What's the Best Tyre Brand?

egyptiancotton

Don't budget tyres wear very quickly??

scotsbob

Back home I belong to 2 car clubs and Toyo, Bridgestone and Uniroyal Rainsports are by far the most popular. I go with the Uniroyal as I find they last a lot longer.

daveyjp

lloydyyy wrote: »

Don't budget tyres wear very quickly??

Wear depends on the rubber compound. Expensive Continentals just over 10,000 miles, toyos 8,000 and hardly touched, but they were a harder compound.

Iceweasel

lloydyyy wrote: »

Don't budget tyres wear very quickly??

Usually it's quite the opposite.

Cheapo tyres are often harder less pliant rubber so last longer but of course they give much less grip.

Braking, especially in the wet needs a longer distance, for example.

Most folks don't use half of the capabilities of their tyres - on an everyday basis.

But top brand tyres give a level of grip that unless you've experienced it you don't believe.

It's all about safety and having reserves of grip for hazards.

Loads of folks will say that they have no need of top brand tyres and manage fine with something round and black from the 'Land of Chop-Sticks'.

Hopefully they will never find themselves in an emergency situation where they need to take avoiding action to avert an accident.

It has nothing to do with a flamboyant extreme driving style.

egyptiancotton

What sort of mid-range and premium tyre will offer high durability and tread life?

Iceweasel

lloydyyy wrote: »

What sort of mid-range and premium tyre will offer high durability and tread life?

It's difficult to find the right balance between grip, mileage and value for money but something like this perhaps:

It was a Which magazine 'Best Buy'

http://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/www/tyres_uk_en/themes/car-tyres/standard-car-tyres/contiecocontact/contiecocontact-3.html

Ultrasonic

I find test results here helpful when choosing tyres:

www.tyrereviews.co.uk