Since everyone's hopping on the band-wagon here to have a pop at me, are they actually aware what my original point was? As for the tyre width comparison, different compounds / makes ... really? Yes my car is modified, and going back to my original point I never went for a substandard option just to save money.
Yes Michelin ps2's I thought 225 40's where the recommended size for the dci cup. Cutting corners by saving money was never an option for me. I replaced cheap tyres with them shortly after buying the car. The handling difference was night and day. Far better. The cheap tyres had around 5mm tread left so I stuck them on ebay. Sold within a couple of hours. A nice chap in a bright orange focus st picked them up a day later. Will they devalue his st?
Since that's your jab at me..... If he takes that approach to various aspects of his car, it will become a bit shoddy imo. As more people do that it will drive ST values down due to poor condition / maintenance. So yes?
Im sure plenty st drivers already buy budget performance tyres and have done for years. The values are still decent even for the earliest 2005? st's.
It depends what tyre they are tbh, I started off with PS2 then switched to PS3 as I could get the 2s. Hated the PS3 for performance . I then heard about the Vortis (never heard of them) but I thought they were miles better than PS3 and maybe on par with PS2 (certainly not far off) and they wear much better. They are about £25 per corner cheaper but I'm on my second set as I was that impressed with them so cost isn't necessarily and indicator of a better tyre.
Each to there own if that's your honest answer. I'd still wage that on a performance car it would be warning sign though. Much like odd tyres on the same axle.
It's kinda true cal, I bought them as they were extremely good value and and better all round tyre, on the road at least I can't tell a difference in performance
No it didn't. The tyres where completely safe and had plenty tread. And would of lasted another 10k being used as A-b tyres. Only when pushing on they let go. Didn't make me think the car had been neglected therefore reducing the value. The tyres where changed to Michelin ps2's 225 40's. Does that make me a poor owner? No the complete opposite.
I've lost track of what you're saying now to be fully honest. Are you talking about your car or the ST? Why buy an ST and then put cheaper tyres on it? You don't buy a car like that to be frugal - you buy it to enjoy the performance. Surely grippy tyres are a priority for a powerful FWD car?
When I picked up my 250, it had Triangle tyres on it.. which I soon found out where torrid budget tyres. Just swapped them for PS2's - no dramas
No wait it means the last owner used vegetable oil as engine oil, used watered down piss as petrol & drove it like it the owner had no care in the world
No I bought the megane with the budget (but plenty tread left) tyres. It didn't devalue the car at all. Nor was the previous owner a bad owner for choosing budget tyres. His priority was maintenance and serviced the car every 4k. Budgets where replaced with Michelins end of story. If you fit 225 40's to the cup rims it dosnt make you a bad owner.
It probably would put me off to be honest. If an owner can skimp on one of the most important safety features, they are likely to skimp on maintenance.
It would put me off too unless the owner was prepared to knock off £500 for a set of new decent tyres.
I would be more put-off by cheap tyres in the correct size than decent tyres in ever so slightly none standard size to be honest, and I think most reasonable people would think the same.
I totally agree with that Xanda. Brand and matching per axle is paramount. Sometimes there may well be a great reason to have a different size tyre on the car, slightly tweaking OEM. People have bordered on attacking me on this specific point, but it's not actually what I was making. Out of curiosity, I assume you need to tell insurance if you're changing the tyre size?
