I bought a set of 4 tyres back in April 2010. I have driven about 30000km a year, switching from summer to winter tyres (GoodYear UltraGrip 7 - I have left a feedback for them too) on time.
The first 3-4 years they were really good and I was actually surprised, road feedback was pretty good, noise was acceptable, dry grip was good and the wet grip was even better.
The last 2 years they were like driving on plastic tyres. Road feedback became terrible, a bit harder braking was impossible and I would start understeering immediately, driving by the speed limit almost became a challenge. The tyres were always stored in a garage.
I bought them because they were the cheapest tyres, I didn't have money to buy anything better because I had just bought a set of 4 winter tyres the previous month.
I would recommend these tyres only if you are about to sell the car and want to brag about having just bought a set of "new" tyres. You can drive them for about 3 years and the 4th year start looking for a new set of tyres.
The first 3-4 years they were really good and I was actually surprised, road feedback was pretty good, noise was acceptable, dry grip was good and the wet grip was even better.
The last 2 years they were like driving on plastic tyres. Road feedback became terrible, a bit harder braking was impossible and I would start understeering immediately, driving by the speed limit almost became a challenge. The tyres were always stored in a garage.
I bought them because they were the cheapest tyres, I didn't have money to buy anything better because I had just bought a set of 4 winter tyres the previous month.
I would recommend these tyres only if you are about to sell the car and want to brag about having just bought a set of "new" tyres. You can drive them for about 3 years and the 4th year start looking for a new set of tyres.