Tyres - Premium or Budget?

[Pete]

Ran budget for years TBH, However if I had a car worth driving quickly then I'd get something decent though.

[ginge191]

You need bigger brakes in emergency situations, everyone knows this.

...4 pots are essential.

Just ask ed
/troll

[ash240970]

Fit the best you can afford and then if the unthinkable does ever happen you will have a clear conscience.

[Craig-o]

I've been driving for 8 years now and have always used budget tires. I know branded tires will 'grip better in the corners' and what not, but I don't rag my cars so I've never needed super grippy tires. I've had emergency stops, evasive action in the rain I've had to taken and tires have never let me down. For all the guys who've stuffed it in a ditch on a B road and blamed the tires, the best tires in the world wouldn't have made any difference. JUst don't drive like a bellend on the roads....simples lol. You want to chuck the car into the corners and stuff then go to a track...should never need anything more than budgets for normal road use IMO

[Mattcheese31]

decent brand part worns for me . . . . . .yes yes i know some people like to know the history of a tyre, but i'll bet those same people don't buy a car and then change all the tyres for new ones either . .
i don't have a lot of money so that's how i roll anyway . .

Toyo Proxies on at the minute, near as new tread 40 quid for the pair . . .

[daddyfixit]

306 is running on firestones (on when i bought it) and a hankook spare, when i replace them its getting decent budgets as i drive 3,000 miles a year in traffic---furthest this cars been is to port meirion in wales.
having replaced 18 michelins in 8 years on our galaxy (wear/punctures and school run kerbing damage) at £65 a corner trade price !! i fitted a full set of budget evergreen reinforced tyres to it and have sold loads to other people so i guess the 306 will end up on them.
did have federals on it for 12 months-------no grip at all and wore out in less than 6,000 miles (pure shite).

[cully]

i buy cheap brand tyres mainly for the reason i get too many punctures around the lanes.
a lot of places dont repair tyres theyd sonner sell you new

now if i were to put the car through its paces say tack days on regular occasions id by a better brand or even buy a second set of wheels