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Just a driver



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Budget tyres

Has anyone got recommendations for the best of the budget tyres for fl2, I saw some davanti tyres being advertised and wondered what the best of the budget options are

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jules



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Are you selling it to someone you dont like ? Laughing Jules

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Aveling



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The best place for them is on the tyre fitters shelf.

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Just a driver



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There speaks someone with loads of money. I really don’t see the problem with them, just keeping motoring economic.

Post #433163 7th Jun 2023 6:57 am
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Nodge68



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I generally don't buy the cheapest tyres (I buy Yokohama if available), but have bought plenty of cars that have budget tyres fitted, including both if my current Freelanders. I've not really had any issues with cheap tyres, although I have noticed that they seem to perish and crack sooner than premium brands, and some budget tyres are more noisy, but otherwise they seem acceptable for most driving situations. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
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Post #433164 7th Jun 2023 7:32 am
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Budget tyres will have one of the three points of performance poor, probably the most being the wet weather performance, generally their wear rate is good.
Regarding noise, the outside tread pattern determines noise, the more the tread cut is to right angles to the direction of travel the noisier the tyre is, so if you want a quiet tyre cheap or expensive chose the one that has the tread cut 45deg or more to the direction of travel plus or minus my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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Post #433167 7th Jun 2023 8:31 am
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Just a driver



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The thing is it’s a 5 grand motor not a quarter of million pound Ferrari. It would get written off at the smallest amount now days and would not get anymore money if it had a £300 tyre or an £80 on it. As for wet conditions etc, I very, very, very rarely get over 50 mph now days what with speed cameras, camera vans , lane closures, stationary and slow moving traffic. We used to drive faster years ago when road was empty in cars with no seat belts or airbags etc on remould tyres. Just wondered if there was a pick of the bunch in budget tyres.

Post #433168 7th Jun 2023 9:11 am
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Its not the going, its the stopping that's important.

Id search on line at sites like pneus, opneo, tyre shopper, black circles, camskill etc then go somewhere like here

https://www.tyrereviews.com/Tyre/

and compare wet weather performance as that's where the cheap tyres often compare badly. Jules

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Look what happened to The Russians in Ukraine with their cheap Chines tyres !!! 2013 FL2 XS.
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Just a driver



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Thanks, it will be sorned in November so not much wet time

Post #433173 7th Jun 2023 10:39 am
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I'm not rich but I don't skimp on tyres. Much rather spend an extra £20 a corner on a decent tyre that some "dye-yung" brand I've never heard of. There are other areas in life you can make savings, tyres for me is not one of them. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

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Nodge68



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Just a driver wrote:
The thing is it’s a 5 grand motor not a quarter of million pound Ferrari. It would get written off at the smallest amount now days and would not get anymore money if it had a £300 tyre or an £80 on it. As for wet conditions etc, I very, very, very rarely get over 50 mph now days what with speed cameras, camera vans , lane closures, stationary and slow moving traffic. We used to drive faster years ago when road was empty in cars with no seat belts or airbags etc on remould tyres. Just wondered if there was a pick of the bunch in budget tyres.


That's a very valid point.
You could spend best part of £1k on new tyres today, and the vehicle be written off for minor bumper damage tomorrow, in which case you're not going to any of that tyre money back, although repairing the car is always an option.

I look around for tyres, it's surprising what offers come up from time to time. A couple of months ago, I found a pair of Continentals on offer for the wife's car for less than the price of budget tyres in the same tyre place, so it definitely pays to shop about. I'm currently waiting for my Chinese Jinyu tyres to wear out, so I can replace them with a set of Yokohama Geolander AT 015. However the Jinyu are lasting well, having lost just a couple of mm of tread over the last 15k, so I'll be stuck with them for a bit longer yet. Performance wise I've not noticed anything wrong with Jinyu, and this is the 3rd vehicle I've had with them fitted before I bought it. They grip fine in the wet, actually they don't feel much different between wet n dry, handling is sharp and noise is reasonable, although they are definitely more vocal than other brands. They're not bad enough for me to warrant removing them though, which I have had to do with some budget tyres.
Happy hunting. 2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Soon to be sold.
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NavyDoc



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Something else to look out for is a set of alloys with tyres. I just bought some Discovery Sport 18 inch Alloys with x4 Scorpion All season for £200. They came off a 2019 vehicle, alloys perfect and age dot of tyres was 2020 and 6mm even tread. You can further reduce your net spend by selling on your own alloys.

Eloquent/Disco sport and FL2 wheels are all interchangeable as offset etc the same.

Convoluted, but may suit some. I’m delighted as the new alloys are unmarked and a massive improvement on the previous set.

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RealBeale



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^^^^^^ this !
My brother needed a full set of tyres all round - the fronts were showing the cord, despite passing an MOT just a week before !
He couldn't afford to replace the Continentals that were on it with new ones. I suggested buying a set of wheels and tyres off of Ebay . I found him a set of 4 Disco Sport alloys with very good 7mm Continental tyres. £275. He had the tyres swapped over on to his rims as he has a Sport LE and sold the Disco alloys for $£200 ! Yes, a bit of a faff, but £75 for a good set of branded tyres is a bargain - cheaper than 1 budget tyre.

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John E.



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Exactly what I was going to suggest.
Picking up a spare set of 18” rims, with quality tyres, at around 5mm each, for £200.
And the wheels will still have a value when the tyres are worn out.

Post #433180 7th Jun 2023 5:21 pm
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