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Sorry if this has been asked lots of times before, but I’m a complete novice with this and I’ve searched the forums for answers and can’t find them.
I’m looking to swap the factory fitted tyres on our 6.1 Coast 150 with all season tyres and I’m looking at Michelin Agilis tyres. My current tyres are 215/65 R16 C 106/104T. When I’ve put my registration number into Blackcircles, its coming up with Michelin Agilis Crossclimate 215/65 R16 T (109) tyres. Are these suitable for my van – guessing so because they are the same size and just have a higher load rating, but want to check before spending the money on them.
Secondly, if I’m putting all season tyres onto my van, do I need to change the tyre on the spare wheel as well (so buy 5 tyres instead of 4)? If I needed to change a tyre in bad weather and had 3 cross climates and one summer tyre, how would this affect the drive of the van?
Thirdly, what does everyone do with the factory fitted tyres? Do you keep them for spares, sell them or scrap them? They’ve only done 1,000 miles so they’re practically new and would seem like a waste to scrap them.
And finally, I’m aiming to go through Switzerland in April, South of France in June, and Nordkapp in July/August. Has anyone used these Michelin tyres in these scenarios/ temperatures and how did they perform? How do they handle in rain and snow?
Thanks in advance for any help.
I’m looking to swap the factory fitted tyres on our 6.1 Coast 150 with all season tyres and I’m looking at Michelin Agilis tyres. My current tyres are 215/65 R16 C 106/104T. When I’ve put my registration number into Blackcircles, its coming up with Michelin Agilis Crossclimate 215/65 R16 T (109) tyres. Are these suitable for my van – guessing so because they are the same size and just have a higher load rating, but want to check before spending the money on them.
Secondly, if I’m putting all season tyres onto my van, do I need to change the tyre on the spare wheel as well (so buy 5 tyres instead of 4)? If I needed to change a tyre in bad weather and had 3 cross climates and one summer tyre, how would this affect the drive of the van?
Thirdly, what does everyone do with the factory fitted tyres? Do you keep them for spares, sell them or scrap them? They’ve only done 1,000 miles so they’re practically new and would seem like a waste to scrap them.
And finally, I’m aiming to go through Switzerland in April, South of France in June, and Nordkapp in July/August. Has anyone used these Michelin tyres in these scenarios/ temperatures and how did they perform? How do they handle in rain and snow?
Thanks in advance for any help.