Help! Branded or unbranded tyres?

ILW

ian103 wrote: »

i'd go for a brand if they can be brought at a sensible cost - i made a mistake buying some avons (they were cheap) on an mx5 i had, they were carp and always regretted getting them fitted.

had khumos put on my avensis as main stream brand tyres were too expensive - very impressive.
http://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brands/goodyear/duragrip

Funny you should say that, I had some Pirellis on a MX5 and the handling was horrible. Changed to Toyo on ownere club recomendation and made a word of difference. Couple of years ago and £30.00 each fitted.

molerat

GeckoGirl1985 wrote: »

Not trying to cause an argument or dispute what's been said, but I can't understand why it would be better to put the better tyres on the back? Surely as Skivenov has said, if the tyres at the front are the ones bearing the load of the engine, doing the steering and powering the drive of the car, then surely you would want the more reliable tyres to go here as they are doing the most work?

Bearing in mind I'm a humble female with very little knowledge of car mechanics, but this makes most sense to me? Please explain if I am wrong - I'm only interested to learn.

Watch the video http://www.etyres.co.uk/flashmovies/...-rear-800.html
The front wheels will go roughly where you point them, ease off the power and they will usually go straight ahead. Its where the back ones go you need to watch out for.

john_white

Every tyre manufacturer recommends that newest tyres are placed on the rear.

Given that they make the things i suspect they know whats what.

See point 6.

http://www.michelin.co.uk/tyres/learn-share/care-guide/ten-tyre-care-tips

vaio

ILW wrote: »

A good trained driver will tend to prefer a little oversteer and it can be more controllable. But only if you know what you are doing.

Yep, a bit of oversteer (or the power to provoke it) can be fun if you are in a "playing" mood.

However, I'd say it's to be avoided on "cooking" Corsas used for the school/shopping run done by non-enthusiastic drivers (and even more so for "enthusiastic" but inexperienced young lads out for a night time jaunt with their mates)

Gilbert2

john_white wrote: »

Every tyre manufacturer recommends that newest tyres are placed on the rear.

Given that they make the things i suspect they know whats what.

My car maker recommends that I change the oil every 10k. I once changed it at 10,001 miles.

Guess what? It still works.

Westmead_Fan

My car maker recommends that I change the oil every 10k. I once changed it at 10,001 miles.

Guess what? It still works.

that comment made me chuckle.

you do not need top brands, make sure your wheel alignment is checked because if thats out & you get new tyres they will wear out quickly & in my opinion would be a waste of good money.

Limey

The Dura Grips seem to get pretty good reviews on light cars here:

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Goodyear/DuraGrip.htm

and on tyretest.com.

I'd be happy to fit them from the reviews on those two sites, I usually take those reviews over the new ratings.

Oh and don't worry about causing arguments on this forum, they'd argue over the colour of the sky. :rotfl:

vaio

sort of grey with a very slight tinge of blue here

jase1

skivenov wrote: »

Actually, I'd say the fact it's only a 1.2 Corsa is a good reason to fit a better tyre.

It's likely to have relatively skinny tyres, no traction control, ABS, relatively rudimentary suspension (probably not have the anti-roll bars that higher specced cars will have), and a fairly high centre of gravity.

So, all things being equal, the tyres are a much bigger part of keeping you out of trouble than on a more sophisticated car.

And that's the reason my Corsa's sat on £200+ worth of tyres.

Agreed -- added to which the Corsa is a lightweight car. Tyre friction is influenced by the force holding it to the road. Heavier cars tend to be more tolerant of less grippy rubber than little tin boxes like the Corsa.

It's why some people swear by the Pirelli P6000 (those with big heavy cars), and others swear at them.

learningaboutinsurance

jase1 wrote: »

It's why some people swear by the Pirelli P6000 (those with big heavy cars), and others swear at them.

I do the latter ? especially at £500 for 4 tyres :eek:

My MK1 focus currently has Arrowhead tyres, which i am in the processes if changing this week thinking of the Goodyear Efficiant grip, which is about £15 more each than the arrowhead but i am assuming it will have better grip (as the name says