Buying summer tyres for the car – What to look for
People often say that as far as the quality of tyres is concerned, “you will get for what you pay”. When summer approaches, it is time you change the winter tyres and fix summer tyres for your car. In this article we will discuss how you ought to choose summer tyres for your car. So, read on for better insight. First of all you have to remember that tyres are vehicle specific. The sizes differ depending on the type of vehicle you are using. Also keep in mind the weather during the summer. If you are staying in a place where there is a lot of humidity, the tyres you choose should be in accordance with the same.
Prior to choosing tyres for your car, it is best if that particular brand of tyres has undergone the summer or winter test. It has been observed that when the tests were underway, the summer tyres performed extremely well both on warmer as well as cooler grounds. But when it came to winter tyres, it did not perform up to the expectations.
In order to come to a conclusion as to which tyres should be bought during the warmer months, a test was conducted. In this test the premium, middle class as well as cheap tyres were subjected to the test. Among the premium tyre category, the tyres included were Dunlop, Michelin, Nokian, GoodYear, Pirelli, Yokohama, Bridgestone, Vredestein, and Continental. Among the middle class tyres that were included, the names are Fulda, Kumho, Hankook, and Uniroyal. Lastly, the cheap tyres or the so called economical tyres that were included were Sava Intensa and Viking Protech.
All these tyre brands were subjected to the test and after the test was over, the following was the outcome.
- It was seen that the middle class tyres performed in some parameters that were at par with the premium class tyres.
- Also in some cases especially in some brands of premium tyres, the performamce was excellent and it was concluded that since the maximum amount of money is spent on the research and development of these tyres, they perform extremely well too.
- As far as the cheap tyres or the middle class tyres are concerned, the ratio between price and quality was the best among all the 3 categories.
- The tyres that you ought to buy depending on the type of weather in your city include Dunlop, Michelin, Fulda, Nokian, and Vredestein.