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Tokld by a local supplier said that with my low mileage (8000 miles a year) on a Honda Civic not worth buying premium tyres.
They always say this, the trouble is they make much more profit on the cheap non-branded stuff.
What they sell for £50, they probably buy in bulk for £15 each...“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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cheap tires are crap in the wet as are fuel savers. al you doing is making a nice little profit for your supplyerTokld by a local supplier said that with my low mileage (8000 miles a year) on a Honda Civic not worth buying premium tyres. Trouble is I end up replacing the cheap (£48!!!) every year or so.
is he stringing me a line? Should I go for some Bridgestones or Michelins?
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Why when for £20 you can get the likes of yokohama a drives, toyo proxys can be delivered by blackcircles and then taken to be fitted and balanced for £10 a rimAlso what size are the tyres on the Honda?
The older ones were generally only something like a 185/65/15, and even the newer ones are 205/55/15. Cheap tyres for either size should give change from £40 fitted quite easily.
Nankang NS2s are about £40 fitted for the 185s and these have a reputation for being both reasonable tyres and lasting for 20-30,000 miles on older, lighter cars (8,000 seems very low to me -- I've put 8,000 miles on a pair of Toyo T1Rs, a tyre known to wear quickly, and they still have more than 5mm left).
Is your dealer supplying remoulds I wonder? These tend to grip well but the lifespan isn't that great.
Nangkangs are called ditchfinders for a reason, google away.
budget tires are a false economy one day you might be paying with your life, is your life worth the purple note saved opting for budget?0 -
budget tires are a false economy one day you might be paying with your life, is your life worth the purple note saved opting for budget?
Very true, however when people don't know about these things, they tend to go with the opinion of someone who should be trust worthy (ie tyre's experts). But as I mentioned above, these guys have their own agenda.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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true thats why you will always find that they will always have the size you need in budget and special order premiums.0
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Tokld by a local supplier said that with my low mileage (8000 miles a year) on a Honda Civic not worth buying premium tyres. Trouble is I end up replacing the cheap (£48!!!) every year or so.
is he stringing me a line? Should I go for some Bridgestones or Michelins?
Help me out here....please
We have Michelin Energys on one of the cars..
Put a set of 4 on over different times for the front and back, then swapped them over.
First ones did 22,000 on the front, the another 6,000 miles on the back, the other pair did 15,000 miles on the back, then another 17,000 miles on the front.
Grip is fine wet, dry, and even in the snow in winter they were still ok.0 -
Nangkangs are called ditchfinders for a reason, google away.
budget tires are a false economy
If they aren't up to doing the job how have they been approved for sale? Like most things these days don't they have to have type approval and meet minimum safety requirements?
Totally agree you want something better on your high performance cars or if you insist on driving everywhere in a"hurry".
For the average Joe/Jo in the street driving sensibly then there probably isn't much in it IMO.
Happy for this opinion to be proved wrong."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
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grizzly1911 wrote: »For the average Joe/Jo in the street driving sensibly then there probably isn't much in it IMO.
Happy for this opinion to be proved wrong.
You can be driving perfectly sensibly until one day someone decides to barrel through a red light at the T-junction you are using and you have to do an emergency stop.
The improved stopping distance could be the difference between getting T-boned or stopping out of their way. Sure the accident will be the other person's fault, but they probably don't have insurance and even if they do your insurance will go up for 5 years and the back and neck pain could last for a lifetime.
As for the person who recommended Michelin Primacys. I had those on my company Mondeo, the Primacy HP which is supposedly a better version. I recently had the fronts replaced with Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response and the difference is staggering. Since it still has Michelins on the back the back end is now the first to let go during hard cornering, even in the dry. This isn't something I do on a regular basis but it illustrates the difference, especially in a front heavy FWD car like the Mondeo.
FWIW, my personal car runs Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3s for 9 months of the year and Nokian WR-G2s for the winter, unfortunately my company are too cheap to pay for really good tyres.0 -
grizzly1911 wrote: »If they aren't up to doing the job how have they been approved for sale? Like most things these days don't they have to have type approval and meet minimum safety requirements?
Totally agree you want something better on your high performance cars or if you insist on driving everywhere in a"hurry".
For the average Joe/Jo in the street driving sensibly then there probably isn't much in it IMO.
Happy for this opinion to be proved wrong.
I get the feeling there isn't that much of a minimum standard. There was a few tests done on braking from 50/60mph and the results were something like when a Continental tyre car had stopped the same car using budgets was still moving at 20-odd mph.
Looking at tyres- aye I'm that sad - more and more cars are getting budgets fitted as belts tighten. I wasn't impressed with the last set of budgets I drove - no need for expensive ranges, but I find mid range tyres to last a bit longer and be a better bet for minimal outlay.0 -
Budget tyres for the win. They all have to meet standards. And even with the dearest brands there is still pros and cons in every review.0
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