Tyre suggestion for CL9

[Fredoops]

with tyres, you can only find out how good they are when you suddenly have to do emergency braking from high speed or in the wet like this weekend in Sydney

I had racing heart beat when my car did not stop but kept sliding instead and fortunately still managed to avoid hitting the car at the front during heavy rain many years ago on cheap budget tyres.

I met with a guy who has 225 40 18 Michelin Pilot Sport 3 (he paid $400 a corner) on his Golf 6 GTI this morning and he told me that on the way to the airport earlier he had to brake suddenly and the car just stopped as commanded, he was satisfied! Of course some may argue the PS3 is a rip off when you can get a Korean made Kumho KU31 225 40 18 for only $150 a corner. Or Chinese made Nankang, or Thailand made Maxxis.

These products are available in the market to cater different needs / wants, and you may get what you pay for.

Some people are happy to use Kumho tyres on their $3500 a set JDM rims. Some insist on Michelin / Continental / Pirelli.

The problem is, more $$$ =\= better tyre
Everytime there is a tyre test by a magazine or consumer group... The results tend to be All over the shop. And the difference between the top 3 tyres tend to be very narrow... But the price difference is huge is some cases

Why would I get Tyre A when Tyre B does 95% of what tyre A does that costs 40% less.

Besides no tyre can be best on everything. Tyre A maybe good in dry but it doesn't mean it's as good in dry as it is in wet. It's very much a trade off. So as a consumer you need to know what you want. Then find the tyre to suit.