Car tyres, to buy branded or non-branded?

baser999

RogerPensionGuy said:

A slight update. 

I put on the cheapest run flats with wet A, fuel C and noise 71DB.

I'm not a very progressive driver, but on various very wet roads full acceleration/braking and steering these tyres I've now got on are super, MPG increased and will be interesting at what milage they need replacing.

. . . . . or what point they’ll give out on braking, cornering 🤔

Iceweasel

Let the buyer beware!
All tyres are branded.
For example, wholesaler AliBaba can supply me - or any tyre dealer - with 185/65 16 tyres from a factory in China with pretty much any name I choose on the sidewall for approx £15 each. Of course I need to buy a minimum of 1000.
I could then sell them at any price I choose to people whose only interest is that their new tyres are cheap.
Personally I wouldn't fit such products to a wheelbarrow.

Herzlos

Nobbie1967 said:

RogerPensionGuy said:

A slight update. 

I put on the cheapest run flats with wet A, fuel C and noise 71DB.

I'm not a very progressive driver, but on various very wet roads full acceleration/braking and steering these tyres I've now got on are super, MPG increased and will be interesting at what milage they need replacing.

Good for you, I’m sure they’ll be fine. From the comments on here, you’d think everyone tears around on the ragged limit everywhere rather than driving to the conditions.

Sometimes conditions are unpredictable. We've all had to perform an emergency stop at some point.

Nobbie1967

Herzlos said:

Nobbie1967 said:

RogerPensionGuy said:

A slight update. 

I put on the cheapest run flats with wet A, fuel C and noise 71DB.

I'm not a very progressive driver, but on various very wet roads full acceleration/braking and steering these tyres I've now got on are super, MPG increased and will be interesting at what milage they need replacing.

Good for you, I’m sure they’ll be fine. From the comments on here, you’d think everyone tears around on the ragged limit everywhere rather than driving to the conditions.

Sometimes conditions are unpredictable. We've all had to perform an emergency stop at some point.

Lucky they’ve got new tyres with an A rating for wet grip then.

Iceweasel

Nobbie1967 said:

Herzlos said:

Nobbie1967 said:

RogerPensionGuy said:

A slight update. 

I put on the cheapest run flats with wet A, fuel C and noise 71DB.

I'm not a very progressive driver, but on various very wet roads full acceleration/braking and steering these tyres I've now got on are super, MPG increased and will be interesting at what milage they need replacing.

Good for you, I’m sure they’ll be fine. From the comments on here, you’d think everyone tears around on the ragged limit everywhere rather than driving to the conditions.

Sometimes conditions are unpredictable. We've all had to perform an emergency stop at some point.

Lucky they’ve got new tyres with an A rating for wet grip then.

And the A rating was decided by the tyre manufacturer themselves, and checked for accuracy by ......... no-one.

ontheroad1970

Iceweasel said:

Nobbie1967 said:

Herzlos said:

Nobbie1967 said:

RogerPensionGuy said:

A slight update. 

I put on the cheapest run flats with wet A, fuel C and noise 71DB.

I'm not a very progressive driver, but on various very wet roads full acceleration/braking and steering these tyres I've now got on are super, MPG increased and will be interesting at what milage they need replacing.

Good for you, I’m sure they’ll be fine. From the comments on here, you’d think everyone tears around on the ragged limit everywhere rather than driving to the conditions.

Sometimes conditions are unpredictable. We've all had to perform an emergency stop at some point.

Lucky they’ve got new tyres with an A rating for wet grip then.

And the A rating was decided by the tyre manufacturer themselves, and checked for accuracy by ......... no-one.

To be fair, this is the same for  the top of the market as well as the bottom end of the market.

Herzlos

ontheroad1970 said:

Iceweasel said:

And the A rating was decided by the tyre manufacturer themselves, and checked for accuracy by ......... no-one.

To be fair, this is the same for  the top of the market as well as the bottom end of the market.

But the top of the market is trading on reputation, whereas the bottom is trading on price.

If Michelin released tyres with, say, terrible wet grip despite rated A, it could cost them enormous contracts with manufacturers etc and potentially sink them.
If Linglong released tyres that had the same terrible wet grip and A rating, would anyone care?

Bigwheels1111

Wanli, triangle, komo, Goodride and 20 more budget brands I’ve tried.
Most people would never have heard of.
Love a goodride winter tyre.
Used them for 10 year.
Never missed a day work.

Arunmor

The older I get the better my tyres get.

ontheroad1970

Herzlos said:

ontheroad1970 said:

Iceweasel said:

And the A rating was decided by the tyre manufacturer themselves, and checked for accuracy by ......... no-one.

To be fair, this is the same for  the top of the market as well as the bottom end of the market.

But the top of the market is trading on reputation, whereas the bottom is trading on price.

If Michelin released tyres with, say, terrible wet grip despite rated A, it could cost them enormous contracts with manufacturers etc and potentially sink them.
If Linglong released tyres that had the same terrible wet grip and A rating, would anyone care?

How much of that reputation is built on marketing?  Moët & Chandon champagne is a rancid acidic drink yet is respected as being one of the best, when I'd sooner drink regular Prosecco.  All down to marketing.  That's a more extreme version, but I'd say at least 50% of the reputation of the big tyre companies is down to marketing alone.