Nissan Micra road-holding

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A friend has an 'R' reg Nissan Micra that is very prone to slide under braking or when cornering, in wet conditions. She is a careful and fairly slow driver. Is this a characteristic of the car, or could the tyres be the problem? They are all over the legal depth limit of 1.6mm.

[kira000]

When was the last time she checked her tyre pressures were correct? Under inflated tyres are often a cause of loss of grip.
Worth a trip to the petrol station for a look see!

[alan-r]

i have a Hyundai (nearly new),did the same i changed the tyres from what was on to continental eco3 they are one of the best for small/med cars it made a hell of a difference
and as kirra says always check your tyre pressures weekly when u get fuel,don't forget the small area of tyre contact is the only thing keeping you on the road look after them, pas this on to your mate

[Panic Button]

I once made the mistake of buying 'budget' tyres to save money on an old Peugeot 309.

It gave rise to bad understeer in the wet. I'll never do that again.

[chas2008]

really does sound like budget tyres, even the tyre dealers call them 'deathslides' or 'ditch finders' , says it all