owners of X70 full spec is gonna be hit with the price of replacing their 19' rims. Due to it being SUV and size 19, the price range definitely on the high 4++ for those unknown china brands.

Saw a few x70 with almost non-existent tire threads. Well, normal car buyer didnt take it into account. Furthermore, the trend of car brand fitting bigger and bigger wheels on their newest models. Previously, those B segment vios/city comes with 14-15 wheels and currently these models are fitted with 16-17 wheels.

My 2cents is, stick with those branded non-premium tires like hankook, goodyear, falken, nexen, toyo, maxxis or atleast the better known china tires (GITI, LingLong)

OR downsize your wheels to 17-18, and u will realize you can afford better tires like (Michelin, YOKO) and better comfort at the same price like ur 19s

This post has been edited by drewn123: May 8 2022, 11:37 PM

well, it might be categorized as premium but majority of users consider Michelin, Pirelli, Bridgestone as the top tier. And generally their pricing is higher than others within the same category and sizes. Some pirellis are priced reasonably low is due to grey imports of Pirelli's that smuggled into Msia.

But all in all, tires pricing are largely dependent on countries it was produced, sizes available (popular sizes VS less popular sizes) as well as distributor pricing in our markets. Heck, some Giti tires are even more expensive than Yokohama.

Somewhat true but u are ignoring the costly R&D and extensive testing that these premium brands do.

I used cheapest tires before (Accelera, Achilles, Rovelo), mid tier (dunlop, goodyear, hankook, yoko) and also high (michelin, pirelli, bridgestone). And I can safely say that although the difference between high VS mid is not very significant if you are not pushing your limits. But comparing LOW vs MID, the difference is substantial even for normal driving. With these cheapest brands, after 1-2 yrs although u still have tire threads but the grip is totally out.