Is It Worth Buying Cheap Tires? 

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Pro tip: if you go to buy a used car from someone, check out what kind of tires are on the car. If they're mismatched and cheap, the owner probably cheaped out everywhere else too ✌

Wise words of advice from a mechanic I use around here, “if it comes between you and Mother Nature it’s best to not cheap out”

When I worked at Discount Tire I remember being told this by my old manager "Horsepower means NOTHING if you can't stay on the road" If you drive enthusiastically and have a sports car then you definitely dont want to go all out on the engine bay, the paint, the wrap, the wheels, and then get caught slipping going too fast towards a corner because you bought ling long tires

As a Florida boy I can confirm my winter wear does consist of just a hoodie, unless I'm on the bike then its hoodie and windbreaker.

I think it also depends on the car you drive. I have an old W124 sedan and it is only driven in summer when its not raining or wet outside. Nearly every tire „grips“ on dry surface and it’s not a racecar so i don‘t think some pilot sports would make any difference to my cheap nankangs. Good video tho👍🏼

One of those things I had to learn the hard way haha. Before a tire was a tire but now that I’ve paid attention and bought quality tires… can’t go back. World of difference

Yes it Is I cheaped out and Its fun when my car tries to kill me in the rain every now and then

For going back and forth to work in my little car, the cheap Douglas tires are a God-save and last a long time but my truck on the other hand has to tow my fifth wheel around and I can't afford to cheap out on her tires. She currently has 119 load Firestones but upgrade to 129 load Coopers.

I put Toyo TR-1s on my Miata which were one of the cheaper options and they were absolutely great. Decent wet grip, more than enough dry grip for the street, not uncomfortable, and 60% of the cost of pilot sports.

Good video and information! I just bought a set for $140.. There's so many great ways to get cheap tires and rims.

Sam's presentation are getting better and better in every video he's in. I love it. Keep it up bro 👍🏼 for me cheap tyres does worth it since there are high end company who made a ton of affordable tyres for everyone in every form of life that performs well in each seasons or weather or tyres that fitted every consumer needs. We just have to find a good set of tyres for what we need. Edit: what wheels are those on the 86?

I broke some stock rims, got some brand new reps and new set of treads for 1k altogether. Yeah their all cheap but if your in a bind its not a bad deal. if you plan on getting bigger rims than yeah save a bit on rubber not that crazy

I think Falkens are probably just fine (they are on my MKIII Supra right now, but I feel like they are old because while the tread is fine, the traction is not) but I wanted the latest and absolute best since I was fitting her with new wheels. Pilot Sport 4S was my choice. Never dreamed of spending that much on tires, but I think they will be worth it when they come in from fitment.

There's a lot of middle ground between the cheapest of no name trash and the most premium of summer tyres. It depends on the application. Plenty of good tyres near the bottom end of the price scale for everyday driving

220 bhp E90 on potenzas👌 even when I drive “enthusiasticly” I almost never lose grip at all🙌 (Have lost grip once moving into a roundabout on a empty street 4K Rpm in 1st, was the best “accidental” drift I ever did”😂😂😂

My dad has spotyish general tires on his Tiguan, and they have pretty good grip. It used to spin into second if you floored it the old tires were so bad.

I'm cheap but I buy cheap namebrands like firestone and now I buy suredrive (which is the new affordable firestones) and with a 07 mustang I love them they are super quiet and do what I need them to do

Cheap summer tires that are Y speed rated with XL sidewalls felt the same as summer tires TWICE the cost imo (just not the Chinese ones)

Cheap tires are ok if you live somewhere where you barely get any bad weather (rain, snow etc) Just watch out for pot holes and curbs because the sidewalls might be weaker (Looking at you Lionhart)

Casual use AWD, a car I drive maybe twice a month tops and exclusively in moderate weather. Have to replace all four tires at the same time. Can get a complete set of Lexanis for the price of one Michelin. Makes sense out of that for me, and I’m in.

Upgraded from my stock tires on my gti to michelin ps4 and its night and day difference. Worth the money. Im more confident in the rain now

I owned a N/A 2014 VW Jetta and drove around on cheap all season tires and thought they were great until I purchased my 2020 civic SI with the summer tire package. Bruh my life was changed lol. I then went to a set of Yokohama tires the following summer and now I’m looking to try yet another brand and even get some lighter wheels. 😁

I’ve had person experience with 3 A/S tires and 2 Summer tires. Uniroyal Tiger Paw Touring, Goodyear Integrity, and Yokohama Advan Sport A/S. The Yoko’s were the most expensive A/S I’ve purchased @ $176/tire, as the other two were both sub $100/tire, all sets brand new. I never noticed much noise with the Uniroyals or Goodyears, but the belts shifted on the Goodyears after about 10k miles, they both also would slip in the rain when leaving from a stop. The Yoko’s however never gave/give me any issues in the rain, even in the snow they never really slip unless it’s covered in ice. The Summer tires were Nitto NT555 G2’s and Bridgestone Potenza’s, $100 difference per tire. I was constantly breaking traction in the NT555’s through multiple gears and couldn’t feel like I could push the car in the corners. I mounted the Potenza’s and the car hooks really well, no real issues under load, stays planted very well in the corners

I've always bought cheap tires when I get new wheels. After trying a set of hankook and Michelins, I won't be doing it again

ive been using pilot sport 4s but have been interested in what the pilot sport 5 is like

Vercelli Strasa II...What truly is the difference compare to a Ultra High Performance tire from Nitto, Toyota, Michelin, etc? Most people buying tires aren't going to track often anyway. If you can rate the noise similar to tire rack site what number you think these fall under out of 10? I am puzzled, are Michelin Pilot Sport AS & Continental Extreme Contact DS06 worth the +$700 price tag for a set in comparison? Spec sheet it's nearly the same

my favorite tires is a set of Achilles 868 all seasons. cheap out on tires is only worth it when you live and drive short range , and easy weather condition all year long...

always put the the best tyres on your car it is one of the best things you can do

i've run both cheap and good tyres. the price of the tyre is dwarfed by the condition. buy a full set and rotate them so when you change them you buy a full set again. as the tyre wears it loses grip and that can make your car understeer or oversteer. also different compound will do the same thing.

My Civic Si came with fresh General tires when I bought it as a used car. First thing I thought was I’m going to order some Yokos or Michelins asap. Did some research and realized General is the same as Continental. After some months of city driving with a bit of spirited drives here and there, they’ve been great tires for daily use! Great in the rain and light snow too. If anybody is looking at “cheap” tires for daily driving I’d recommend General 100%. I now have Continental Extreme Contacts on the way and cannot wait to feel the difference.

Just ditched my worn (25000 mile) Bridgestone run flats on my BMW 330I and got away from the noisy and expensive run flats for Arroyo Grand Sport A/S. $500 installed. Car road noise is MUCH quieter....smoother ride...but not sure yet of grip. Fingers crossed. Arroyo is American Discount Tire house brand

i remember seeing winrun on a nissan200sx turbo and landsail on a v8 range rover ! oh dear, and a few years back a woman drove in to the tyre fitters ( i was getting goodyear asymmetric 6 on my daughters 1.2 corsa ) , in a 08 renault megan scenic and asked for 2 cheap front tyres, i looked in the back of her car and there was a child seat and a kid sitting in the front aged about 13 , the owner came back and said our cheapest tyre is £67 she said i dont want to pay that much , never mind her childrens safety eh !

Brah, i appreciate the brevity, but some specific tires and price points/per performance is what everyone is looking for...right?

Honestly I’m surprised no company has made stance boi tires where the inside tread is like a 11-13/32nd tread

Milestar MS932 Sports currently 245 45/r18 full set for $350 Cheapest price I could find for this size but I'm really liking them, do quite well in the rain.

I got myself some "cheapo" (atleast i thought so) tires from CST, all season tires, and I must say, they were actually cheap, but damn do they ride well. Yeah they do have a bit more road noise as they are all seasons of course, but the performance of em is surprisingly awesome. Well, CST is a subbrand from MAXXIS, so no wonder they know a thing or two about making tires. Didnt know that until now :D

Those Nitto 555 are fantastic tires.

Hello from 🇹🇹 keep up the good wrk ✌🏿

I am thinking about getting some ( Nokian One H/T tires ) for my truck. Reviews seem good, and it seems like a quality tire. Was considering name brand tire, but can't find what i want. Lately, it seems lots of tires are at 50,000 mile warranty, but that keeps you coming back too soon for more. I prefer 65k to 70k tire. I found out the best time of year to get best deals on tire is October and April.

Continental gang! Best tires for the price

Curious to know if anyone as tried the Cooper Zeon RS3-G1? And if any of you are considering Hercules Avalanche RT for winter tire all I can tell you is RUN. Worst tire I've had in a long time. They came with the car so I gave it a try but I knew early on that I needed a new set for next year...

I want great rain/summer tires for Florida, any suggestions? Don't want all season tires. Thank you for your help.

any good budget drift tires?

So what would be a price range to allocate for decent to premium tires? Is it okay to have a premium pair in storage and then a winter/summer / all season pair and just alternate when necessary?

Just got a set of Yokohama Advan+ A/S, a lot better of a tire then the Goodyear eagles that came on my car stock

Next week I am going to purchase a set of tires that will fit on my enkei PF09s. Then the following week Tein Coilovers and hopefully I can have them all installed before Automotion.

Cheap all seasons for practice is really good, it will help you develop better car control instead of just being on rails.

Quick b roll of the is300 😊 soo good 👍

Depends on use case . If your stancing a nissan cube by all means go cheap . Or do you need cheap miata track day stickies? . I have e load grabber x3 Mt on the truck and cup2's on the car .

I seen the video on the most affordable tires and I think i may be interested in a set. Do I have to purchase them from you when I’m ready, or where ever I can find them?

Yes, for drift use only, on a slow car

Love the content! Great subject. Maybe it’s just me, but the background music is a little too loud, maybe dial it back just a little?

I used to put cheap tyres, a few years ago I found a place where I can get Dunlops DZ102, they are the worst of the UHPS, only after the Ecsta, Bridgestone G-Force and the Firestone Indy500, amazing Dunlops for the relation price/performance

ive had expensive tires that sucked, cheap tires that were ok so i try to find the sweet spot between the two and got lucky a few times

4summer with the stang and says he have a heavy foot 🤣🤣 broooo

Would you consider falken and delinte cheap tires ? What is cheap for a set $400 ? I cheap out on my daily tires on my 18 370z nismo and when summer hits I out r888 on em.

so heres the issue i have, my 2nd car is a $2500-$3500 sienna & i cant justify paying 500-1000 on damn tires. But at the same time i dont wanna crash & blow out memphis got some of the crappiest roads in the whole TN 💀💀🤣🤣 im so indecisive on which ones i want. i miss the back in the day prices when i could get a full set for 250 & not worry about iminient death ☠

If you're looking for a used AWD car like subaru or audi then mismatched tyres and not evenly worn are huge red flags. with most AWD cars will mention in the manual that you need to replace all 4 at the same time. You can't do 2 at a time to save money like RWD or FWD

I have add so maybe I misunderstood but did he basically say good tires high performance tires are more expensive because car enthusiasts will pay for the brand and performance?

how little or slow do you drive your car that you get that much mileage out of your tyres? i go through a set every 2, 2.5 years!

Can you please do So You Want To Lift Your WRX!

Idk if my little honda could handle better tires lol. I'm on achilles rtr. And unless I'm really trying to do a burnout I just get a slight squeal and chirp second. (Natural camber from lowering I believe -5 degrees)

Let's say Continental have done very well out of me... even my mountain bike has Continental tyres.

Two things I'll never cheap out on are brake pads and tires.

I buy cheap tires since my car is AWD and requires all 4 to be the same. Only thing I don't cheap out is maintenance

I'm not saying to go all out but you should get a relatively decent set of wheels. Aside from all the other benefits, your tires are the only thing between you and the ground.

Absolutely all the advice I see says to spend more on tires, but you know what? I don’t care. Life is expensive and cheap tires have worked fine for me thus far. Maybe after I get caught up on other expenses I will one day enjoy the benefits of nice tires.

I can’t find any 295/50/16 anywhere any help would be appreciated. I’ve even phoned manufacturers and got nothing.

This is like the Donut channel only more honest and informative.

Conclusion: if you just want smoke? Get cheap, if you want to actually drive well? Get good.

I just went from nankangs $330 per set to Goodyears $800 per set (I paid 600 😊)and yes the mo money less problems is real. smooth, quiet and great wet traction. 245/35/20

I like Michelin PS 4 A/S

I cheap out on car tires, but I get the best of the best when buying motorcycle tires

I have a 05 Honda Civic sedan is no reason why I would spend more than $90 for brand new tires treadlife is important to me more than grip witch is already plentiful

Go one step wider with the cheap tire for a bit of extra grip.

I actually got fired from my job because i was cheap and bought garbage chinese tires. In 2 weeks I had 2 instances of the tires delaminating leaving me stranded and not able to get to work. Also found out there is no warranty. Dont be like me, I'm even poorer now. Making bad decisions always leads to having to make more bad decisions.

I got a set of good cheap tires for the price of one because the guy totaled his car. Great for just getting around town

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I get lost with all the different tyre brands available. You have the top tier brands, then their secondary brands from the same company...etc. so confusing which ones are from legit representable companies and which are unknowns

Do the Vercelli Strada ll count as a cheap tire?

Yall hiring? I just lost my job yesterday

I've used many Chinese tires and the only thing that I find them lacking in is tread life. However, i only put 10,000km per year on my car. Having said that, the ride quality and performance was always fine. I've never had a problem with grip in rain or snow. I currently have Chinese summer tires and Chinese winter tires. It's far more dangerous to drive like a lunatic on expensive tires than to drive responsibly on cheap tires. If you care about safety, don't drive like an idiot.

*Great information here. Im in the market for new tires but i change cars often so I dont like buy super expensive tires but i dont get to enjoy the value* Dexterous X

Cheap tires are great for just commuting.

You explained nothing, because no comparison, only opinions. “Cheap” means how much spent or make and design of tire? I have both $1000 set and $300 set, both do similar jobs, one was on sale. So they aren’t fair comparison but I could make sales by keeping it vague…..

i did buy some chinese tyres it was ok for normal drive but when you go fast you are all over the place and my car have only 110Kw of power ant that is nothing

Hate on Florida but who doesn't have to garage there car during the winter 🌴

Well known brand make a tire expensive.

if there only purpose is to be used in burnout competitions then they can be cheapio tires

I only cheap out on tires because I run -8 camber

You do look like the type to own a Jag.

What about the ventus v2? Those are cheap.

FACT expensive tires won't stop nails from getting through

no. just no. tyres are the last,LAST thing everyone should ever cheap out on.

Allow me to pass on some sage wisdom from the south. Never be cheap when it comes to things that connect you to the ground. Beds, shoes, tires. You'll always regret it.

If I was a stance boi I would buy the cheapest mf tire I could find, there are good cheap tires but a name brand tire is always better

Nah cheap tires for a stanced car makes more sense since they are gonna be worn out faster anyway, why waste my time to throw some r888 on a stance car when I can throw some waterfalls

Do everything you need to know about drift tires

Never cheap out on tiress