The tires were good day to day and I have no real concerns other than the wear rate. I am now replacing them after only 15,000 miles and this is not down to a wheel alignment issue. The tires have even tire wear all the way across but are at the tire bars with relatively low mileage. Wouldn't buy again and wouldn't recommend these unless you like buying tires on a regular basis i.e. yearly.

Being OEM on my new Australian Ford Falcon, I had no choice of brands. I am happy with the tires. They are good in the wet and dry. Providess a quiet and comfortable ride and have saved me in a couple of tight spots.

I am not happy with the rapid 'shoulder wear'. Despite religiously following the car manufacturer's recommended 32PSI inflation (for light passenger loads, as I travel alone mostly); and have always had 15,000 km wheel rotations and alignments when necessary. Currently, I need to replace all four tires at 58,000kms. The shoulders are nearly worn down, while the inside tread still have approximately 4mm remaining.

Thinking about replacing with the same tires but I am wondering if there are other brands with a better in price/performance. My 225/50/R17s are not a common size and they are expensive to replace. Have been recommended GY Excellence 235/45/R17s for economy and better performance. Any feedback on these 235/45/R17s is appreciated.

These are original equipment tires so nothing to compare yet. Grip in dry and wet and wear rates all seem reasonably good. My impression is that feedback could be a little better in fast corners and through bends.

I've done 6.5k on the GY Excellence so far in our A4 1.9TDI 130. Wet and dry grip have been good giving me confidence to push on. The TDI is known for being heavy on front tires but so far I've only lost approx 1.5 mm in 6.5k miles. This compares very well with the 4mm that was gone from the OEM Continental SportContact 2s after 8k miles. Performance of the GY tires seems better than the Contis as well so I'm winning all round!