mixing tire brands on one car?!
 

:confused: No - not on my RX-8.
My daughter has a 1988 Honda Civic DX auto (hatchback). She needs new tires. She recently got 1 new BFG Control Plus. They are rather expensive. The largest concern if I were to get her 3 other new tires of a different brand / model is wet braking. Discount tire down in Dallas where she lives has a decent Yokohama for almost 1/2 the price of the Control Plus.
Normally I'd say "no way" to mix tires. But since it's not a performance car or going to be driven hard, I'm not sure. Anyone have .02 to add?
thanks!

Performance car or not - if you hit the brakes, physics are the same for every car. Especially without modern electronic systems that may vary braking power for each wheel.

A clear "no" to mixed tires - for the sake of the security of your daughter.

frotn to back i dont see a problem left to right would definetly be bad. for instance some people only put snows on one end so mixing brands between front to rear is not much different thatn having snows on one end

Palabra!

I wouldn't put one mismatch tire on left to right. In a panic stop situation all may go well, then again, the little car just might pitch sideways.

If you do do it--do not mix and match left/right--even then make sure its temporary--prolonged use can cause suspension/alignment/tire wear problems.

thanks for the answers - confirms what I believed to be true. And under hard braking is where I'd expect the problem to arise at a bad time. Rolling and going straight wouldn't be the problem. Will proceed to get a complete set.