all season tyres in UK? (London based)
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Soldato
Which car?
Soldato
Have a look at Michelin Crossclimate 2 plenty of good reviews. Don't mix tyre types.
Soldato
All seasons cope better with the colder, wetter weather, which is when you need a better tyre for the conditions.
In the summer, a good all season tyre will still be competitive enough to not get you in trouble/get you out of it.
On an every day run of the mill car, I’d always put on all seasons for peace of mind in winter.
Cross climate don’t have as good wet performance as competitors - we don’t really get snow down south so I’d probably look at the Kinergy 4S or Vector All Season Gen 3 for the better wet grip/wet brake/aquaplaning
Associate
I recently changed all four 225/50/18 tyres on the car for Michelin Pilot Sport 5's.
We live inside the M25 so reasonably local to the O/P re weather.
I think the Pilot Sport 5 are an all season tyre but they seem to be OK on the car, no really adverse weather yet to test them out with.
We live inside the M25 so reasonably local to the O/P re weather.
I think the Pilot Sport 5 are an all season tyre but they seem to be OK on the car, no really adverse weather yet to test them out with.
Soldato
PS5 are a summer tyre, but they’re a good one.
I’ve got them on the 135i and they’re very good in the wet and I personally wouldn’t change them on that car. But I’ve also got all seasons on the fiesta for improved wet/cold grip as I don’t care about driving dynamics, and I also don’t need maximum summer performance - would rather have improved winter performance.
If I'm reading your post right - don't mix all-season and summer/touring tyres front and back.
Soldato
More specifically, don't put all season on the front and summer on the back... The other way round should be fine (you want the best grip on the back)
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Thanks for the responses. Good point about mixing tyres, hadn't thought about that.
Car is a Mercedes B180 so its driven sensibly and mostly in and around London, occasional uk road trips though.
My question came after reading that all season tyres are almost as good as summer tyres but much better below 10c. Grip, fuel economy and noise are more important than dynamic ability.
Car is a Mercedes B180 so its driven sensibly and mostly in and around London, occasional uk road trips though.
My question came after reading that all season tyres are almost as good as summer tyres but much better below 10c. Grip, fuel economy and noise are more important than dynamic ability.
I actually don't like mixing tyres at all, aside from any kind of OCD like side to it, I've been driving a vehicle recently which has OK tyres on the back but not so great tyres on the front but the front ones are actually better in the wet than the back ones despite overall being worse. For dry driving you don't really notice much but in the wet the handling is definitely compromised, not hugely but enough you notice it.
Underboss
the Michelins cross climates ARE a summer tyre, BUT with Winter properties
I've been running them for 4 years now, and i wouldn't change back to summer tyres are i "prefer" to have more winter capabilities as i cant store another set of tyres
as I'm on the vulnerability list because of my condition, it was imperative to me that i had more confidence in the snow/Ice which is why i switched, i remember driving in snow years ago with summer tyres on (loads of tread left) and my heart is always in my mouth coming up to roundabouts and junctions as i find it hard to "slow" down, but now i can and as a result, i say "bring it on!"
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Soldato
I’ve found the Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 to be noisier than the previous no-name tyres but they’re considerably more comfortable and wet grip is unreal.
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Uniroyal specialise in rain tyres so might be worth having a look at. There's a list of tyre manufacturer websites here.
For the last 17 years I've been running road legal track tyres all year around. Yoko AD08RS and Hankook RS2 before this, not the same ones of course I change them when they wear out.
You might assume that this type of tyre is dangerous in winter / cold, in reality due to these tyres being so grippy, even in winter there is still more grip compared to regular tyres. Also the groove patterns in these tyres shift loads of standing water.
You might assume that this type of tyre is dangerous in winter / cold, in reality due to these tyres being so grippy, even in winter there is still more grip compared to regular tyres. Also the groove patterns in these tyres shift loads of standing water.
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The car is a Honda Integra Type R, it's sensitive to tyres, not for speed, but finding a tyre that suits handling / feel of the car.
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Underboss
No!
It's called safety!
I had someone obliviously sail through a red light on a junction in a 50 limit in torrential rain. I honestly think if I had still been running my previous tyres and not a new set of Vector 4 seasons I'd have had a nasty shunt. As it was I buried the brake pedal and crucially the front end still had enough grip to do a hard swerve left. There couldn't have been more than a meter between us as the flew past. Definitely my closest call in 24 years on the road.
Man of Honour
I do enjoy your pointless one line contributions when you post.