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[Del Boy]

had nexens on a 3.0 Estate once, no grip.... when going for tyres i avoid would budget ones, its the only thing that keeps you on the road!

Ive always used budget tyres...never had a problem.

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Regards fitting id say a fiver a corner.

Agreed have Bridgestones' on mine atm and don't see any difference with the so called "budget" tyres I had on the old wheels.

[Del Boy]

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Sorry, cannot agree there.  Has to be Heinz.  Which is a shame as I have a cupboard load of Branston beans that I got from cash and carry, but wish I hadn't after eating some

Lol  

[cem_devecioglu]

had nexens on a 3.0 Estate once, no grip.... when going for tyres i avoid would budget ones, its the only thing that keeps you on the road!

Ive always used budget tyres...never had a problem.

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Regards fitting id say a fiver a corner.

Agreed have Bridgestones' on mine atm and don't see any difference with the so called "budget" tyres I had on the old wheels.

depends on the model ..Bridgestone ER300 is performing very good on all dry and wet tests which I'm currently using on clit..
and even they can be compared with very expensive models..

[stuart30]

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Sorry, cannot agree there.  Has to be Heinz.  Which is a shame as I have a cupboard load of Branston beans that I got from cash and carry, but wish I hadn't after eating some

Actually i dont eat baked beans so maybe a poor comparison...

A tesco value banana tastes just the same as a waitrose banana but....im sure you get the point..

I think there's a lot of hype and snobbishness regards tyres.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Sorry, cannot agree there.  Has to be Heinz.  Which is a shame as I have a cupboard load of Branston beans that I got from cash and carry, but wish I hadn't after eating some

Actually i dont eat baked beans so maybe a poor comparison...

A tesco value banana tastes just the same as a waitrose banana but....im sure you get the point..
I think there's a lot of hype and snobbishness regards tyres.

Are the same bananas...............just packed in a value bag......out the back.

[TheBoy]

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Sorry, cannot agree there.  Has to be Heinz.  Which is a shame as I have a cupboard load of Branston beans that I got from cash and carry, but wish I hadn't after eating some

Actually i dont eat baked beans so maybe a poor comparison...

A tesco value banana tastes just the same as a waitrose banana but....im sure you get the point..

I think there's a lot of hype and snobbishness regards tyres.

Quite possibly. But I've yet to find a tyre that comes close to the SP9000 on the MV6 (actually, thats a lie, the Conti SC2 comes close).

Don't for a second think that even the best budget tyre performs as well as the top end of the (decent) premium brands.

But in many cases, decent budget tyres are good enough. But know the limitation of the tyres you have - for eg, I know my Nexens on the tractor have very poor grip in very wet weather (water streaming off the road).  I haven't found a weakness in the SP9000s yet, despite using them for a few years.

[stuart30]

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Sorry, cannot agree there.  Has to be Heinz.  Which is a shame as I have a cupboard load of Branston beans that I got from cash and carry, but wish I hadn't after eating some

Actually i dont eat baked beans so maybe a poor comparison...

A tesco value banana tastes just the same as a waitrose banana but....im sure you get the point..

I think there's a lot of hype and snobbishness regards tyres.

Quite possibly. But I've yet to find a tyre that comes close to the SP9000 on the MV6 (actually, thats a lie, the Conti SC2 comes close).

Don't for a second think that even the best budget tyre performs as well as the top end of the (decent) premium brands.

But in many cases, decent budget tyres are good enough. But know the limitation of the tyres you have - for eg, I know my Nexens on the tractor have very poor grip in very wet weather (water streaming off the road).  I haven't found a weakness in the SP9000s yet, despite using them for a few years.

Oh fully agree you cant say a £40 will act as well as a £150 tyre.

But a good budget tyre will be perfectly adequate for most drivers...how often does one actually drive towards the edge of the cars performance.

Just annoys me when people knock (look down there nose) budget tyres without trying them.

[TheBoy]

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Sorry, cannot agree there.  Has to be Heinz.  Which is a shame as I have a cupboard load of Branston beans that I got from cash and carry, but wish I hadn't after eating some

Actually i dont eat baked beans so maybe a poor comparison...

A tesco value banana tastes just the same as a waitrose banana but....im sure you get the point..

I think there's a lot of hype and snobbishness regards tyres.

Quite possibly. But I've yet to find a tyre that comes close to the SP9000 on the MV6 (actually, thats a lie, the Conti SC2 comes close).

Don't for a second think that even the best budget tyre performs as well as the top end of the (decent) premium brands.

But in many cases, decent budget tyres are good enough. But know the limitation of the tyres you have - for eg, I know my Nexens on the tractor have very poor grip in very wet weather (water streaming off the road).  I haven't found a weakness in the SP9000s yet, despite using them for a few years.

Oh fully agree you cant say a £40 will act as well as a £150 tyre.

But a good budget tyre will be perfectly adequate for most drivers...how often does one actually drive towards the edge of the cars performance.

Just annoys me when people knock (look down there nose) budget tyres without trying them.

One thing you need to remember, although you may well drive within limits of tyre/chassis, there are times you need to do something that may put you beyond that - eg, an emergency stop/swerve. Thats not necessarily a budget v premium argument, as some budgets are reasonable, and some premiums aren't great, though generally the premiums will be better (I'm not a fan of Avon or Michelin)

[stuart30]

Its no different from do you buy Heinz baked beans or Tesco own brand....little difference except big difference in price.

Sorry, cannot agree there.  Has to be Heinz.  Which is a shame as I have a cupboard load of Branston beans that I got from cash and carry, but wish I hadn't after eating some

Actually i dont eat baked beans so maybe a poor comparison...

A tesco value banana tastes just the same as a waitrose banana but....im sure you get the point..

I think there's a lot of hype and snobbishness regards tyres.

Quite possibly. But I've yet to find a tyre that comes close to the SP9000 on the MV6 (actually, thats a lie, the Conti SC2 comes close).

Don't for a second think that even the best budget tyre performs as well as the top end of the (decent) premium brands.

But in many cases, decent budget tyres are good enough. But know the limitation of the tyres you have - for eg, I know my Nexens on the tractor have very poor grip in very wet weather (water streaming off the road).  I haven't found a weakness in the SP9000s yet, despite using them for a few years.

Oh fully agree you cant say a £40 will act as well as a £150 tyre.

But a good budget tyre will be perfectly adequate for most drivers...how often does one actually drive towards the edge of the cars performance.

Just annoys me when people knock (look down there nose) budget tyres without trying them.

One thing you need to remember, although you may well drive within limits of tyre/chassis, there are times you need to do something that may put you beyond that - eg, an emergency stop/swerve. Thats not necessarily a budget v premium argument, as some budgets are reasonable, and some premiums aren't great, though generally the premiums will be better (I'm not a fan of Avon or Michelin)

Ahh thats true...apart from unexpected emergencies i tend too drive like a grandad (which takes the biscuit seeing as im younger than most on here  ).

Id just like too meet the prat who fitted REMOULDS on my estate.....

[VXL V6]

My personal preference is for the Dunlop Sport 9090, seems to suit the Omega well IMHO.

[TheBoy]

My personal preference is for the Dunlop Sport 9090, seems to suit the Omega well IMHO.

Exactly whant I have on back of MV6 at the moment