I couldn't agree at all with this. I got some alloys for my MG last year, they came with new BCT S800 tyres fitted. They were quite good in the dry had no complaints but as soon as it was damp they were terrible. Grip went down the pan and it was like driving on ice, they were scary and I had police skid pan training. In fact the grip reminded me of the grip on the special extra hard rubber zero tread Uniroyal tyres used on the skid pan.
Earlier this year I purchased a Volvo V50 for my daily, dog carrier, shopping car. It came with 4 good tread depth budget tyres. First wet day on a long sweeping 70mph bend it felt unstable. Had invoices in the file with the car for them so know they were all fairly new so I did an online search. Two came back as c rated one e rated and one from the same tyre company fitted at the same time with a similar tread but different name, no rating found. Took those off and replaced them with A rated Avon's but still not happy with the wet grip and braking of the other two so replaced them a couple of weeks later with Avon's. Far better stopping and grip in all conditions and from Black Circles they were only just over £50.00 a corner fitted and balanced. At that price buying Chinese death rings doesn't make sense to me.
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(as you did in those days).
This rest as they say is "history"
