Hate to ask, but tyres...
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Hey all, first post so go gentle with me.
I know car tyre threads have been done to absolute death here, but I've got an unusual one for you.
My wife is a community midwife out in the sticks. She uses her own car and does around 22-25k a year. Rain, sun, snow and ice, she has to be out there.
She's always had mid range or premium tyres on her cars, current tyres are about a mm off the wear markers and it's time to get new ones.
Here's the rub, her current Pirelli's are nearly scrap at 11k, the previous were Conti's that wore like cheese and the Toyo's before that were so loud you could barely hear yourself think, that and they perished and cracked at 9k.
Her use case is good grip at lower speeds, reasonably long lasting, reasonable pricing and a general all rounder. It's only a Dacia Sandero so performance isn't exactly stellar but it's perfect for her needs at work, she hoons around in my Tiguan R when it's that kinda mood!
Size is 185/65R15, we also have a set of winter wheels for it that are the same size, but we are open to suggestion of all seasons if it means we can settle on one set that can be trusted in all weather's.
What would you guys and gals suggest?
An extra note, our tyre guy swears by Maxxis all seasons, but I'm.....cynical, probably because of the distant memory of driving a M3 with a fresh set of dealer fitted Maxxis and nearly ending up in a ditch covered in flames!
I know car tyre threads have been done to absolute death here, but I've got an unusual one for you.
My wife is a community midwife out in the sticks. She uses her own car and does around 22-25k a year. Rain, sun, snow and ice, she has to be out there.
She's always had mid range or premium tyres on her cars, current tyres are about a mm off the wear markers and it's time to get new ones.
Here's the rub, her current Pirelli's are nearly scrap at 11k, the previous were Conti's that wore like cheese and the Toyo's before that were so loud you could barely hear yourself think, that and they perished and cracked at 9k.
Her use case is good grip at lower speeds, reasonably long lasting, reasonable pricing and a general all rounder. It's only a Dacia Sandero so performance isn't exactly stellar but it's perfect for her needs at work, she hoons around in my Tiguan R when it's that kinda mood!
Size is 185/65R15, we also have a set of winter wheels for it that are the same size, but we are open to suggestion of all seasons if it means we can settle on one set that can be trusted in all weather's.
What would you guys and gals suggest?
An extra note, our tyre guy swears by Maxxis all seasons, but I'm.....cynical, probably because of the distant memory of driving a M3 with a fresh set of dealer fitted Maxxis and nearly ending up in a ditch covered in flames!
Edited by VlankoXE on Saturday 18th June 18:42
Continental Allseason Contact, Michelin CrossClimates and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons. They all get great reviews and they're available in that tyre size
https://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-finder/s=1/all-seaso...
https://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-finder/s=1/all-seaso...
Smiljan said:
Hi and welcome to PH, nice first post.
Can’t recommend all seasons as I don’t use them but that wear rate seems excessive for a light car. Have you had alignment checked?
Thank you, glad to be here! Can’t recommend all seasons as I don’t use them but that wear rate seems excessive for a light car. Have you had alignment checked?
Good question, yep checked at the dealer and at my local trustworthy independent and it's bang on, even wear across the whole tread.
I think it doesn't help that the roads where she has to work are utter crap, rough as anything and potholed to buggery, hence getting alignment checked and corrected at every visit for new rubber. I think the amount of up hill and down dale she has to do every day plays a part, not a flat piece of road for miles.
Very similar sized tyres on my twingo (185/55 15). I've been running Goodyear EfficientGrip (and EfficientGrip Performance) for the last 10 years on it.
I've always found them very good, they are very good in the wet too. But they are summer tyres (I run them year round), so might not to your liking.
I've always found them very good, they are very good in the wet too. But they are summer tyres (I run them year round), so might not to your liking.
At this size, it looks like you only save around £20 a tyre by going mid-range rather than premium and the mid-range tyres probably won't last as long. So, as others have said, I'd be inclined to get Michelin CrossClimate 2 or Continental All Season Contact, or if you are further north, then the sipes in the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 will give more grip on snow and ice at the expense of some dry grip.
Edited by trevalvole on Saturday 18th June 19:38
Edited by trevalvole on Saturday 18th June 19:53
What a cracking tyre size, cheap as chips, those on elastic bands at 4 times the price will be spitting bullets, even for our Forester they're twice the price.
Camskill offering Vredestein Quatrac 6 at around £52, Goodyear Vector gen 3 at £64 ish, Michelin Cross Climate 2 @ £69 but with £30 cashback prono when buying 4, don't know how the cashback works but assuming it does work makes the Michelins a steal.
Keep in mind Camskill charge a small amount for delivery and you'll have to get them fitted.
Mich and Goodyears get good reviews (serious value in this size), The Vred 6's i haven't used but previous Quatracs have proved superb tyres in all weathers on cars owned by daughters and with one daughter driven really hard, kept them mobile and out of trouble in all weathers, and i expect the new Vreds to be good too.
Camskill offering Vredestein Quatrac 6 at around £52, Goodyear Vector gen 3 at £64 ish, Michelin Cross Climate 2 @ £69 but with £30 cashback prono when buying 4, don't know how the cashback works but assuming it does work makes the Michelins a steal.
Keep in mind Camskill charge a small amount for delivery and you'll have to get them fitted.
Mich and Goodyears get good reviews (serious value in this size), The Vred 6's i haven't used but previous Quatracs have proved superb tyres in all weathers on cars owned by daughters and with one daughter driven really hard, kept them mobile and out of trouble in all weathers, and i expect the new Vreds to be good too.
Edited by Smint on Sunday 19th June 08:02
Whatever you get, it’d be worth a couple of extra quid to get the geometry checked at the same time. I’ve heard quire a few Dacias being incorrectly set from new resulting in high wear. At your Wife’s mileage the check would likely pay for itself in short order.
I use Cross Climate 2s on my Duster, great all-seasons, not the cheapest, but the big chains often have a good offer of £50 of a set.
I use Cross Climate 2s on my Duster, great all-seasons, not the cheapest, but the big chains often have a good offer of £50 of a set.
Michelin seem to have regular money back offers on their tyres.
I bought 4 Crossclimate 2s in 225/40-18 & filling in the form on their web-site resulted in £50 in my bank account 3 days later.
Money back varies from £20 to £100 on tyre size. Don't know if there is currently such an offer.
CC2 tyres havbeen excellent in all conditions.
I bought 4 Crossclimate 2s in 225/40-18 & filling in the form on their web-site resulted in £50 in my bank account 3 days later.
Money back varies from £20 to £100 on tyre size. Don't know if there is currently such an offer.
CC2 tyres havbeen excellent in all conditions.
Thank you all for your replies, sorry for the delay in getting back to you, I've had 3 days of 14 hour shifts back to back.
To answer what someone up the list asked, when an axle set wear out on the front, we always rotate the back ones onto the front and new ones on the rear, seems.
I've got it booked in for new rubber tomorrow, our guy can do £75 a corner for Crossclimate 2's, so I'm going to bite the bullet. He's also able to do the cashback offer too. Alignment and geometry is being done at the same time, going to get it serviced same day too, since it's only 400 miles before the interval so saves the hassle of going back in next week.
Wish my tiggy tyres were that cheap, £200 a corner for me!
To answer what someone up the list asked, when an axle set wear out on the front, we always rotate the back ones onto the front and new ones on the rear, seems.
I've got it booked in for new rubber tomorrow, our guy can do £75 a corner for Crossclimate 2's, so I'm going to bite the bullet. He's also able to do the cashback offer too. Alignment and geometry is being done at the same time, going to get it serviced same day too, since it's only 400 miles before the interval so saves the hassle of going back in next week.
Wish my tiggy tyres were that cheap, £200 a corner for me!
VlankoXE said:
Thank you all for your replies, sorry for the delay in getting back to you, I've had 3 days of 14 hour shifts back to back.
I've got it booked in for new rubber tomorrow, our guy can do £75 a corner for Crossclimate 2's, so I'm going to bite the bullet. He's also able to do the cashback offer too. Alignment and geometry is being done at the same time, going to get it serviced same day too, since it's only 400 miles before the interval so saves the hassle of going back in next week.
That's a decent deal.I've got it booked in for new rubber tomorrow, our guy can do £75 a corner for Crossclimate 2's, so I'm going to bite the bullet. He's also able to do the cashback offer too. Alignment and geometry is being done at the same time, going to get it serviced same day too, since it's only 400 miles before the interval so saves the hassle of going back in next week.
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