I bought a set of 4 tires back in April 2010. I have driven about 30000km a year, switching from summer to winter tires (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 tires. 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 tires were always stored in a garage.
I bought them because they were the cheapest tires, I didn't have money to buy anything better because I had just bought a set of 4 winter tires the previous month.
I would recommend these tires only if you are about to sell the car and want to brag about having just bought a set of "new" tires. You can drive them for about 3 years and the 4th year start looking for a new set of tires.
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 tires. 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 tires were always stored in a garage.
I bought them because they were the cheapest tires, I didn't have money to buy anything better because I had just bought a set of 4 winter tires the previous month.
I would recommend these tires only if you are about to sell the car and want to brag about having just bought a set of "new" tires. You can drive them for about 3 years and the 4th year start looking for a new set of tires.