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£60 a tyre isn't exactly breaking the bank now is it 
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Mine are 185/55/14 and yes they are Sport Contacts, however I was bending the truth slightly, the previous owner of the car paid £60, not me
are you sure?
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You said it was VW Approved. It is not.
People have different interests and tastes. They may be able to tell the difference between two different brands of caviar, but to you it could be all the same!
That list is for Sport Contact 3 Tyres, I have Sport Contacts so they are quite old but the last owner hardly drove the car which explains why they look nearly new.
I know what tyres I have on my car, I'm not completely ignorant and stupid. I can always take a picture if you're not happy. The only Continentals available for my size now are the Premium Contact 2.
Hmm maybe when choosing between goodyears and conti's, but when comparing Contis to cheap no name Polish tyres there's a massive difference. The tests in AutoCar and all the other mags clearly show that cheap tyres are vastly inferior. I can prefer different brands of clothes/shoes whatever but tyres are pretty important and I do lots of driving on country roads so I don't really fancy under steering into a tree in the wet or Aquaplaning along the motorway at 70 for the sake of a few quid.
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exactly. i couldnt give a hoot about the clothes i wear, to some people its the be all and end all. all depends on what youre into
tyres are a bit of a life/death thing though
its ok, i can live without thanks. im sorting out new tyres for the gfs fester at the weekend. theyve been on since new, the fronts are at the markers now, the rears are ok (tread wise) but being old (its an 05 car) theyre starting to perish. the tyres are nasty anyway, so 4 brand new ones are going on
hers wants 195/50/15, no sportcontacts in that size boooo
I sort of agree. There's probably tests showing Primark clothes to be vastly interior to Armani, tests showing that Bowers & Wilkins audio is superior to Alba, tests showing that the paint quality of a Fiesta is lower than that of a Rolls-Royce Phantom, tests showing that Iceland chicken nuggets are less healthy than François Sudreau truffled duck fois gras. However, it doesn't detract from the fact that in some people's priorities, having the best of certain things, regardless of the consequence of not, is unimportant.
I bought 4.5 liters of 5-30 Comma oil from a motor factor for approx £12.50 with a free high vis jacket.
I'm not talking about other things, I'm just talking about tyres/oil. I'm not casting judgement on people who cannot afford high quality goods or choose cheaper goods, I'm casting judgement on people who choose to risk their life with crap tyres for the sake of a few quid.
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all tyres have to conform to a basic safety standard, i highly doubt you will make much more use out of premium tyres in your fiesta than a set of economy tyres...
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This is clearly a load of BS.
the fiesta may not be a furious xxxBHP road burning monster but once moving it is subject to the same laws of physics as everyone else. you still need to stop and go round corners and the same forces are involved.
my gf's fester is a no BHP 1.4 but im still making sure she has decent tyres on it
Wrong. The Autocar article on budget tyres a few weeks back was very intersting. The safety standards for tyres to be sold in the UK is VERY crude and was demonstrated during the article to be completely substandard. The idea that if they are on sale they are safe is VERY flawed indeed.
None of that rubbish has any influence on the safety of others on the road. People cheaping out on tyres does.