No more Falken FK452's
Discussion
Expensive tyres - very good and long life too.
Cheap tyres - avoid like the plague!
Less expensive tyres (Falken, Kumho) - nearly as good as expensive tyres but tyre life can be significantly shorter and less easy to find in stock if you need an urgent replacement. Cost effective solution, especially if you factor in the occasional scrapping of a new tyre due to "puncture too near the side-wall".
Cheap tyres - avoid like the plague!
Less expensive tyres (Falken, Kumho) - nearly as good as expensive tyres but tyre life can be significantly shorter and less easy to find in stock if you need an urgent replacement. Cost effective solution, especially if you factor in the occasional scrapping of a new tyre due to "puncture too near the side-wall".
Falken is a brand of Sumitotmo Rubber Industries which formed a joint venture with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the late 1990s to manufacture tires for each other's markets. So, although it is a separate company, Falken is effectively Goodyear's mid price performance tyre in the UK.
FK452s are excellent value, but I prefer Eagle F1s. Not much in it in the dry but the superior wet weather performance of the Goodyears is more than worth it. The price difference is a lot less than the cost of visiting the scenery!
FK452s are excellent value, but I prefer Eagle F1s. Not much in it in the dry but the superior wet weather performance of the Goodyears is more than worth it. The price difference is a lot less than the cost of visiting the scenery!
Red Devil said:
Falken is a brand of Sumitotmo Rubber Industries which formed a joint venture with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the late 1990s to manufacture tires for each other's markets. So, although it is a separate company, Falken is effectively Goodyear's mid price performance tyre in the UK.
FK452s are excellent value, but I prefer Eagle F1s. Not much in it in the dry but the superior wet weather performance of the Goodyears is more than worth it. The price difference is a lot less than the cost of visiting the scenery!
I agree on your point regarding falken vs goodyear. As I said earlier, the premium brands will be better ALL ROUND, so while the FK452 might equal the Eagle F1 in the dry and wet initially, the performance might (and does in the case of the fk452) seem to drop off around mid life. FK452s are excellent value, but I prefer Eagle F1s. Not much in it in the dry but the superior wet weather performance of the Goodyears is more than worth it. The price difference is a lot less than the cost of visiting the scenery!
On a side note, this is from an email from Goodyear late last year: "Falken is no longer a Goodyear Dunlop brand. Sumitomo (who still own 20% of Goodyear Dunlop Europe) have, along with their subsidiary Ohtsu Tire, have taken full ownership of the brand."
jon- said:
Red Devil said:
Falken is a brand of Sumitotmo Rubber Industries which formed a joint venture with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the late 1990s to manufacture tires for each other's markets. So, although it is a separate company, Falken is effectively Goodyear's mid price performance tyre in the UK.
FK452s are excellent value, but I prefer Eagle F1s. Not much in it in the dry but the superior wet weather performance of the Goodyears is more than worth it. The price difference is a lot less than the cost of visiting the scenery!
I agree on your point regarding falken vs goodyear. As I said earlier, the premium brands will be better ALL ROUND, so while the FK452 might equal the Eagle F1 in the dry and wet initially, the performance might (and does in the case of the fk452) seem to drop off around mid life. FK452s are excellent value, but I prefer Eagle F1s. Not much in it in the dry but the superior wet weather performance of the Goodyears is more than worth it. The price difference is a lot less than the cost of visiting the scenery!
On a side note, this is from an email from Goodyear late last year: "Falken is no longer a Goodyear Dunlop brand. Sumitomo (who still own 20% of Goodyear Dunlop Europe) have, along with their subsidiary Ohtsu Tire, have taken full ownership of the brand."
AB said:
Why is the 452 so cheap? I can't get over it.
They're excellent in the wet, have transformed the car over the very worn mid range tyres that were on it before obviously but I think they're better than the GSD3's on the 8 also.
I agree they are very good. I suspect they wont last as long, but who cares at this price! They're excellent in the wet, have transformed the car over the very worn mid range tyres that were on it before obviously but I think they're better than the GSD3's on the 8 also.
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