I don't know why but I just have something against Falken's. Never driven a car with them on but have seen a few sets and I just think they look funny tread and sidewall wise.
You dont trust a tyre because it just looks funny? Good technical anwer
Sarnie you look funny but id still employ you as my tea boy at work!
I don't have a technical answer so I ain't gonna make one up
Liam's Z has them and someone else did too. When looking at the photo's I could tell from a distance that they were Falkens. For some reason they have distinctive kind of design that I don't like. Plus I'm suspicious of anything cheap
No i understand. each to there own. You did recommend the toyos though?? Aint they a cheap brand??
The Falkens i had didnt seem that bad, definately an improvement from the ones it came with anyway, the performance tailed off abit quiick but i do alot of miles.
The Toyos are meant to have a soft compound so might be good over winter. Goodyear f1's are meant to be good over the winter periods too, not sure if they do the right sizes or even the price of them but worth a look.
Try Camskill and tyretraders. there usually pretty decent prices.
I would class Toyo's as cheapish too, kinda middle ground between the cheap @*!# and the brand names. I would never have bought either for any performance car I own. I will always strive to have the best for my car.
I may be totally wrong here but, I reckon a lot of people who buy a cheapish set of tyres (Toyo/falkens) are so chuffed to have saved a couple of hundred quid that they kid themselves into thinking that the tyres are fantastic if they even stay on the road. People like Michelin and Pirelli haven't dominated the market for no reason. Their tyres are better, thats what you pay for. Cars like the 911 and gallardo have tyres designed for them, you would be a fool to ignore that.
Again, this comes down to a budget thing. If people had the choice of any tyre and someone else was paying would anyone choose Toyo's? ......