Invovic Tyres

[M4cruiser]

Pulled up beside a newish BMW in a car park, and (as you do) looked at the tyres - Never heard of Invovic, so i Googled them, and I find they are an Asda Budget Brand!
Why would anyone put them on a newish BMW that cost around £49K? (330e for the initiated.)
Cheap skate doesn't really cover it ...

[732NM]

Probably organised by the lease company.

[M4cruiser]

732NM said:

Probably organised by the lease company.

Fair point, but on the last lease car I had they specified "premium" tyres.
I'm surprised they build in maintenance at Asda

[MrSpanky49]

People are cheap. I’m sat waiting for 2 new tyres now and there’s a guy who can’t believe the p zeros for his Mercedes GLE are £350 a pop. He’s having budgets fitted.

[E-bmw]

MrSpanky49 said:

People are cheap. there’s a guy who can’t believe the p zeros for his Mercedes GLE are £350 a pop. He’s having budgets fitted.

I have never understood why people get caught out like that.

When you buy a house do you check the council tax band? - Yes of course you do. (obviously I could go on/on with the analogies)

So why would you buy a car without checking the price of service/tax/tyres etc?

[GreenV8S]

E-bmw said:

So why would you buy a car without checking the price of service/tax/tyres etc?

Meh, a Mercedes is just a badge with seats, and tyres are just things to stop the road scratching your alloys.

/S

[Krikkit]

I agree but bloody hell £350 a corner is crazy

[MustangGT]

Krikkit said:

I agree but bloody hell £350 a corner is crazy

Agreed, My GLE (must be a lower performance one ) was £250 per premium brand 4-season tyres like Michelin or Goodyear.

[stevieturbo]

A large part of the issue is people are just utterly clueless about tyres, and unscrupulous sellers will tell them any aul ste to get them sold.

[CrgT16]

For the majority of people it doesn’t matter. Their driving awareness will not differentiate a good tyre from a budget one. Tires are legal and meet the minimum required standards.

I put the best I can afford but probably wasting my money for everyday driving at normal speeds.

[E-bmw]

CrgT16 said:

For the majority of people it doesn’t matter. Their driving awareness will not differentiate a good tyre from a budget one. Tires are legal and meet the minimum required standards.

I put the best I can afford but probably wasting my money for everyday driving at normal speeds.

You are of course correct.

But then the situation we all hope never happens, the person in front of you will thank you forever when you can stop in the wet/cold before running them over.

I couldn't live with myself if I didn't either.

[stevieturbo]

CrgT16 said:

For the majority of people it doesn’t matter. Their driving awareness will not differentiate a good tyre from a budget one. Tires are legal and meet the minimum required standards.

I put the best I can afford but probably wasting my money for everyday driving at normal speeds.

For all road users, it does matter. And in that emergency, it could make the difference

As for legality and standards....that is a huge part of the problem. There is a totally false labelling system, where there literally are no standards as manufacturers self proclaim their A, B, C etc
Which is quite bizarre, but I guess typical of EU and government bullst