Having all of my direct debits and rent leave my account at pretty much the same time and discovering that my front tyres were near the legal limit i had to take the plunge today and buy a pair of budgets.
I was not exactly pleased about sticking some tyres i had never even heard of on the front of my car and was rightly worried.
First impressions were very very good, they seemed to handle as well as my pirelli's i had just removed and road noise was the same and after a quick search on the net when i got home to see exactly what i had just bought brought a pleasent supprise.
These Accelera Alpha 225/45/17 tyres faired very very well against some good competition in a variety of tests against some well known brands and for £50 a corner im over the moon.
Here is a link to the test and results http://www.carpoint.com.au/news/2008...test-2008-6873
The test is done over wet and dry conditions as well as wet and dry braking.