Premium tyres on a boring car

[Inposible]

Hi all,

Just looking to gauge thoughts on if it's worth getting premium tyres on a non performance car?

I currently have a 2017 Honda Jazz that I plan on keeping as long as possible and was considering switching to all season's and getting all Cross Climate 2's at £138 a corner.

I do about 10k miles a year and as a jazz driver obviously don't rag it about.

If I don't opt for the CC2s I'd just go with a cheaper Kumho at £100 a corner, so just wondering if the extra is worth it for the premium all seasons?

Thanks.

[p4cks]

No - just get ditchfinders as they’re better value for money

[LightweightLouisDanvers]

I don't believe in skimping on tyres, buy the best you can afford. The cc's will probably wear better than cheaper options working out not much more expensive in the long run.

[Inbox]

Well your tyres are the only thing holding you on the road so personally I would choose the Cross-Climates out of the two choices.

At the end of the day how you drive is only part of the equation, what others do on or near the roads and your reaction to that should also be considered.

How good will your emergency stop be?

[Lincsls1]

Tyres are the only thing keeping you on the road. Doesn't matter how good the brakes and other systems are if the tyres are ste.
I fit premium tyres to my basic lowly Astra, the Cross Climates actually.
As my daily, it is expected to deal with all weathers and conditions, so why would I skimp here.
Buy the best you can afford.

[Vsix and Vtec]

I never go cheaper than Yokohama on anything I own. Even my boring old Focus 1.6 TDCi got half decent tyres. When the cost of a better tyre is so little, especially when split over the life of said tyre, versus the cost of it underperforming at a time I need it to be hook up, it really is an easy choice. Plus I have never owned a car I hated, and to my mind corner cutting just isn't cricket on something you like.

[Inposible]

Thanks all.

Money isn't an issue as I'd rather spend on the tyres than a new car after a crash.

Cross climate 2s it is!

[Rich Boy Spanner]

I always buy decent tyres irrespective of the car. They're the only things keeping you on the road.

[wyson]

CC3 s are out, are they just not widely available yet / not made in yoursize?

Also Pirelli’s SF3 all seasons is rated better than CC2’s. The competition has caught up.

Edited by wyson on Monday 15th September 18:41

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

I love seeing three year old cars for sale that have a pair of ditch finders on the front. I can only assume the first owner had to have them fitted and went for the cheapest option possible.

It's a nearly new car, why didn't you just replace them with what was already fitted to have a matching set? How much did it actually save you, £100 at most on a 2/3 year old car.

I just don't get it.

[Inposible]

wyson said:

CC3 s are out, are they just not widely available yet / not made in yoursize?

Also Pirelli s SF3 all seasons is rated better than CC2 s. The competition has caught up.

Edited by wyson on Monday 15th September 18:41

Can't get either of those in my size unfortunately.

[TA14]

Inposible said:

Thanks all.

Money isn't an issue as I'd rather spend on the tyres than a new car after a crash.

Cross climate 2s it is!

I used to run Alpins in the winter and PS4s in the summer. I've recently sold my Honda and ran that on CC2s for the last three or four years and found it a good compromise.

[ChocolateFrog]

Definitely worth it IMO.

It's not much money in the grand scheme of things and if they save you once in the few years they'll last then they've paid you back many times over.

[GeniusOfLove]

My £250 1997 XJ6 has a full set of new CC2s on it....

I've driven enough st cars with dire tyres fitted by skinflint owners to know it can render any car awful to drive and outright dangerous if they're really bad. Had a few huge slides at walking speed from no name tyres, the crap ones now seem even crapper than ditchfinders used to be.

Mid range (Kumho etc) upwards are all pretty great now, good enough for any normal car, not worth using the real miser stuff.

[stevieturbo]

Inposible said:

Hi all,

Just looking to gauge thoughts on if it's worth getting premium tyres on a non performance car?

I currently have a 2017 Honda Jazz that I plan on keeping as long as possible and was considering switching to all season's and getting all Cross Climate 2's at £138 a corner.

I do about 10k miles a year and as a jazz driver obviously don't rag it about.

If I don't opt for the CC2s I'd just go with a cheaper Kumho at £100 a corner, so just wondering if the extra is worth it for the premium all seasons?

Thanks.

What environment do you drive in ? What are winters like where you are ?

[Pica-Pica]

Always the best tyres for the road and weather conditions you will experience, whatever car.

[Mr Tidy]

Kumho are fine, I've had them on one of my cars for over 4 years and never found them lacking in grip or performance. But depending where you live CCs might be a good idea for all year usability for not much more cost.

I don't use that car in the winter as I have a daily driver that gets full winters every year, although swapping wheels is a PITA.

[otolith]

ThingsBehindTheSun said:

I love seeing three year old cars for sale that have a pair of ditch finders on the front. I can only assume the first owner had to have them fitted and went for the cheapest option possible.

It's a nearly new car, why didn't you just replace them with what was already fitted to have a matching set? How much did it actually save you, £100 at most on a 2/3 year old car.

I just don't get it.

If they’re on dealer forecourts that’s who probably chucked the worn out originals and slung on a pair of the cheapest things they could get.

[Inposible]

stevieturbo said:

What environment do you drive in ? What are winters like where you are ?

North east so snowy haha

[stevieturbo]

Inposible said:

North east so snowy haha

Then yes, CC2's can make a lot of sense.