Whilst I would go for the cheaper tyres I would avoid unbranded tyres. When I replaced the rears on my 1500 last I got pirelli P1000s which were the cheapest branded tyres on offer (about 40 quid each if my memory serves...)
I have found that unbranded tyres tend to go flatter quite quickly once they are a year or so old, I have found this with pretty much any un-branded tyre on any car and the branded tyres almost always keep their pressure really well. I know that this is not a major problem, but is probably indicative of the quality of the tyre in general, how hard can it be to produce a non-leaky tyre? Just my 2p... cheers John --- Alan Lemen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree with Michael, as when I got my car (with flat tyres) I also > opted for the standard size inexpensive replacements. > > Basically I looked for softer tyres so that they would hopefully grip > better and not last longer than the car. They tried to sell me 60,000 > mile tyres. It was not even at that point on the odometer when I got > the > car! Also I hoped not to add any extra effort to the steering so that > when my wife drove she would not complain of it being heavy as she is > used to a all power stuff on her minivan. They did have some really > cheap deals but they looked like crossply tread even although they were > > radials and I avoided them. > > Alan > > Michael Hargreave Mawson wrote: > > >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, James Carruthers > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > > >>I guess you're all gagging to know the result of my MOT?? Well, maybe > >>not. > >> > > > >I must admit to a soupcon of interest. > > > >>She passed with flying colours - except for 3 things; the rear brake > >>lights weren't wired correctly, the CO was 8%!!!!, rather than 4% and > he > >>"advised me" on my rear tyres being very near the limit. So much for > my > >>carb tuning ability!!! > >> > >>They fixed the lights and carbs on the spot - charged me a coupe of > >>pounds for that - so that was ok. > >> > > > >Excellent - congratulations! > > > >>What was weird was that I helped the guy do it! Had to sit in the > >>drivers seat; waiting for calls of "foot brake" "steering left, > right" > >>"hand brake" "lights" "indicate" whilst 6 foot in the air on the ramp > - > >>how odd is that! I don't mind - beats waiting around. He even > >>complimented me on the car, said it was in great condition - "nice > >>little motor matey" in pure east London dialect, but Im never sure > about > >>garages making such statements, just trying to make me feel good so I > go > >>back or something. Although I will certainly be returning next year. > >> > > > >Worked, then, didn't it? <g> > > > >>Drove back to college after the MOT - and guess what, pull my > interior > >>handle - PPIIINNG!! - the rod must have come off inside - oh well - I > >>know what to do now - at least it worked for the MOT. > >> > > > >I'm not sure that it is a requirement of the MOT that your door-handle > > >should work. > > > >>So I need to get some new boots - I did think they were a bit bald - > it > >>doesnt seem to have much grip, especially in the wet. So Im going to > >>treat it to 4 new ones - the ones on it at the moment are a really > old > >>and faded - so just replacing the back ones would make it look even > more > >>odd than it does now. > >> > > > >And if they are that old, a catastrophic failure cannot be far away. > > > >>Anybody got any suggestions? I remember reading a car magazine where > >>they tested a load of tyres at the barbers a while back, and there > >>seemed to be quite a bit of difference in performance. I dont mind > >>paying a bit extra for some good ones, I do drive it everyday after > all. > >> > > > >Here comes some heresy: don't buy high-performance tyres. Buy the > >cheapest new tyres you can find that are rated for the top speed of > the > >car. The extra performance that a performance tyre will give you is > >not that noticeable, and they can be four or five times the price of a > > >basic tyre. That means that you can afford to replace your tyres > more > >often - and I'd much rather be driving on new no-name tyres than on > >not-quite-worn-out Pirellis or Michelins. > > > >ATB Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
