One crap tyre, will I die?
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Had the joy of a random puncture in the middle of nowhere last weekend. Limped it to the nearest village with copious stops and top ups with the on board compressor.
Managed to get a local mobile tyre guy out within an hour, which was lucky as don't have breakdown cover. They didn't have my current tyres in stock so just stuck on the cheapest tyre they had to get me home thinking I'd change it when back.
Not usually one to use no brand rubbish but having driven around with mismatched fronts (3x Vector 4 Seasons,1x Delinte?) I can't feel any perceptible difference. No difference in handling, noise, grip etc.
Bare in mind this a 1.2 yeti so hardly a powerhouse. Should I even bother changing it? Are the 3 good tyres making up for the rubbish one? Tempted to get my monies worth until the weather worsens, perhaps a s
te summer tyre is fine until the temps drop? What would you do?
Managed to get a local mobile tyre guy out within an hour, which was lucky as don't have breakdown cover. They didn't have my current tyres in stock so just stuck on the cheapest tyre they had to get me home thinking I'd change it when back.
Not usually one to use no brand rubbish but having driven around with mismatched fronts (3x Vector 4 Seasons,1x Delinte?) I can't feel any perceptible difference. No difference in handling, noise, grip etc.
Bare in mind this a 1.2 yeti so hardly a powerhouse. Should I even bother changing it? Are the 3 good tyres making up for the rubbish one? Tempted to get my monies worth until the weather worsens, perhaps a s
te summer tyre is fine until the temps drop? What would you do?Noticed a big difference changing from a mix of cracked 5 year old nexens and original michelins when I first bought it to the then fresh rubber of the all seasons but perhaps age is more important than brand?
I'd prefer to have matching tyres across axles but money is a bit tight and good tyres are around £140 a corner (odd size 225/17/50) so may just have to roll with it for now.
Is matching wear a thing as well? Should I ideally have two equally worn (i.e. new) tyres on the front?
I'd prefer to have matching tyres across axles but money is a bit tight and good tyres are around £140 a corner (odd size 225/17/50) so may just have to roll with it for now.
Is matching wear a thing as well? Should I ideally have two equally worn (i.e. new) tyres on the front?
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