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There's definately a big jump up from proper cheapo tyres to competent budget ones. My current tyre came with horrible dealership specials on and sure, it could be driven safely but only by being very conservative. And stopping distances, margins for error etc all badly hit, especially in the wet.
So I've just stuck some Hankook Ventuses on, at £110 a corner. Hardly top end but the difference between that and the Autogrips it had before is ridiculously huge. So that translates into more safety for sure, but also less need to baby the car all the time, which is also good.
That said, I used to have a lot of fun with my old Focus and its feeble tyres, it'd find its grip limit very easily even at fairly low speeds.
As mentioned Khumo's seem pretty good but I've also got a set of Fulda's that I've kept (German brand) that are actually very good.
exactly. in fact by not fitting vented carbon ceramic discs are you not equally risking the child who's face it could have been?
No, carbon ceramic discs would never heat up enough during normal road driving situations to give decent performance. That would be stupid also, one should leave modifying cars to those who know what they're doing 😆 .
have a google for the best lasting
I'm tellin ya, any of the eco ones - Michelin Energy, Conti Eco Contact, all Nokians and probably others - they last twice as long as normal tyres.
Who was saying about suspension components btw? You talking about shocks or bushings?
My Passat needs new bushings, I'm wondering if replacing them will improve the ride a bit. There are different types, aren't there?
Kumho are generally pretty good, as are Vredestein.
I got some Matador MP44s for my car, and was slightly dubious but without spending loads more, the tyre place near work didn't really have any other options in stock.
I've been very impressed with them. They grip well in wet & dry and are lasting ages. God knows how many miles I've done on them....
I know have them front & back - I think the last pair I got were a newer version - perhaps mp46...?
My Passat needs new bushings, I'm wondering if replacing them will improve the ride a bit. There are different types, aren't there?
If you just replace them with new standard OE bushings from VW you won't go far wrong. 'Uprated' urethane bushes are more likely to end up feeling harsh and, in some applications, don't actually work properly due to the characteristics of the material. Depends a bit on which bushes, but if they're worn, replacing them should tighten things up, more than changing ride quality drastically.
only run premium tyres on all our vehicles. regardless of what some think, during an emergency stop, the difference between funyoudieyoungs and a michelin might make the difference between running over a childs face, or not. so that is enough for me. other than that i do not rush about, so i probably don't need them. i also want my missus to have the safest tyres i can get her as well.
Cheap tyres = false economy
In previous years I was convinced to try x tyre by local
Fitting centre , they stayed on 2 days and I kicked up hell
Utter crap - michelins went on and it was like a new car again
Always bought good tyres since then
Tried khumo winters them swapped back to bridgestones
Like night and day
It's the biggest player in keeping you on the road
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/
For all the naysayers about the Barums have a look at the top barum on the list (wet and dry grip) and look at the top tyres for all the major brands, (it beats most of them) (however the odd person on here will know more than all the independent reviews) 😉
WunUndred 😀
No, as those take too long and cannot retain enough heat on the road to work as efficently as your standard steel brakes and OEM fitments.
Yes, but you could uprate the OEM pads and disks to something like EBC green.
Won't somebody please think of the children!
Depends a bit on which bushes, but if they're worn, replacing them should tighten things up, more than changing ride quality drastically
The existing ones are cracked (apparently) and creak a lot when starting off. I was hoping new ones would be a bit more plush. I was also wondering if it's a DIY driveway job...