I may be a bit of a tightwad but one thing i'm not prepared to scrimp on is new tyres for my car, when I need them!
And that would be now....
My rear tyres came back as 65% worn from my September MOT, and i've put around 5K miles on them since then, which is about right for them being in need of replacing. The treads just about pass the '20 pence' test, but only just, the outer treads are about at their limit anyways.
So I've taken them as far as they can go, and TBH that's maybe not the best idea, I mean I know stopping time is reduced for more worn tyres, so I was pushing these a little....
One of the more expensive options...
I'm going for a set of Continentals, one of the more expensive tyres.
However they are the only all season variety in that row and have great weather and fuel efficiency, and should last me, apparently, around 30-40K miles, which is pretty staggering given the level of abuse tyres get.
I went for your basic Kwik-fit option, it's about as cheap as you can get and the local reviews were just fine...
I did just read somewhere that you can swap your back and front wheels to equalise the wear and tear, as front wheels burn out twice as fast as 'passive' rear tyres, but that just seems unnecessary...
I'll just head back in a few months when I need my front tyres changing, it's not as if it's something I have to do that often, after all!
So around £185 with a small discount, and I can't imagine it's going to take them that long.
I am kind of left wondering... how many people swap their wheels/ tyres every summer and winter, I can't see why else you would have summer tyres, it's not as if yer gonna drive 20-40K in 6 months...?!?
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Just get the shit tyres, expensive ones pop just as quick if an unlucky nail gets them.
I don't think you need winter tyres unless you expect the roads to get really bad. When I lived in the Black Forest people did it there, but then they would expect snow.
People used to talk about rotating your tyres, i.e. shift them all round the car clockwise (or opposite), but then I've seen stuff saying it's not so good to spin them in the opposite way they have done previously.
As with a lot of things I often go with the second level option as the most expensive may not offer much benefit. Son had to get some tyres for the MG4 EV after a year, but then those cars are pretty heavy and will burn through tyres, especially if you make use of the extra torque.
!BBH