I wouldn't say Dan takes us all for idiots, he does have lets say a unique viewpoint though...
As he says, agree or disagree with him, as long as you give a reasoned debate then all is good. At the end of the day it is everyones own personal choice what rubber they get, personally around £600-£700 would be the max I would pay for 4 tyres for my Zed which is spot on as I have never had a scary moment with REO50As in any weather and thats having done over 30k in 25 months week in week out.
It all depends what you want in the end, my car gets me from A to B in cosumate style and the odd meet up and drive with mates. I don't track the car so I will never explore the limits of handling and grip on a daily basis, so I want decent grip in all weather and long lasting tyres... My previous Bridgestones lasted 24k so thats goid enough for me road noise not an issue, thats why I have a good stereo :wink:
Question - if someone that only does a few miles a year puts tyres worth £1k on their car just to drive to meets and shows does that make them more or less of a fool paying £400 for a set and using the car every day?