Best budget tyres ?

**KARL** · Tuesday 23rd June 2009, 23:21

Hi

What is the best budget tyre you have ever used ?

I am forced to take this path , and wondered what to search for ?

I am trying to buy 4 x 215/40/17 !

Thanks all

**t5 pete** · Tuesday 23rd June 2009, 23:25

falkans doesnt seem to be a bad tyre ive had them on my other volvos and so has my mum and dad and we all havent had any problems with them

**cameron** · Tuesday 23rd June 2009, 23:26

Karl

Id always suggest you go for the best tyres you can afford but...........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/215-40-17-WANL...3A1%7C294%3A50

These are £167 delivered, Wanli, i wouldnt buy them but if your really stuck then you might have to just bite the bullet

**dooby** · Tuesday 23rd June 2009, 23:31

Hi,

Camskill have the Kumho Ecsta Sport KU31 for £57.60 each - any good? Can't see any cheaper ones I'd rate, personally.

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s103p0

HTH, Pete

**daveforber** · Tuesday 23rd June 2009, 23:35

Falkens and Kumhos are decent budget tyres.

Have both on at the moment and they seem more than satisfactory.

**cameron** · Tuesday 23rd June 2009, 23:46

Try this place............

http://www.event-tyres.co.uk/

They do budget tyres and will visit your home or work place to change them over

**KARL** · Tuesday 23rd June 2009, 23:54

Thanks very much everyone , for your help.

I have had a set of Nankang NS2`s in the past, but they seem to be priced near the better range of tyres now !
From what i can remember there no pilot sport , but good while they lasted the 20 mins of lifetime.
How do they compare?

The search goes on !!!
Cheers

**Babybadger** · Wednesday 24th June 2009, 00:20

Originally Posted by KARL

Hi

What is the best budget tyre you have ever used ?

I am forced to take this path , and wondered what to search for ?

I am trying to buy 4 x 215/40/17 !

Thanks all

Vredestein Sportrac2 's the only decent tyres for heavy T5s, they also protect the rims well with the sidewall, I got 18k miles out of the fronts and they still had 2mm left on them, the rears were virtually untouched.

**cookie** · Wednesday 24th June 2009, 10:45

on a powerful car like a T5, I wouldn't touch budgets, and IIRC Wanli are a definate No No, I had Nangkangs on my My MR2 when I got it, and in the wet, road holding was almost Nil.

**princepugh** · Wednesday 24th June 2009, 11:23

Some good points above - I've settled on the Vredesteins personally, although I've never got 18k out of the fronts! :-) It's true though, the design of the side-wall does help protect the rim and they give good grip wet or dry - also a good deal cheaper than some other branded hoops.

**Filterlab** · Wednesday 24th June 2009, 13:02

Kumho tyres are great value and they balance beautifully too, plus they last decent mileages too.

**Quicksilver** · Wednesday 24th June 2009, 18:01

I have Kumho Ecsta all round (215/45/17) no problems so far, wet or dry.

**Jimmie** · Wednesday 24th June 2009, 18:54

You would be surprised at how many tyre companies there are now e.g.not many.

**nobananas** · Wednesday 24th June 2009, 21:31

I'm running Nexens on my T5's 16's, haven't noticed any difference in wet or dry grip from the Goodyears that I run on my other wheels (which are Volans). You'll find that a lot of middle range tyres (I won't call them budget 'cause they are the very bottom of the price range and should be avoided !) are actually made by so called 'big' brand manufacturers. Stunner aren't a bad tyre and are made by the same group that make Pirelli. We fit all sorts of tyres at work to a variety of cars from 4x4's to Porsches and all the middle range tyres we stock and have fitted we have never had a single complaint.

**Babybadger** · Thursday 9th July 2009, 00:08

Originally Posted by princepugh

Some good points above - I've settled on the Vredesteins personally, although I've never got 18k out of the fronts! :-) It's true though, the design of the side-wall does help protect the rim and they give good grip wet or dry - also a good deal cheaper than some other branded hoops.

BTW mine is RICA'd and no TRACS, so I think 18k was bloody good.....Never had such a good tyre on these. I swapped these out for Goodyear Eagle GSD3 (made in Germany) and rear ended an RS4 in stop start traffic near Wetherby Serrvices. Those tyres were awful, the ABS was grabbing like mad (dry clear and about 20°C), which meant the tyres weren't doing their job, never ever had that problem with Vredesteins. I have since gone back to Vredestein. And would only put these on a heavy car now. The dutch have similar damp greasy conditions to us , and I think make a better tyre..... The winter ones they make are second to none allround.

I will try out Kumho in the future just out of curiosity or if I cant get vredesteins.

**gtiteen** · Thursday 9th July 2009, 00:11

My 2 pence. Ive had wanli, falkans and kuhmos. the only ones id ever consider touching again and only if i had to would be kuhmos. The wanlis were scary bad.

**Pliskin** · Thursday 9th July 2009, 09:03

As per the above, Khumo Ecstas would be my choice. I had a set on my old 330 bhp S70 and they handled it pretty well.

**cypher007** · Sunday 12th July 2009, 12:54

im after some cheap tyres also. im looking for rubber life rather than wear. i had considered the Vredestien's only they dont do the Sportrac in a 205/45/17. what alloys are you running to be able to fit 215/40/17.