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gloucester wrote: Fri Jun 03, 2022 3:14 pm Great that you've come to a decision point. Unfortunately I know nothing about any of these tyres.

This morning I ordered Falkens for my car and have gone with all-season ones for a change - never had these before so I thought I'd try them out - and it's a nicer tread pattern! :)
I would NEVER go for Falkens. I crashed my car with their ZE512 tyres back in 2006. Only ONE month of buying a set of four tyres brand new. The looked good, but they were lethal. I was going on a slight downhill it was a wet day and whilst braking the car slide as though I was driving on ice, I was just a passenger, crashed into street railings, there was a police car near behind and saw, they could not even understand what happened as it made no sense.
I was more concerned about my car than my own well being. In the end I never bothered fixing that car and scrapping it. I bought another car of the same and after refitting the same wheels to it, I had another brown trousers moment in lightrain where I thought I was going to crash in to the car in front as it broke at traffic lights, the car slid, then eventually came to a stop. After that, I changed the tyres, bought BF Goodrich. It was 10 times better.

I guess they do not make that compound anymore, but would not go for that brand ever; they were cheap for a reason.
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AdamC84 wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 2:49 pm
The cheapest tyres I have seen are HiFly Vigourous HP801.

Reviews are few and far between - here's one I found:

12,000km only and two tyres have seriously let go by warping out of shape with major steering wobble.
Very bad quality, don’t waste your money or risk your safety.
The other two tyres look like they’re starting to warp too.
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AdamC84 wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 2:49 pm Haha.

The cheapest tyres I have seen are HiFly Vigourous HP801.

I am tempted for these at £65 per corner fitted.
So you've now shortlisted 4 types of tyre? The list is growing not shortening.

I'm beginning to think this thread is sponsored by Chinese tyre manufacturers.

Ramalangadingdong all season anyone? They find the ditches whatever the season.
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I only want an honest opinion.

Looks like everyone on here can afford the high priced tyres.

I am on a budget and can't afford premium tyres, surely the budgets have to pass testing to even be sold in the UK?
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AdamC84 wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:37 pm I only want an honest opinion.
Did you not see the online reviews I posted earlier?
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Yes, and looking at them they all seem decent.

The rotalla all season sound the best, but are all season tyres really necessary in the UK up North West haha.
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Buffy wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 3:18 pmI give up

Well said Buffy, well said.

I can't work out if this is a serious thread or just a complete p**s take.
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AdamC84 wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:37 pm I only want an honest opinion.

Looks like everyone on here can afford the high priced tyres.

I am on a budget and can't afford premium tyres, surely the budgets have to pass testing to even be sold in the UK?

If you take much longer to buy some sh*te tyres you'll be running on bare rims :lol:
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AdamC84 wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:50 pm
... are all season tyres really necessary in the UK up North West haha.

That's obviously a question I've asked myself in the past living down here. I live on an A road so it's snowploughed - most of the time.

The only time I had a problem with my Qashqai was getting up the short slope of my drive off the road. I've not had a problem with the Ignis

But I thought I'd try them - and in any case the tread pattern is MUCH nicer! :)
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hootintootin wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:26 pm
AdamC84 wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 2:49 pm Haha.

The cheapest tyres I have seen are HiFly Vigourous HP801.

I am tempted for these at £65 per corner fitted.
So you've now shortlisted 4 types of tyre? The list is growing not shortening.

I'm beginning to think this thread is sponsored by Chinese tyre manufacturers.

Ramalangadingdong all season anyone? They find the ditches whatever the season.
lmao, it appears so. Maybe he is an importer trying to flog his stock. :D
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