Falkens are way better than Federal. I had the 452's on my GS but changed to F1 GSD3's as at the time as they were cheaper than the 452's. I don't really consider the Falkens to be a budget tyre personally, albeit that Camskill do seem to have great Falken prices at the mo, they weren't when I looked last time. 275/35 18's on camskill at the monent are £116, which is a fantastic price, last time they were £160 odd quid each.