I asked my tyre bloke this

And he said to save my money. He reckoned the only real difference is road noise.

I'm sure there are performance differences in performance cars but my cheapies at have done me just fine and I do 100 miles a day to and from work.

Personally I'd save your money.

Posted By: pieman63 on July 22nd 2013 at 18:53:12

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Wrath Knowledge - can I please tap into? Car Tyres...... (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Jul 22, 18:49:09
- Mid range (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 22, 19:37:42
- my dad worked for michelin (ATS) for 35 years (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 22, 19:23:30
- from personal experience and also someone IKT (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jul 22, 19:15:00
  - BTW it's not me that is in the know (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Jul 22, 19:15:52
- I asked my tyre bloke this (General Chat) - pieman63, Jul 22, 18:53:12
  - useful that - coming from your fitter, cheers. It's only a family car, so performance (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Jul 22, 18:58:59
    - I don't reckon you'll notice any difference (General Chat) - pieman63, Jul 22, 19:15:14
- Depends really how hard you are on them. Tends to make more sense putting 'good' tyres (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jul 22, 18:52:49
  - Yeah, the mid range ones suggested were Continental who i think are 'decent' (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Jul 22, 18:57:44
    - I'd say it depends on the car (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jul 22, 18:59:55
      - no, it doesn't to be fair. Mid life, sensible car nowadays! (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Jul 22, 19:00:55

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