forumite
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    Never skimp on tyres. You will not know the difference between bad and good tyres unless it is too late already :)

    Having said so, if you mainly travel within town, not exceeding 50 mph often, then you can fit budget tyres without much issue.

    However, if you do high speed journeys over motorways, drive over wet quite often, go for better tyres.

    Cheap tyres often wear out quickly. So, they may not be cheap in long run.

    Remember, a tyre can drastically affect handling of a car
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  • cyclonebri1
    cyclonebri1 Posts: 12,827 Forumite
    movilogo wrote: »
    Never skimp on tyres. You will not know the difference between bad and good tyres unless it is too late already :)

    Having said so, if you mainly travel within town, not exceeding 50 mph often, then you can fit budget tyres without much issue.

    However, if you do high speed journeys over motorways, drive over wet quite often, go for better tyres.

    Cheap tyres often wear out quickly. So, they may not be cheap in long run.

    Remember, a tyre can drastically affect handling of a car


    Please, the op is not asking about budget tyres, bangs head:mad:
    I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.

    Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)

    Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed
  • catflea
    catflea Posts: 6,620 Forumite
    The phrase that comes to mind is "never scrimp on anything that seperates you from the ground, shoes, tyres, parachutes.............."

    Not paticuarly helpful to the OP (sorry) but couldn't resist :D
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  • hugh2908
    hugh2908 Posts: 39 Forumite
    I drive a vauxhall corsa the tyres are 195/55r, Avon where the last ones, I drive 40 miles to and from work mostly on B roads which are'nt the best !! I drive a lot quicker on the way to work than on the way home which probably contributes to the wear !! Is Avon a decent tyre ??? are there any other makes for decent mid range tyres that are reasonably priced ??? Thanks also for all the responses H
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    I'm sure I have read the following, several times, in Practical Classics magazine.

    When a premium manufacturer develops a new tyre they are left with designs and moulds that they no longer require. They do not throw these in the bin. They sell them to 'second level' or 'budget' manufacturers. These manufacturers then produce tyres to these old standards.

    The argument is that, if you have an older car, these cheaper tyres are, quite probably, to the same spec as the premium brands that were fitted as OE when the car was new.

    When I have owned old cars I have always fitted the cheapest new tyres I could find and never experienced any problems.
  • harryhound
    harryhound Posts: 2,662 Forumite
    edited 25 March 2010 at 3:15PM
    It depends on your driving style.
    The comparison displays (where some of the cheepy tyres put the test car into the hay bales) are always on brand new tyres in heavy "rain".
    Obviously the average car is running on half worn out tyres. (in fact, if they are really expensive tyres, I bet their owner is trying to get the last legal mm out of them).
    The energy of a moving body is proportional to the square of its speed; if you drive in the outside lanes of motorways on week days at 80 MPH get those Michelin or other top brand. (What is Michelin's budget brand called?)
    I'm semi retired and my Mondeo rolls on £40 tyres, with a Polish brand name made in a factory in Slovenia owned by Good Year. They have done 20K miles and don't yet look half worn even on the front. Cut me up and I might run into you?
  • Maybe it would be worthwhile looking at a car club / forum for your specific car and seeing if any particular brand is reccomended for it.
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