[Dezzy]

Yeah good call Guy. I have run Ovation tyres for just over a year, they have had some really bad press about stopping in the wet.
I personally have had no issues with them at all, the ABS dosen't kick in when breaking hard. They were even ok in the snow, that said they are a M + S tyre. They even did a few tame laps at Castle Combe.

I didn't take them off for the summer and i need to replace the fronts soon hence why i bought another 2, the rears still have about half left.

I wouldn't recomend them to anyone incase they had trouble but personally i found them to be fine.

They meet all EU regs and have too to be sold here. They were tested against premium brand tyres one being Michelin, now there are two ways to look at this one being the Michelins out performed the buget in this case Ovation in wet braking, dry braking and noise levels (only by 1db) and therefore the Ovations are dangerous. The other way is well they are bound to outperform the bugets and so they should @ £225 each with the Ovation being £65 each. I can almost do all 4 corners for the price of one.

I worked in the tyre trade for a while and i've seen how you sell a really expencive tyre over one that costs half or less. And i know there will be the old "well it's the only thing that connects the car to the road" and you're right it is, but heres the clanger. The tests done use probably the best all round primium tyre on the market against one of the cheapest bugets fitted to the same car in the same conditions and give the results. Is that a fair test? I could say to you my Ferrari will outstop a Vectra does that mean the Vectra is a danerous car?