Across 87 owner ratings the BCT S800 averages 38%. Owners rate Wear highest at 6 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 2.9. 13 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 14% of owners score it 70% or better.
Just bought a 2nd hand Civic Type R. Before buying I check for tread depth. Excellent. It's not until about 100 miles later I thought this doesnt handle as I expect, especially in the cold and wet. It could be the type of car but I just checked the tyre brand and then came here. Everything is explained. This car is supposed to handle like a go-kart, but in the wet it is just washing out at the front end - without any power applied. The roads are slippery, leafy, wet and cold at the moment, bring better dry roads are I'll review summer performance. Until then I think I shall walk.
very noisy like wheel bearings gone.worn unevenly 5mm offside 2.5mm nearside,
side walls cracked at edge of tread, i don't trust these tyres swapping for non chinese tyres ,
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Avoid these tyres!. Ok(ish)in the dry, deadly in the wet, especially under steers and no traction even at low speeds. Spend more money and don't make the same mistake as I have done. Off to buy something better.
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My car came fitted with these but they are truly dreadful. The grip on fast bends is alright when it's dry but they do wheel spin easily under hard acceleration and I only have a 1.2 turbo petrol with 100bhp. It tramlines and skitters over uneven surfaces and little feedback is offered through the steering.
The worst thing though by a mile is the road noise, it's awful. On fast roads it ranges from loud to unbearable. I can't wait to get rid of these for a bit of peace and quiet. I've always gone for midrange to premium tyres and I certainly know why.
Seriously though if you're after a budget tyre, just spend a extra £10 a corner and buy something acceptable or you'll only regret it for the next 12'000+ miles
i was thinking of selling my nice Golf because of all the noises it made on the road. I'd already asked the garage at Pencoed who fitted these to have another look at them as I had been getting a lot of wheel wobble at 50-60. He told me it would be the DSG on its way out (>105k miles) which I doubted. One tyre has also had a slow leak that isn't the valve. I now see that there are cracks in e tread after 5000 miles, with little evidence of wear.
I suspect these would last for ever, but they're not going to be on my car for very much longer. Having read the other comments on here, I now realise that I've been having all these problems but didn't think it could all be down to these but now I see that I was wrong. Never experienced such bad results from tyres since I had a set with a mix of cross plys and radials on a British leyland special in the 70s.
What can I say!!! Fitted to my Saab 93 convertible. The noise was horrific. Twice had it checked for wheel bearings. Only knew it was the tyre when shifted them to the back. Absolutely awful....DO NOT BUY THESE TYRES ...it is yours and other persons life you gamble with...they should not be allowed on the market.
BCT stands for Bad Chinese Tires. Period. do not buy!!!
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Member
BMW
225/45 R17
4,000 miles
Mostly Motorways
Average
Probably the worst tyres I have ever had.
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Member
Alfa Romeo
225/45 R17
1,000 miles
Mostly Motorways
Spirited
If you have a penchant for sliding around and having tons of hairy moments then this is the tyre for you. These tyres should be made illegal to sell. Absolutely shocking grip even in the dry, in the wet you will be praying. Got my mechanic to check my front wheels as I thought my bearings have gone, he came back and said that the bearings were fine and that the tyres were making that banging sound when you hear your wheel bearings go. Absolutely zero Road feedback. The rubber it's made of might as well be plastic. Please, if you value yourself and your car do not buy these tyres.
Noisy rumbling tyres....very irritating noisy rumbling tyres. Sound exactly like knackered wheel bearings.....skittish in the wet at higher speeds....unreliable in the dry. Town car tyres.... Do not put these boots on if you do distance....they will drive you insane with the noisy rumbling. Overall score from me is 3/10.
