New Tyres Needed

[rsvp]

I will be needing two new front tyres shortly - I don't do a huge mileage neither do I take it on the motorway often. Any recomendations please? Thank you.

[EDDIE51]

The cheapest ones you can find.

[rsvp]

Thabnk you Eddie.

[CrapAtCryptics]

Pirelli Cinturatos cost about £45 each

[Baldric]

Ye Gods!! Never buy cheap tyres your life may depend on them, but do shop around for a good make at a sensible price as there can be a lot of variations

[chiaroscuro]

Best tyres should be on rear, even with FWD, so ask tyre fitter to put new tyres on rear and the rear tyres on front.

[Hopkirk]

Try here, for very good prices

www.tyre-shopper.co.uk

They are owned by one of the biggest tyre suppliers in the country, and also own National Tyres who will fit them for you.

[Baldric]

Why would you want to compromise your steering?

[Baldric]

That ^^^ was @ 14:58

[rsvp]

crapatcryptics thank you - will check those out.
Baldric - precisely my sentiments which is why I wanted some advice -thank you.
And chiaroscuro I'll certainly do that - wasn't aware that the better tyres should be on the rar - very grateful.

[chiaroscuro]

http://kumhotyre.co.uk/kumho-news/should-you-fit-new-tyres-to-the-front-or-rear/

This is, or should be, common knowledge

[Hopkirk]

Chiaruscuro is right, current advice is to have best tyres on the rear.

I think the view is that for the average driver who hasn't had advanced training, they have more chance of controlling a high speed skid where the back of the car breaks away.

[rsvp]

Useful link Hopkirk - I like the fact it's a national company - thank you.

[Baldric]

I swap our vehicle tyres about every 3000mls, bk to fnt, fnt to bk, but never side to side, means they all wear at similar rate and replace all 4 at same time

[sadanorakman]

Avoid budget Chinese tyres at all costs, and retreads too... Their stopping distance can be literally twice that of mainstream brands, particularly in the wet. If it seems too cheap to be true there's a reason! in essence, you get what you pay for.
Remember also that in a front wheel drive car, the front tyres apply all the drive to the road, and perform 80% of the braking effort too.
Tyres are rated now using letters of the alphabet for wet grip, efficiency, and noise. (With A being the best).
For low mileage use, the difference between efficiency ratings make only a few quid in fuel savings over the life of the tyres, but the difference in wet grip rating could save your life.
For my missus who only does 5K a year, I buy mid-priced mainstream tyres that have the best wet grip you can get ('A'), Have a look around on the internet... She's on Dunlops at the moment. For her tyre size, similarly priced Goodyears and Pirelli's at the time I purchased (4 months ago) were only C rated for wet grip. I figure if she can stop quickly in the wet, it might avoid her piling into the back of someone and ruining her car and insurance premiums.
I have done high motorway mileage for many years with company and private cars, and get on brilliantly with Michelin Energy savers because they just last and last and last. Not recommended for your low mileage though.

[chiaroscuro]

Baldric

You don't need to change every 3000 miles. If you swap at 3000 miles, at 6000 miles the wear will be equal so swap at 9000 miles and so on.

[Hopkirk]

Also Baldric, if you are going to all the trouble of switching them, then why not side to side?

[rsvp]

What a lot of info sadanorakman! Very many thanks for that I have my homework cut out this evening - bit of an eye opener about the loss of grip with cheaper tyres - not worth the risk at all.

[Baldric]

It's reverses rotation, not a good thing to do

[Hopkirk]

OK

[sadanorakman]

Baldric, Some tyres have a directional tread pattern, so must not be swapped left for right when 'rotating' your wheels around your car.
For non-directional treads (The majority), most car manufacturers recommend swapping the rears to the back straight, i.e. near-side front to near-side rear, and offside front to offside rear, then as you refit the rears to the front, you swap the sides they are on.