Comfortable tyres

It's not only a function of brand, also depends on the car and diameter rims fitted. It has been the recent fashion to fit low profile tyres on big rims on your average family hatch - this gives crap comfort as you have very little bump absorbency in the tyres. Now if you went for piddly rims and chuffin' great high profile jobbies as fitted to Land Rovers etc - or even the big dumper trucks they use in quarries, I think you would notice the difference over low profiles even if they were Czechoslovakian Remoulds (no offence to any of our Czechoslovak readers intended).

.... if you saw Discovery Channel's 'The Garage" a Golf with low profile tyres had bent his (wide) allow rims after hitting an obstacle Alloy wheels may contribute to comfort slightly having less 'unsprung weight' but I think low profile tyres an expensive mistake. Softer suspension seems to be a bigger factor than tyres-my brother's Toyota Avensis is good: but you get more roll on corners (so ideal as a mini-cab)

Not at all uncommon on todays potholed roads. OEM alloys are often stronger than aftermarket ones.

It was also set in Spain where it's not uncommon to pick up a rental car on steel wheels with normal to high profile (IE 60+ on 155) with 4 (or 5) bent wheels.

In news: snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk, Dave Plowman (News) wittered on forthwith;

Avon.

Far better going for something with a 70 profile than specific brand.

Ah. That's what's on it at the moment. Old, though.

I wasn't intending changing the tyre size.

David Wood ( snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Many OEM alloys are heavier than the OEM steel alternatives, even bare wheel - let alone with (often wider) tyre fitted.

The most comfy tyres I've ever had were Uniroyal Rallye 540. Thin sidewalls, really soaked up the bumps, gripped good, lasted better than average, but understeered (safely) and no feeling to the steering.