Accelera tyres, how bad are they?
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I've just bought a new car which has a matching set of Accelera tyres on which are in reasonable condition. Having looked on some online retailers sites they are concerningly cheap (£55 for 245/40R18 size) so I presume they must be made of finest Chinesium. Has anyone else had any experience of these? The car is a 350hp V8 Audi A6 quattro so it's big, heavy and powerful. I've not had any issues with them so far but I haven't been pushing hard or driving in bad conditions yet.
Basically am I likely to fall off the road at the first sign of rain and is it worth throwing away a complete newish set of tyres to get some decent Goodyears or Michelins on there?
Basically am I likely to fall off the road at the first sign of rain and is it worth throwing away a complete newish set of tyres to get some decent Goodyears or Michelins on there?
I couldn't see a model name but now you mention it they do have a Phi symbol so that's probably them.
There seems to be a range of opinions. I've always been a tyre snob hence why it's very tempting to get a set of Eagle F1s on there but that would be £500 that doesn't strictly need to be spent hence the debate. I'll give the Acceleras more of a trial and report back my findings as I'm still not sure either way.
There seems to be a range of opinions. I've always been a tyre snob hence why it's very tempting to get a set of Eagle F1s on there but that would be £500 that doesn't strictly need to be spent hence the debate. I'll give the Acceleras more of a trial and report back my findings as I'm still not sure either way.
aka_kerrly said:
OP if you don't like the tyres but they have plenty of tread left on them you would be amazed how much people spend on second hand tyres on Ebay!!
That is a good point, I sold a pair of part worn Avons on Ebay this summer for £60. That could strengthen the case for some new quality rubber...Well I've been driving around on these and so far they don't seem that bad. I've not been absolutely hooning it about but have pushed them a bit harder and not lost grip at any point, even in the wet and sub-zero temperatures. I'm definitely leaning towards keeping them until they're knackered as so far they have proved perfectly competent if not exceptional.
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