Although I don't stop to ascertain the exact brands, I see far too many tyre treads lying at the side of the road to want to risk a set of cheapo tyres made in the Ying-yang-tiddly-i-po factory, in a country where they have dogs and cats on the menu.
If I was only needing an A/T tyre for nearby green lanes I might consider these budget tyres.
For various reasons I choose my Freelander over my BMW 528i for long motorway journeys. And it's bloody good with high-speed road tyres.
It's the petrol engined BMW that's the local hack.
I'm not a tyre snob either, but nearly 50 years experience has taught me that you generally get what you pay for.
(Oh dear - does that make me sound like one of the 'old men' that Freelaner was referring to - I hope not)
In the tyre trade the UK is considered a 'dumping grouind' for cheapy tyres as there is little or no market for them in most other Western European countries.