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I’m scouting out some new tyres and definitely curious about Black circles value tyres at a saving of £70 per tyre. Anyone ever tried them out? Are they any good? or do you get exactly what you pay for?
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It's up-to you, the fact that they say value is a generic term for any tyre that is cheap and is no name or unknown Chinese or Indian in origin. Not really the sort of tyre that you might put on a high performance car.
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Don't do it. I bought an rx8 once which had cheap tyres. Was ok on the dry although it didn't live up to it's excellent handling reputation but 1st time I drove in the wet the rear gave way on a roundabout without warning. I was going quite slowly. The grip was all over the place and really unpredictable.
Immediately replaced with a set of mpss and then realised what the rx8 was supposed to be like. Totally different car after that.
Budget tyres maybe ok for budget cars but I wouldn't touch them. Those 4 patches of rubber are what keep you on the road after all.
Immediately replaced with a set of mpss and then realised what the rx8 was supposed to be like. Totally different car after that.
Budget tyres maybe ok for budget cars but I wouldn't touch them. Those 4 patches of rubber are what keep you on the road after all.
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I would always put good quality tyres on my car as coming from a motorcycle originally I learnt how much you need these small contact patches of rubber to perform.
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Ok cool. Thanks guys. That’s good to know. Some things you can skimp on so worth an ask, but you’re probably right that tyres shouldn’t be one of them.
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I'd never put cheap tyres on anything I planned to drive "spiritedly"!
I'll admit to my Z4 having Bridgestone RFTs, but my 325i has Pirellis and my inbound 330i has Continentals.
I'd never scrimp on tyres or brakes - that's what keeps you on the road, and hopefully out of trouble!
I'll admit to my Z4 having Bridgestone RFTs, but my 325i has Pirellis and my inbound 330i has Continentals.
I'd never scrimp on tyres or brakes - that's what keeps you on the road, and hopefully out of trouble!
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You don't realise what a difference tyres make until you change them, budget tyres will ruin the driving experience on any car. There are loads of threads on the forum with recommendations for midrange+ tyres
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If you are on a strict budget & if you can get the sizes worth pricing up tyres by Riken ( budget tyre Michelin made)
I'm currently running a set on my daily driver & couldn't be happier with them for the money .
Tyreleader have Riken UHP 255 35 19 for £77 & 235 35 19 for £64
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Product Description
The tires Riken are manufactured by Concern Michelin in Europe with the same technology and machinery. It provides them with a very good performance in all weather conditions. Riken ultra high performance novelty is intended for upper-class cars to modern high performance cars. It is characterized by very good adhesion to both dry and wet road, good braking properties and also has a long life. Along with the attractive price, then the obvious choice for drivers who prefer optimal price-quality ratio.
I'm currently running a set on my daily driver & couldn't be happier with them for the money .
Tyreleader have Riken UHP 255 35 19 for £77 & 235 35 19 for £64
From the net /
Product Description
The tires Riken are manufactured by Concern Michelin in Europe with the same technology and machinery. It provides them with a very good performance in all weather conditions. Riken ultra high performance novelty is intended for upper-class cars to modern high performance cars. It is characterized by very good adhesion to both dry and wet road, good braking properties and also has a long life. Along with the attractive price, then the obvious choice for drivers who prefer optimal price-quality ratio.
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I just purchased 4 vredesteins in staggered 18'' fitment for £275 after cashback, from camskill, so that's cheaper than the value tyres you've seen, for a much superior brand.
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Thats complete rubbish. Michelin Pilot Super Sports have a B wet rating and people foam at the mouth when driving on them.
My Vorti's also have a B rating and they're fantastic in all weather's, even when it was - 8c and snowing.
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In terms of testing 1 grade point is the equivalent of 1m extra stopping distanceben g wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2019 2:10 pmThats complete rubbish. Michelin Pilot Super Sports have a B wet rating and people foam at the mouth when driving on them.
My Vorti's also have a B rating and they're fantastic in all weather's, even when it was - 8c and snowing.
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Science shmience, eh?
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You can have an A wet rating, but the actual Tyre can be null and void in terms of actually getting any performance on dry tarmac.
Go and tell the high performance motor owning guys who have Michelin Supersport fitted that their tyres are rubbish
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That's fine for garage queens that only come out in the sun but for the rest of us the wet grip performance should be high in the list of requirements