Sure, because braking isn't important is it?
I'm speechless.
It is, obviously, but the effects are exaggerated by you guys I reckon, I have sat a in a car with 4 different tires making an emergency stop a few times, sure it could have braked harder on better tires perhaps, but the need was not there, I just can't imagine a situation where it would be unless you are behind someone's bumper, not paying attention and taking ages ( over 2-3 seconds) to respond to something, or driving too fast for the conditions.
As for the scrappy tires, they come from working cars, which haven't crashed using the exact same tires ?
Oh I think it is true, you are right in saying you don't 'need' to, but I am saying you should do, because you will get better performance from them, when you really need it. More with regards to stopping than starting and not aquaplaning etc.
People often disagree with me without reading exactly what I am saying, I am quite careful with words, so have another look.
I said it is always better to have decent quality matching tyres, than not to. How can anyone with a brain argue with that? ...cost is irrelevant, it's a statement of pure logical fact.
What I said about the cost difference not being huge is very much open to debate I know, what some consider a minor difference, others will not.
Speaking of which, 80 (euros or pounds) per corner is seriously cheap for a tyre. Well it is for the sort and size tyres I am used to buying.
Yes obviously, but it differs from person to person whether the price difference is worth the money.
I thought 80 was pretty expensive ( price for a new premium tire for my car after looking for the cheapest shop), after hagging at a local tire shop I got my Continental Sport contact for 50€ including fitting and balancing, 195/65 ( or 55) R15 H I think it is.
My point still stands, it's all about grip, lack of it means you plow into the kid, or hedge when cornering, it's exactly the same principle. It's actually worse on a cheap car as people just assume it's a rubbish car so it won't crash on a corner (because it can't go fast enough), then they run out of grip and they wonder what happened.
It hasn't happened to millions of people, what do you think people did in countries where there were few affordable tires ( say Poland in the early 70's), people NICKED steelies just for the tires, people drove on slicks for months before they could even remotely afford a new tire.
Sure it's important, but in my eyes you guys are much exaggerating the problems.
Considering scrapyard rubber has been used then left out in the elements for god knows how long without air or any use it could well be very bad rubber indeed.
Perhaps, why is it not illegal if it's SO dangerous then ?
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