Are falken fk452 Tyres any good?

[big al]

Hi all. Sorting out a new set of alloys at the moment, and the dealers have said that they can do 4 budget tyres  for £220, or 4 falken fk452 for £300, how good are they? Should I look elsewhere for tyres for that price?

[micaerin]

I had Falken 452's on my Mk4 GTI and i thought they were an excellent value for money tyre, well worth it

[S2 Ant]

You can get Sessanta's for a little over £300 for tyres only - in case you know a friendly chap to fit them for you and they're meant to be very good

[ub7rm]

I have the falken fk452's - would rate them very highly.  Much better than the duplop sportmaxx's I had before.  They do benefit noticably from getting some heat in them.  Very evident in the winter ...

[Gene Hunt]

You can get Sessanta's for a little over £300 for tyres only - in case you know a friendly chap to fit them for you and they're meant to be very good

...........i've got these now and out of the 2 these would be my choice, but the Falken is one of the better upper budget tyres.

[ukdub]

I am running these tyres, and for the money they are quite good. I just run them above 40psi because I found  the side walls to be a bit soft for a sharp turn in. 

[keano]

Hmm. Just bought some. Hope they're decent or you are all in trouble! 

[PDT]

Not driven on a Falken tyre for a while, but they used to be known as a ditchfinder 

I did have some on a set of wheels I bought about a year ago and hated them, they were scary in the wet and luckily they wore down pretty quickly so I changed them for something better.

Tyres are a very subjective product, I speak to customers that buy trashy tyres like Wanli and nangkang etc...then claim they are great but unless they have tried a tyre that is truly great they wouldnt know otherwise I suppose.

I now have vreds on the Golf and the BMW and am very pleased with them.

[big al]

Not driven on a Falken tyre for a while, but they used to be known as a ditchfinder 

I did have some on a set of wheels I bought about a year ago and hated them, they were scary in the wet and luckily they wore down pretty quickly so I changed them for something better.

Tyres are a very subjective product, I speak to customers that buy trashy tyres like Wanli and nangkang etc...then claim they are great but unless they have tried a tyre that is truly great they wouldnt know otherwise I suppose.

I now have vreds on the Golf and the BMW and am very pleased with them.

Dangit, you tell me that now that I have gone and bought a set going on the above comments.
Ah well, If they are useless then I can always take them off and sell them on, shouldn't lose too much on them.
Thanks all.

[WhiteGTI]

Put it this way, you get what you pay for. I've been running them for 6 months now and am not enjoying it one bit! However, my wallet liked it!

[ILoveTuna]

I have 4 of these on at the moment and would class then as ok... fine in the dry not so in the wet. But 4 the money £330 for 4 u can not argue.

[Andy]

these would of been better
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m61b0s134p12423
falken tyres are ok for what you pay for them but not the best in the wet

[titchy]

i had them on my audi s4 better than the previous yokos less aquaplaning and quieter

[FamilyDub]

Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta, FTW 

[Gene Hunt]

these would of been better
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m61b0s134p12423
falken tyres are ok for what you pay for them but not the best in the wet

..........ace price mine were more than that over a year ago.