Cheap Tyres fitted

Gordon Burnetts next to the casino carpark.
I've mentioned them before on these threads. Maybe I should ask for a discount next time :D

Seriously though they are good for cheapies and the more premier brands.
Canny lads there like. They've looked after my Honda from new (14 years and still going strong :cool:)
 


There was similar thread to this way back. And there is great deal of tyre snobbery about.
Cheaper tyres offer just the same safety standards as the "popular brand names" it all depends on what type of motoring you do.
If you just drive around the town on a daily commute and no great motorway journey's, then there is no point in chucking away good money on more expensive tyres - the cheaper ones will do the job perfectly and just as safe.

Agree that they will all meet a legal minimum standard but a cheap tyre won’t stop or grip like a premium one. Agree that the benefit of this varies, if you are on the motorway every day you derive a lot more benefit than if you never drive above 30mph.

Canny lads there like. They've looked after my Honda from new (14 years and still going strong :cool:)

Obsessed with Burnetts you like Moo
 
My Car had Continentals on when I bought it . I've continued with the Continentals apart from one set of Pirelli's . None of them seem to last very long considering the width (weight distribution) so I put mid price Chinese ones on last time. They seem no better or worse than the expensive European ones and were half the price .

Continentals are probably the poorest tyres from the branded makes for wear, that I've had.
 
Ford Fiestas are front wheel drive so, put budgets on the back ( around £40 each) and good ones on the front ( £70 each) £ 200 to £250 should do it.
 
If you buy from Kwik Fit online and then book your slot they're as cheap as Black Circles. Got 4 x Dunlop Bluresponse Sport fitted for £60 each on a Golf.

These tyres are top notch it has to be said and have come top on many tyre tests.
 
Ford Fiestas are front wheel drive so, put budgets on the back ( around £40 each) and good ones on the front ( £70 each) £ 200 to £250 should do it.

Do not do this. Try going round a wet corner and have the fronts grip more than the rears. Your going to 180 very quickly.

I hate buying tyres, trying to get prices from local places over the phone is a nightmare. They’ll sell you a Dunlop or a pirelli, and completely ignore which model is it. Every manufacturer do a variety in varying wet/dry grip, wear rate, economy ect ect.

What you should do is go to somewhere like black circles or my tyres and search for ones that suit your driving. If your driving round town then tyre noise and wear are probably lower in your list compared to grip to poor weather. If you doing loads of motorway cruising some that are quieter and give and extra mile or two mpg at the cost of some cornering grip (which you don’t do much of anyway) are more appealing.
 
Do not do this. Try going round a wet corner and have the fronts grip more than the rears. Your going to 180 very quickly.

I hate buying tyres, trying to get prices from local places over the phone is a nightmare. They’ll sell you a Dunlop or a pirelli, and completely ignore which model is it. Every manufacturer do a variety in varying wet/dry grip, wear rate, economy ect ect.

What you should do is go to somewhere like black circles or my tyres and search for ones that suit your driving. If your driving round town then tyre noise and wear are probably lower in your list compared to grip to poor weather. If you doing loads of motorway cruising some that are quieter and give and extra mile or two mpg at the cost of some cornering grip (which you don’t do much of anyway) are more appealing.

It's a Ford Fiesta mate not a Ferrari :lol:
 
Understeer is preferable to oversteer though, no matter what car you're in.
Exactly. Try and oversteer a front wheel drive car and come back to me ;)

Even with bald rear tyres it's very difficult if you don't know how. If you do happen to do it ( mistakenly) you're on ice or a plain lunatic who shouldn't be driving.

In which case it doesn't matter what f***ing tyres are on the car.

Front end grip is paramount on a front wheel drive car. 70% of braking is done on the front wheels as is the grip for cornering because the front wheels are pulling the car around the corner not pushing it like a rear wheel drive car.
 
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My Car had Continentals on when I bought it . I've continued with the Continentals apart from one set of Pirelli's . None of them seem to last very long considering the width (weight distribution) so I put mid price Chinese ones on last time. They seem no better or worse than the expensive European ones and were half the price .

Pirelli are Chinese owned now anyway, Chemchina bought them a couple of years ago.
 
I'm looking to get get all 4 new tyres fitted in time for the winter (all of mine are quite badly worn). Where is the cheapest places people can recommend.

Ford Fiesta. The ford garage quoted £280, this will be cheaper in smaller garages though.

Any suggestions?

Me pal out the gym, Tones Tyres in Plainsy Club car park, he will beat anyone.
07979193030
 

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