Economy tyres better than RFT's?

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Julian24110

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I always intended to replace the run flats but having 2 nearly new front tyres I opted to replace both the rears thinking that I could then replace them all next time round.

I've since had to replace a punctured front tyre and now with one of the 12 month / 3k rears punctured, I'm about to throw in the towel and replace the lot.

Now, being a habitual tight ar🙊🙊 my latest plan is to replace with 4 landsails at £325 and then replace with better as needed. My thinking is that the rft's are so bad that even cheapo normal tyres will be no worse. Also that this car only does around 3k a year on local roads so it won't make much difference.

Any similar experience or common wisdom to share?
 
at 325 for 4 budgets that doesn't make much sense to me.. for 75-100 more for you could get a quality set of tyres like goodyears, vredstiens, uniroyals, dunlops to name but a few
 
How much £’s will save ?
I would suggest to buy some decent rubber and not skimp - Buy cheap and buy twice.

I was in the same situation once - I was a wee bit strapped for cash and bought some bargain basement tyres - I saved a few quid on the day but it was ultimately money down the drain as I had to buy proper rubber a month later!

Don’t do it !
 
I've never heard of landmark tyres, but Landsail seem to be generally thought of as "ditch-finders"!

Cheapo brands may ride better than RFTs, but may not grip or stop as well. :o

For the sake of a few quid I'd buy something a bit better seeing as the tyres are the only things that keep you on the road!

I got a set of 4 Kumho Ecstas for my MC from Black Circles in April for just under £400 and they have been fine. In the cold and damp they actually have more grip than the MPSS I had before.

An old saying springs to mind - buy cheap, buy twice!
 
John Ruskin quotation:-

"It's unwise to pay too much...but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.
 
A full set of Uniroyal Rainsport 5 are £399 fully fitted by National tyres if you go through the tyre-shopper.co.uk. Plenty of other brands available too. Well worth it for the extra £75
 
Julian24110 said:
I always intended to replace the run flats but having 2 nearly new front tyres I opted to replace both the rears thinking that I could then replace them all next time round.

I've since had to replace a punctured front tyre and now with one of the 12 month / 3k rears punctured, I'm about to throw in the towel and replace the lot.

Now, being a habitual tight ar🙊🙊 my latest plan is to replace with 4 landmarks at £325 and then replace with better as needed. My thinking is that the rft's are so bad that even cheapo normal tyres will be no worse. Also that this car only does around 3k a year on local roads so it won't make much difference.

Any similar experience or common wisdom to share?
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How much is your insurance excess? And/or how much is your life worth?

Of all the things you could scrimp on, tires shouldn’t be one of them :thumbsdown:
 
As above - you don't need to spend much more and you then have tyres you will be happy with and will not be counting down the months until you can replace them. Wait for the deals from black circles and sign up for notifications. I used tyres on the drive (halfords) great mobile fitter and Goodyear Assymetric 5's all round for less than £400. Can you access any deals through an employee benefits type scheme?
Best move i made was to switch from run flats :thumbsup:
 
I had a set of Lansails on my last car when I bought it, was a bit annoyed when they said they'd just fitted a new set of tyres, was on an Audi A5 quattro I remapped to 300 bhp and I was quite surprised at first with the amount of grip I had from cheap tyres, I would say they were fine at first but when I got down to near 3mm they weren't so good.

That said, I was running 300bhp on a decent 4wd set up and the 60/40 distribution flattered the tyres for a while. Would I put them on a rear wheel drive car pulling decent power, sorry no, ok a first but I've seen with cheap tyres the grip is lost when you wear them down.

Horses for courses as the say, spend a bit more on something decent and longer term will be a better investment :thumbsup:
 
Julian24110 said:
Thanks all. I guess I posted on here for confirmation of what I was thinking, and you've confirmed it!I
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Post again with your next choice, I've found some bigger name tyres not so good either, big names and big money doesn't necessarily mean big quality :thumbsup:
 
Landsails are terrible.
Fair enough not everyone needs or can afford michelins, but there are plenty of decent midrange tyres out there. Id go hankook, kumho, vredestein or maybe avon.
 
jamesditchy said:
A full set of Uniroyal Rainsport 5 are £399 fully fitted by National tyres if you go through the tyre-shopper.co.uk. Plenty of other brands available too. Well worth it for the extra £75
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Like he said
 
I have just switched to Michelin PS4 all round on a second-hand set of alloys I purchased recently. The 2 fronts that are already fitted are barely worn so I just bought 2 rears. So, until midnight on the 31st (you'd better be quick !) Michelin have a £60 cashback offer if you buy a set of 4 tyres, or £24 if you buy 2. At the moment a set of staggered 18" PS4 is £441.00 plus £19.80 shipping from Camskill, so £460.80 total...less the £60 cashback comes to £400.80 delivered....for Michelin PS4's ! Bargain ! :thumbsup:
 
I've bought budget tyres in the past, when they dance in the wet or go off after a few thousand miles you realise that you have wasted your money and ruined the feel of the car for two or three years. Spending the cost of one tank of fuel extra will get you some decent mid-range rubber :thumbsup:

But Landsail do sound like they will glide gracefully........ in to a ditch :P
 
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