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[shell]

how many miles can i expect to get from a budget tyre? and how much better from a branded one?

[tigers_gonads]

all depends on how hard you drive it  :-/
i tend to find out which one is the budget tyre then go for the one above 

[al brown]

You will find it is probably the other way round. Better tyres grip better and hence wear faster, but you do need a decent tyre on a car this big.

Al

[cem_devecioglu]

personally I wont recommend budget tires, especially the chinese made..they perform very bad on wet braking tests ..

but if you will prefer them at least go for Kumho KU31 or Toyo..

life times really depends on your daily trip road types

and your style.. so a definite answer not easy..


and GoodYear excellence and Birdgestone Turanza may have fairly longer life but not as good as the expensive models like Eagle F1, SPort contact 3 (conti), Potenza

[shell]

well i had federals 25 000 miles ago, and it apears they will need replaced now..i was quoted £102 for each branded one, and £55 for budget... dont drive hard at all.. does it make a difference to get good ones at the back?

[Entwood]

personally I wont recommend budget tires, especially the chinese made..they perform very bad on wet braking tests ..

but if you will prefer them at least go for Kumho KU31 or Toyo..

life times really depends on your daily trip road types

and your style.. so a definite answer not easy..

Totally agree with Cem here ...  the only thing that keeps you on the road are 4 very small patches of rubber...

Many things try and take you off the road, centripetal forces, acceleration forces, braking forces, road layout, road surface, weather, your right foot, your hands on the steering ...

all of which are fighting those 4 little patches ... IMHO you want those little patches to be good little patches, all day every day ... 

[al brown]

Personally I keep all 4 the same, didnt buy expensive ones this time (accelerra alpha) but they are just about as good as the P7s I had last time and are half the price.

[cem_devecioglu]

personally I wont recommend budget tires, especially the chinese made..they perform very bad on wet braking tests ..

but if you will prefer them at least go for Kumho KU31 or Toyo..

life times really depends on your daily trip road types

and your style.. so a definite answer not easy..

Totally agree with Cem here ...  the only thing that keeps you on the road are 4 very small patches of rubber...

Many things try and take you off the road, centripetal forces, acceleration forces, braking forces, road layout, road surface, weather, your right foot, your hands on the steering ...

all of which are fighting those 4 little patches ... IMHO you want those little patches to be good little patches, all day every day ... 

 

[Lazydocker]

Personally I keep all 4 the same, didnt buy expensive ones this time (accelerra alpha) but they are just about as good as the P7s I had last time and are half the price.

I've been running the Accelera Alpha's for nearly 2 years now and find them pretty good... Yes, they will let go but need to be driven pretty hard IME Although, when deliberately provoked they (like any other tyre) will react how expected.

I would have no concerns about fitting them again, although they are a little noisy

[al brown]

Personally I keep all 4 the same, didnt buy expensive ones this time (accelerra alpha) but they are just about as good as the P7s I had last time and are half the price.

I've been running the Accelera Alpha's for nearly 2 years now and find them pretty good... Yes, they will let go but need to be driven pretty hard IME Although, when deliberately provoked they (like any other tyre) will react how expected.

I would have no concerns about fitting them again, although they are a little noisy

Agreed all round, when they do let go it is very predictable and very easy to handle, no sudden surprise.
They are brilliant fun in the snow, my back end went about 5 times further than the front, all very controlled. Braking was good too, which was a suprise in the snow on a "cheap" tyre.

[Arrolman]

What make of tyre did the police run them on? presume that they were of a decent make aand were quite grippy?

Cheers,
Iain

[shell]

thanks all...is 25 k a good mileage from a branded tyre? if i could repeat this then i would feel ok about renewing expensive tyres.

[hotel21]

What make of tyre did the police run them on? presume that they were of a decent make aand were quite grippy?

Cheers,
Iain

Goodyear.
£25 per corner, irrespective of tyre size, last I heard, but that was a couple of years ago now, pricewise......

[tunnie]

how many miles can i expect to get from a budget tyre? and how much better from a branded one?

Impossible to answer, you going to get so many various. V6/4pot, type of miles, length of runs, driving styles, tyre pressures, type road surface, wishbones, camber & toe settings.....

You will get figures of 3k to 50k, on all types of tyres

[Lazydocker]

I've had 7 tyres in 40k... First 4 were badly worn on the inner edges due to suspension geometry (rotated front to back)... 1 Was Punctured (and had been worn due to geometry, 2 (recent ones) were worn on the inner edges but have had a badly worn Idler

I reckon that I've had 15k out of them (on average) even with bad geometry for a period of time and lots of "playing"