Help! Branded or unbranded tyres?

forgotmyname

The front /back thing. They change their mind on that as often as politicians change their minds.

Put the rubbish ones on the front if you want to see why good tyres are important. And put the rubbish ones on the back if you dont want to see why good tyres are important.

I will let you ponder that one... Or should i put you out of your misery now?


Rubbish ones on the front so you see what you crash into because the front has no grip.
Rubbish ones on the back because you will lose the back end when you crash but wont see what your going to hit.

McCoy

I think I'll risk buying the cheap ones since only a minuscule percentage of my driving is done near ditches anyway.

In all seriousness, since most cars are using their front wheels for driving, steering and the majority of their braking I'm not sure why anyone would suggest not putting the best tyres on the front?

Yes the back sliding is a risk, but surely on balance having the best tyres on the front is a safer option under most conditions?

[Deleted User]

17K miles on 14 year old car with perished tyres that are starting to crack?

I bet those tyres have been on since car was new. I'd get them all changed!

Gilbert2

Strider590 wrote: »

Tyre's are the single most important safety feature on any car....... They are the only thing keeping your car out of the nearest ditch.

Completely disagree. The driver is the single most important safety feature of any vehicle.

You can have £140+ superduper tyres but they won't be much use if you are rubbernecking and have a collision for not paying attention.

In any case, mechanically, why focus on the one feature as being most important? Again, the quality of tyres would not be much use if your brakes failed.

It's all relative.

forgotmyname

With no brakes you need good tyres. No brakes and no grip = no hope..

Gilbert2

Strider590 wrote: »

He's wrong, massively wrong....... He's been fed a line by a fitter at a tyre/exhaust outlet, where they make more profit on cheap tyres. They should be banned from giving this bad advice.

Take a look at this video, Whatcar don't sell tyres.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_j-2W2uZ8c

In that test the budget tyres took 22 meters longer to stop in the wet!!!

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Why should a tyre/exhaust outlet be banned from giving advice on tyres that are legitimately sold in the UK that have obviously met a standard for the UK?:huh:

Also, if you have the need of greater stopping distances whilst driving I'd suggest you alter your driving style and become a more alert driver.

Gilbert2

forgotmyname wrote: »

With no brakes you need good tyres. No brakes and no grip = no hope..

Should brakes completely fail then all a tyre will do is go around and around anyway, be they premium or budget.

Gilbert2

GeckoGirl1985 wrote: »

What do you think? Are branded tyres better than unbranded? What would you do in my situation?

This always comes up and there are always differing views.

In my experience, and for the last 10 years I have driven 100's of thousands of miles, I've never had a single problem using budgets.

If they were not considered satisfactory then they would not be on sale in the UK, simple as.

You only drive very few miles so wear is of no real issue.

Paperbird

Not all budget tyres are ditch finders I've had Neutons on my car for the last 2 years and have been more than happy with them in all conditions.
They replaced a set of Continentals and when it's cold and wet I'm happier with the Neutons with 4 mm of tread than I was with the Continentals when they were new.
Check out tyres here http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/

skivenov

I'd agree with the poster who said the tyres are probably well out of date, so it's a good idea to change all 4.

Personally, I always spend the extra to get good tyres. Most of the time, you won't notice the difference, but when you need them to perform (emergency braking, aquaplaning, swerving), they justify their extra price.

On an older Corsa, the tyres are likely to be a common size, and not compartively expensive.

lesalanos wrote: »

All tyre fitters are trained to put new tyres on the back.

There is also a big heavy weight over the front wheels helping them to stick to the road.

Speaking as a qualified tyre fitter, I can't agree with that.

On a front wheel drive vehicle, your front wheels are doing far more than your back wheels, as they're gripping, steering, driving and providing at least half of the braking under normal circumstances, and most of it (generally 70%+ due to weight transfer) in emergency braking situations.

Based on this, it makes sense to have the best tyres doing the hardest job.