Help! Branded or unbranded tyres?

londonTiger

imo legit partworns that have been inspected and stamped are a better buy than unbranded new ones

Imp

Why is this even being discussed? All tyres now come with a rating for fuel efficiency, wet grip and noise. Now we can actually go to a tyre shop and compare cheap tyres and expensive tyres. It isn't uncommon for the cheap tyres with soft rubber and low efficiency to have better grip than the expensive, high efficiency tyres with the hard rubber.

Given the OP's low mileage, grip is probably more important than efficiency or longevity, so all she has to do is find the ones with the best or most acceptable grip rating, whether they are the cheapest, mid range, or most expensive.

Check out

http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/products?load_index=79&locale=en&profile=65&speed_rating=T&text=Front&wheel_size=14&width=165

for the range of tyres and performance against price for a tyre around the size needed for a Corsa.

steve-L

There are cheaper tyres and there are ditchfinders.

The real cheap chinese ones actually just fall apart ... I honestly wonder how they are allowed to be sold as tyres... thats not the same as budget tyres that may not be as good as big name brands but don't just have bits fall off the sidewall if you gently scrape a kerb.

red_eye

for refrence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjCcFsGLpaM

worried_jim

Very interesting thread. I bought a '99 Saab on Friday and have just been to check the tyres on it. I looked when I first test drove the car last week and all four corners had loads of grip, but they are of a brand I've never heard of "Event" and I can see the dreaded "PRC". I think I have Chinese ditch finders.

ShandyAndy_2

Budget tyres all the way. They're fine and your hardly doing big miles. I have budgets all round on my astra estate and they are fine,pulled me up some big derbyshire hills in the snow with no trouble. Primewells,nexens,maxxis all good tyres.

Paperbird

worried_jim wrote: »

Very interesting thread. I bought a '99 Saab on Friday and have just been to check the tyres on it. I looked when I first test drove the car last week and all four corners had loads of grip, but they are of a brand I've never heard of "Event" and I can see the dreaded "PRC". I think I have Chinese ditch finders.

You could be right. Most reports seem to say fine in the dry but no grip in the wet.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Event/

Gilbert2

londonTiger wrote: »

imo legit partworns that have been inspected and stamped are a better buy than unbranded new ones

No way.

I'd tried that viewpoint and I'd never use part worns ever again.

Waste of time and money.

Gilbert2

ShandyAndy wrote: »

Budget tyres all the way. They're fine and your hardly doing big miles. I have budgets all round on my astra estate and they are fine,pulled me up some big derbyshire hills in the snow with no trouble. Primewells,nexens,maxxis all good tyres.

Absolutely, never had a problem in 20 odd yrs using budgets.

The quality of them these days is great too.

sharnad

Good years are quite good get the best that you can afford tyres are important