it is time to change the tyres on my car, as they approach the surface finish of my head. Need to choose a set.
The mfr OE, MRF ZV2K tubeless ran only 30K in three years. Maybe not too bad given the road conditions here, but I am unhappy about the number. The ride and handling were ok, given my humble expectations.
That is rather low. I changed my tyres some 55K kms ago and the tread patterns are still pretty good and the wear indicators markers are still a long way to go. I went for Goodyear tubeless as a size zero replacement back in 2004. Mashallah, they are still running okay.
I heard that the Apollo Accelere tubeless series is pretty good. But I am surprised that you got just 30K with the MRF ZV2K. Traditionally MRF tyres were hard compound (long wearing, tough etc, but road noise and lower adhesion on the flip side).
Bridgestones should be good to. Go for tyres made in India. Goodyear, Bridgestone, Apollo, MRF, Michelin etc have tyres they make in India. Do not go for an Imported tyre under any circumstances. Firstly, they are probably grey market, /substandard/dumped tyres and second, if it is a unique tyre with a particular tread pattern, getting a new tyre in case one or two get busted up can be a total PITA (pain in the a...) , esp if the import stops for any reason.
Stay away from the Yoko, Pirelli kinds etc for that reason.
For you I would think a Apollo Accelere, Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear should have size zero fit for your car . Moreover, the imports will either be size +1 or +2 and you will have to change your rim as well...