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I bought the cheapest tyres I could get from a well-known high-street tyre dealer and they were rubbish. £175 for 4, and it showed, I could wheelspin an 17yr old Volvo 440 1.6 in them without too much difficulty. Especially accelerating 'hard' onto the A14 coming off from the roundabout @ Catthorpe when changing up into 3rd.
but they were better than 4 different tyres, 2 of which were M&S ones.
Obviously the car was worth about 50p and I had no intention of keeping it long term so didn't feel the need to buy even half-decent tyres.
Nor did they handle well in snow.
After 8000 miles the fronts were showing reduced tread, so I doubt it they'd have lasted more than 16k - 18k before needing replacement.
This would be ironic if, whoever the current owner of the volvo is, were to run into the back of me, he could say (quite rightly) "it's the tyres mate, you had those rubbish ones fitted..."
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