All Season Tyres poll

[AGPlant80]

Before we came up to Scotland for 3 weeks we replaced new standard 215/60 r17 with cc2’s 235/55 r17 Ride is much better as slightly lower pressures needed. Make sure get the 103 load rated.

 

[Christine Kirk]

Here our T6 4 motion is on the Michelin CC and they suit use our style of driving and car useage: and that’s all I can say.
T4 is on van tyres, ( multi ply tyres) they last for ages tend to use Goodyear or Michelins always replaced in axle sets.

 

[Jools]

I've had Cross Climate SUVs for 25k miles. I've been pleased with them but they are getting loud as they approach change time. So much in fact that I've had the wheel bearings checked, but they can't find any fault, so I'm hoping a change of tyres will change things.

Yes. I had the same. Wear pattern called saw toothing which I also had on an Audi with CC2

 

[Steve Wilko]

Hi all,

I know the subject has generally been done to death, but I am still struggling with tyre choice on our T6.1. We got it with a set of 235/55 R17 (103) Bridgestone Weather Control A005 which I was initially very happy with, but when one popped after just 4500 miles, whilst doing 70 on the M25 we’ve kinda lost confidence in them! Reading here, it seems a few people have had issues with them popping or getting sidewall punctures. Obviously everyone is going to pick up the occasional nail - nothing you can do about that.

I found a second hand set of wheels with 215/60, 109/107T higher load rated tyres to give them a go, in an attempt to get something a bit more robust, but the difference in ride was immediate - noticeably noisier and rough, so they came off again (must get them up for sale…).

Now I’m trying to work out if I should switch them all over before doing the NC500 in Sept. The main alternative I’m looking at is the Michelin CrossClimate 2. The Hankook Kinergy 4S2 looks good as well but isn’t Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rated - so no good for European winter driving which I think would be short-sighted, especially as snow chains don’t officially fit this tyre size.

So, a quick poll please, if you have direct experience of 235/55 R17 all season tyres, which ones are they, how long did/have you had them and have you had any issues with punctures? If there's no difference then I'll save some money and keep my fingers crossed!

Thanks,

John & Amanda

I had a set of the cross climate 2 fitted in March . I’ve just done a 14,500kl

Hi all,

I know the subject has generally been done to death, but I am still struggling with tyre choice on our T6.1. We got it with a set of 235/55 R17 (103) Bridgestone Weather Control A005 which I was initially very happy with, but when one popped after just 4500 miles, whilst doing 70 on the M25 we’ve kinda lost confidence in them! Reading here, it seems a few people have had issues with them popping or getting sidewall punctures. Obviously everyone is going to pick up the occasional nail - nothing you can do about that.

I found a second hand set of wheels with 215/60, 109/107T higher load rated tyres to give them a go, in an attempt to get something a bit more robust, but the difference in ride was immediate - noticeably noisier and rough, so they came off again (must get them up for sale…).

Now I’m trying to work out if I should switch them all over before doing the NC500 in Sept. The main alternative I’m looking at is the Michelin CrossClimate 2. The Hankook Kinergy 4S2 looks good as well but isn’t Three Peak Mountain Snowflake rated - so no good for European winter driving which I think would be short-sighted, especially as snow chains don’t officially fit this tyre size.

So, a quick poll please, if you have direct experience of 235/55 R17 all season tyres, which ones are they, how long did/have you had them and have you had any issues with punctures? If there's no difference then I'll save some money and keep my fingers crossed!

Thanks,

John & Amanda

I had a set of crossClimate 2 fitted in March . I have just got back from a 14,500 klm , three month trip around Norway and couldn’t be happier with them . I had snow , heavy rain and 34c weather and the tyres were fantastic in everything. I would highly recommend.

Steve

 

[Viktorgeorge]

….. I have just got back from a 14,500 klm , three month trip around Norway and couldn’t be happier with them . I had snow , heavy rain and 34c weather ….

Impressed!

 

[1Pearman]

I'm running Maxxis Premitra All-Season tyres. They look like a copy of the Micheline CC tyres but at half the price. They've been great for me so far both as an every day driver and towing a trailer.

 

[pjm-84]

Sadly they make great bike tyres but the jury is still out on their car tyres.

My Volvo came with Maxxis Premitra HP5 and they went in the skip at 5 to 6mm . Dreadfully wheel wobble when the tyre was cold......never come across this before. The final straw was puddles. The water would cool the tyre to cause it to wobble again and then a few miles on the road, all good.

 

[chapsworth]

I’ve used Falken AS210 all season on my Volvo XC40 and I can’t fault them. Done 20000m, plenty of tread left and they grip really well. And they were vastly cheaper than Michelin or Continental.

They do a similar one for vans which I am going to look at when it’s time to change the tyres on my Cali.