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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5062 |
Are you selling it to someone you dont like ? Jules |
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6th Jun 2023 9:00 pm |
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Aveling Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: Cardiff Posts: 266 |
The best place for them is on the tyre fitters shelf. |
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6th Jun 2023 9:09 pm |
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Just a driver Member Since: 29 Nov 2021 Location: Norfolk Posts: 428 |
There speaks someone with loads of money. I really don’t see the problem with them, just keeping motoring economic. |
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7th Jun 2023 5:57 am |
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Nodge68 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Newquay Posts: 2082 |
I generally don't buy the cheapest tyres (I buy Yokohama if available), but have bought plenty of cars that have budget tyres fitted, including both if my current Freelanders. I've not really had any issues with cheap tyres, although I have noticed that they seem to perish and crack sooner than premium brands, and some budget tyres are more noisy, but otherwise they seem acceptable for most driving situations. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
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7th Jun 2023 6:32 am |
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Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1689 |
Budget tyres will have one of the three points of performance poor, probably the most being the wet weather performance, generally their wear rate is good.
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7th Jun 2023 7:31 am |
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Just a driver Member Since: 29 Nov 2021 Location: Norfolk Posts: 428 |
The thing is it’s a 5 grand motor not a quarter of million pound Ferrari. It would get written off at the smallest amount now days and would not get anymore money if it had a £300 tyre or an £80 on it. As for wet conditions etc, I very, very, very rarely get over 50 mph now days what with speed cameras, camera vans , lane closures, stationary and slow moving traffic. We used to drive faster years ago when road was empty in cars with no seat belts or airbags etc on remould tyres. Just wondered if there was a pick of the bunch in budget tyres. |
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7th Jun 2023 8:11 am |
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jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5062 |
Its not the going, its the stopping that's important.
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7th Jun 2023 8:38 am |
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Rommel Member Since: 20 Aug 2017 Location: Sandhurst Berkshire Posts: 647 |
Look what happened to The Russians in Ukraine with their cheap Chines tyres !!! 2013 FL2 XS.
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7th Jun 2023 9:36 am |
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Just a driver Member Since: 29 Nov 2021 Location: Norfolk Posts: 428 |
Thanks, it will be sorned in November so not much wet time |
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7th Jun 2023 9:39 am |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2816 |
I'm not rich but I don't skimp on tyres. Much rather spend an extra £20 a corner on a decent tyre that some "dye-yung" brand I've never heard of. There are other areas in life you can make savings, tyres for me is not one of them. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948
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7th Jun 2023 10:10 am |
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Nodge68 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Newquay Posts: 2082 |
That's a very valid point. You could spend best part of £1k on new tyres today, and the vehicle be written off for minor bumper damage tomorrow, in which case you're not going to any of that tyre money back, although repairing the car is always an option. I look around for tyres, it's surprising what offers come up from time to time. A couple of months ago, I found a pair of Continentals on offer for the wife's car for less than the price of budget tyres in the same tyre place, so it definitely pays to shop about. I'm currently waiting for my Chinese Jinyu tyres to wear out, so I can replace them with a set of Yokohama Geolander AT 015. However the Jinyu are lasting well, having lost just a couple of mm of tread over the last 15k, so I'll be stuck with them for a bit longer yet. Performance wise I've not noticed anything wrong with Jinyu, and this is the 3rd vehicle I've had with them fitted before I bought it. They grip fine in the wet, actually they don't feel much different between wet n dry, handling is sharp and noise is reasonable, although they are definitely more vocal than other brands. They're not bad enough for me to warrant removing them though, which I have had to do with some budget tyres. Happy hunting. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone. 2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone. Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver. 1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project. |
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7th Jun 2023 10:17 am |
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NavyDoc Member Since: 03 May 2023 Location: Perth Posts: 12 |
Something else to look out for is a set of alloys with tyres. I just bought some Discovery Sport 18 inch Alloys with x4 Scorpion All season for £200. They came off a 2019 vehicle, alloys perfect and age dot of tyres was 2020 and 6mm even tread. You can further reduce your net spend by selling on your own alloys.
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7th Jun 2023 3:34 pm |
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RealBeale Member Since: 13 Jun 2016 Location: Birmingham Great Barr Posts: 922 |
^^^^^^ this !
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7th Jun 2023 4:06 pm |
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John E. Member Since: 02 Apr 2023 Location: SE Cornwall Posts: 150 |
Exactly what I was going to suggest.
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7th Jun 2023 4:21 pm |
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