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**WRXASH** · 23-01-2008, 08:18 PM

i work in the tyre trade etc and dont really like "budget" tyres, the cheaper tyres (they can be alright but depends on driving conditions etc) if your running something powerfull or decent ya want good tyres on its the only thing that makes contact with the road while your hurtling along down motorway. plus with the cheaper options ya can get alot of complains of vibration threw steering (even tho there properly balanced) some can even be noisier. i had bridgestone on my impreza to start with (they originally come on them) and i found they was too soft and wore really quickly so i fit myself couple Pirelli P-Zero Nero's couple month back and am impressed with them, there really good and stick to the road like glue when ya cornering etc and dont seem to have worn much at all recently. The only premium tyres i dont really like are Continentals really - the tread seems to crack alot on them and they are obviously up there as been one of the expensive tyres aswell so ya dont want tread cracking and folking out for more tyres (actually had tyres with like 5mm of tread left but they was really dangerous because of the cracks)

23-01-2008, 08:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
WRXASH Member Wrench Pro Car: Impreza WRX 2.0Turb Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Leeds (West Yorkshire) Posts: 34	Re: Tyres - premium brands? Are they worth the money? i work in the tyre trade etc and dont really like "budget" tyres, the cheaper tyres (they can be alright but depends on driving conditions etc) if your running something powerfull or decent ya want good tyres on its the only thing that makes contact with the road while your hurtling along down motorway. plus with the cheaper options ya can get alot of complains of vibration threw steering (even tho there properly balanced) some can even be noisier. i had bridgestone on my impreza to start with (they originally come on them) and i found they was too soft and wore really quickly so i fit myself couple Pirelli P-Zero Nero's couple month back and am impressed with them, there really good and stick to the road like glue when ya cornering etc and dont seem to have worn much at all recently. The only premium tyres i dont really like are Continentals really - the tread seems to crack alot on them and they are obviously up there as been one of the expensive tyres aswell so ya dont want tread cracking and folking out for more tyres (actually had tyres with like 5mm of tread left but they was really dangerous because of the cracks)