Matador Vs General Tire

[Trust|Nobody]

Who makes better tyres, Matador or General Tire?

 

[Colin62]

Mata-who?

 

[TheChamp]

Dunlop.

 

[FiestaST]

Pirelli.

 

[Trust|Nobody]

https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/index.php?threads/492614/

 

[ArmatageShanks]

2 things, no one has ever heard of them, and nor have you, Which speaks volumes about how good they are.

 

[nazmo]

Michelin

 

[pinball wizard]

Matador have been making tyres since 1925, so they're probably not as bad as the muppets here suggest.

(Oh, and they're a brand of Continental as well.)

Edit, I see general are a Continental brand as well.

 

[Smugs]

Bridgestone...

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Matador have been making tyres since 1925, so they're probably not as bad as the muppets here suggest.

(Oh, and they're a brand of Continental as well.)

Edit, I see general are a Continental brand as well.

They seem to be par for the course, I do still stand by my public knowledge comment though.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Matador/#Passenger-Car

 

[ArmatageShanks]

Bridgestone...

RE003's Hmm yes the Golf equivalent of Tires, everything you could possibly want and need.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yeah, they're budget brands generally from what I know... stay away... get decent tyres.

 

[pinball wizard]

Yeah, they're budget brands generally from what I know... stay away... get decent tyres.

What's wrong with budget tyres? I mean they're made for people on, well, a budget, and not usually used on high performance cars?

 

[ToxicBunny]

What's wrong with budget tyres? I mean they're made for people on, well, a budget, and not usually used on high performance cars?

Budget Tyres is probably the wrong descriptor...

Cheap Tyres is more accurate...

Never ever ever skimp on tyres on a vehicle, they are your only contact point with the road.

 

[Trust|Nobody]

From my own experience Matador edges out General Tire.

 

[pinball wizard]

Budget Tyres is probably the wrong descriptor...

Cheap Tyres is more accurate...

Never ever ever skimp on tyres on a vehicle, they are your only contact point with the road.

No. Cheap would be double kings or chen shin or some other recycled chinese crap.

General and matador or perfectly good SABS approved budget tyres.

What's better, something like a budget priced general tyre or only being able to get some used or retread POS?

 

[ToxicBunny]

No. Cheap would be double kings or chen shin or some other recycled chinese crap.

General and matador or perfectly good SABS approved budget tyres.

Each to their own obviously...

I would put those tyres at the bottom of the list along with the chinese ones.... They would only be an option if I absolutely could not even vaguely afford better quality tyres.

 

[pinball wizard]

Each to their own obviously...

I would put those tyres at the bottom of the list along with the chinese ones.... They would only be an option if I absolutely could not even vaguely afford better quality tyres.

Fantastic. Help the OP pay for "better" tyres then.

 

[Trust|Nobody]

Budget tyres?

 

[ArmatageShanks]

From my own experience Matador edges out General Tire.

So your thread is entirely irrelevant then?