41jules1967
Member Since: 01 Jun 2025
Location: Leeds
Posts: 63
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For every tyre you’ll find one person proclaiming it the best ever, and another calling it a ditchfinder.
I’ve run premium and I’ve run mid range, and what I’ve learned over the years is that there’s a lot of nonsense spoken about tyres.
Most people will never test near the capabilities of their tyres so it’s rather like saying your car is limited to 155. Doesn’t make it any faster when we’re stuck in an average 50 zone. My Merc came on Bridgestones and when, 6 months in, I needed to replace them, money was tight so I chanced a set of mid range tyres figuring they’d wear out in 8k and it’d probably understeer but I’d have the cash to go back to Bridgestones soon so it’d tide me over. So I was shocked to find the grip and handling was almost identical, as was the lifespan. I had several mid range brands after that and all were fine. My last Jag I ran on Goodyear F1s. It was a sports saloon and I could afford the best so fine.
I was a little disappointed to find my expensive gleaming L494 sitting on “Triangle” tyres when I collected it from the dealer. The previous owner obviously knew it was going so put the cheapest rubber they could find on it. Funnily enough though, they ride really well, quiet, no loss of grip I’ve been able to detect and wearing well, despite being “crap”. The only outstanding question in mind is, last winter, I was on the M62. Wet, dark, the moron in the transit in front of me suddenly darted to the inside lane, leaving me doing 70, towards a line of stationary traffic. The Goodyears did their thing and I stopped just in time. If I’d been in this car, would I have been so lucky? So I’m in a similar quandary.
I don’t think there’s a right answer, except maybe whatever you buy should perhaps have a minimum B rating for wet grip? 2021 L494 D300MHEV Autobiography
2019 Discovery Sport D180 HSE
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