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**pgarner** · 23-01-2008, 07:58 PM

that makes me fell good ive just not long put 4 bridgestone re 040 hope they last longer than 5k miles at the price they were.
used to run cheap yokos on the civic 175/65/14 at £35 a shot and they only lasted 3 months being nice with them. ran with 195/50/15 Kumho Ecsta and they lasted nearly 20k before i had to change them the michelins which still had plenty when i sold it 10k later
now going with more preformance based directional tyres they cost slightly more than the budgets but are worth it

23-01-2008, 07:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
pgarner Super Moderator Torque Junkie Car: VW Bora (184.6bhp) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lockerbie, SW Scotland Posts: 3,397	Re: Tyres - premium brands? Are they worth the money? that makes me fell good ive just not long put 4 bridgestone re 040 hope they last longer than 5k miles at the price they were. used to run cheap yokos on the civic 175/65/14 at £35 a shot and they only lasted 3 months being nice with them. ran with 195/50/15 Kumho Ecsta and they lasted nearly 20k before i had to change them the michelins which still had plenty when i sold it 10k later now going with more preformance based directional tyres they cost slightly more than the budgets but are worth it __________________ Good news !! Winter is on the way !!