Iv done nearly 2000 miles on my landsail tyres now (mine are the ones with the good ratings) and I can't fault them, the a2 isn't a racing car so you shouldn't notice much difference between tyres unless you really push the car, and out of curiosity I have done a few times. My tires are near silent so no faults there, wet grip has been perfect I haven't crashed my a2 yet and grip in general can't be faulted for tyres that cost £140 for a set of four on 17" tt comp wheels. Iv gone around bends very quickly and they've held to the road perfectly fine, again I haven't crashed it yet! And Iv not changed my driving any different to how I did when I had 16" with continentals all round. Some times the price of a tyre can mess with your head and Iv now experienced budget tyres twice, once on my boy racer Peugeot 106 I bought brand new wheels and budgets came with them and to be honest never thought twice about tyres then, I drove that car like a lunatic and a stunt man! it was my first car and I was 17 and had no accidents and now Iv experienced budget tyres again but for the 1st time on my a2 but I'm a more sensible driver now. So what I think is if you put it in your head cheap is evil then that's what you'll believe. A few people have said encluding garages that budgets are perfectly fine unless you have a high powered car or your doing track days - fast road driving. I believe it's you that keeps your car on the road not your tires. But if you've got the money to spend on branded tyres then spend it.
