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digisatman said:
Yes, if you drive like a ****...
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Actually I didn't. I was driving home in the wet, went round a corner at a perfectly sensible speed and the back end went out. I changed the tyres as soon as I could, and since then haven't had it do it in the wet or dry.

Anybody who ACUTALLY knows me on these forums knows I don't drive like a ****. :)
 
digisatman said:
It handles outstandingly compared to...
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A car owned by a cheapslake who can't afford to have their alignment and geometry sorted and buys ling longs because the man in the garage says they meet the uk standards when there are no standards set in the uk for braking ability and grip.

Having said that my car suffers from a bit of torque steer because I don't think the alignment is spot on so thats something that will be sorted when I get a set of good quality (because I don't know how to drive) tires.
 
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I did with the tyre's that came on my mx5, ended up with damage to the bodywork and a cracked alloy.

In the end it would have ben better to just put something better on in the first place. It really is a different car with Eagle f1's.

Just for fun, the old tyres that seriously lacked grip were branded corsa. Doh!
 
digisatman said:
Learn to drive.
I would get your car checked out in that case...
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From my own experience of cheap tyres in my earlier car days (XR3i), I had a set of firestones that where amazingly bad, they would just not stop in the wet, and understeered so early it was laughable..

Needless to say, I'm quite wary of cheaper brands, and unless I have had personal experience of them I'd not want to take the risk.
 
And I would like to stress that I don't rely on good tires to keep me safe, I use my brain for that. They're just a back up for when things could potentially go breasts skywards.
 
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Janesy B said:
And I would like the stress I don't rely on good tires to keep me safe, I use my brain for that. They're just a back up for when things could potentially go **** up.
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Good point, what ever tyres you have, it's up to you to drive within their limits..

Although doing 30 down a road, and someone steps out in front of you, tyres will be the deciding factor in how quickly you stop with your reaction time/braking effort being the same.
 
digisatman said:
so basically, budget tyres arent deathtraps as suggested in this thread...
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Some are, some maybe not..

I think enough people have said that their own personal experience has been of instances of extremely poor cheap tyres behaving so badly they considered them 'dangerous'..

And even relying on everyone being very diligent drivers, stopping suddenly is one area the tyres play a large role in how quickly you do come to a standstill..


I agree that labelling all cheap tyres as ditchfinders isn't quite technically accurate, but the risk of getting a dangerous tyre does dramatically increase, so people are wary.
 
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Only if you're the kind to do this:

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They are dangerous, you're just choosing to skip past the facts and accuse us of being bad drivers.
 
digisatman said:
so basically, budget tyres arent deathtraps as suggested in this thread...
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Budget tyres are dangerous...end of.

Every tyre has their limit, budget tyres have a dangerously low limit, if a child walks out infront of me when I drive past the school next to me I want to slam on the anchors knowing my car will not skid because I have good rubber on them.

Tyres are the one of the few factors which affect if you have a serious accident or not, they are the only contact to the ground which stop you from getting into big trouble. Don't skimp out on rubber, end of.
 
tbh, theres a couple of levels of budget tyres, that may be causing the confusion.

The no-namers, and then the ones slightly below the mid-range, that fit into the high end of the budget price category, which most of the time move up eventually once they have a decent rep.
 
Phate said:
Budget tyres are dangerous...end of.

Every tyre has their limit, budget tyres have a dangerously low limit, if a child walks out infront of me when I drive past the school next to me I want to slam on the anchors knowing my car will not skid because I have good rubber on them.

Tyres are the one of the few factors which affect if you have a serious accident or not, they are the only contact to the ground which stop you from getting into big trouble. Don't skimp out on rubber, end of.
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On the other side, I had/have this same attitude, and did have a right go at my brother for getting his mid priced Falkens (or whatever they where) on his 'bus', but having driven it, and seen some reviews, it does seem that although it's much cheaper then the usual top brands, it did surpass some in certain areas, and had no real terrible downsides..

It's the whole 'not knowing' that makes me buy top notch tyres, but I do recognise that some 'cheaper (not total bargain basement) tyres are up to the job..
 
Demon said:
On the other side, I had/have this same attitude, and did have a right go at my brother for getting his mid priced Falkens (or whatever they where) on his 'bus', but having driven it, and seen some reviews, it does seem that although it's much cheaper then the usual top brands, it did surpass some in certain areas, and had no real terrible downsides..

It's the whole 'not knowing' that makes me buy top notch tyres, but I do recognise that some 'cheaper (not total bargain basement) tyres are up to the job..
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I buy and use BF-Goodrich G-Sport profilers...

Not the best, they are a decent mid-range tyre. I personally think they are very good and perform very well (specially after the last set of fronts lasted 2 track sessions, 15 thousand miles and several burnouts :D)

I'm not someone who thinks you should only buy the very best of tyres (because not everyone can afford the very best), I'm someone that from personal experience will never touch a budget tyre again :)
 
digisatman said:
tbh, theres a couple of levels of budget tyres, that may be causing the confusion.

The no-namers, and then the ones slightly below the mid-range, that fit into the high end of the budget price category, which most of the time move up eventually once they have a decent rep.
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No mate, don't try and turn it around. Ling longs are the worst of the worst and you said they'd be fine because they meet non-existant standards and then you continued to argue that I buy good quality rubber because I drive like a tool.
 
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Janesy B said:
Janesy B said:
A car owned by a cheapslake who can't afford to have their alignment and geometry sorted and buys ling longs because the man in the garage says they meet the uk standards when there are no standards set in the uk for braking ability and grip.

Having said that my car suffers from a bit of torque steer because I don't think the alignment is spot on so thats something that will be sorted

No mate, don't try and turn it around. Ling longs are the worst of the worst and you said they'd be fine because they meet non-existant standards and then you continued to argue that I buy good quality rubber because I drive like a tool.
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Not turning anything around lol, Are you saying having ling longs on a fwd car like your own or OP's corsa would be undriveable? And yes, it came across that you have little driving ability as you seem to rely on tyres far too much.
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Helloooo, what do we have here? I was too busy keeping an eye on the "dont know what to buy thread"

digitsatman - cheap tyres = less grip = dangerous end of story

I fail to believe anyone with a car like that is a saint behind the wheel either
 
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