All Season tires for E90

[Peldrigal]

My car has a couple of old Continentals on the front, and some newish Landsail on the back wheels which are constantly losing pressure, so I am looking to change all tyres now that I might again use the car to go somewhere farther away than Aldi.

I need 205/55R16, and I think I will never do enough miles to justify summer and winter tyres: any recommendations for all seasons?

[g3org3y]

Where do you live? Are you expecting to encounter much snow in the winter months?

Michelin Cross Climate+ worth a look imo.

[Peldrigal]

I live in Cheshire, so I am more interested in grip and braking in the cold and wet, than outright snow

[d_a_n1979]

Peldrigal said:

My car has a couple of old Continentals on the front, and some newish Landsail on the back wheels which are constantly losing pressure, so I am looking to change all tyres now that I might again use the car to go somewhere farther away than Aldi.

I need 205/55R16, and I think I will never do enough miles to justify summer and winter tyres: any recommendations for all seasons?

Good selection here for all season tyres: https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s8003p0/All_Seaso...

Just need to get them fitted locally...

See what reviews come up for the tyres you like on tyrereviews.co.uk too

[mmm-five]

General all-season tyre test 2020

UHP all-season tyre test 2020

More all-season tyre tests

I've had the Goodyear Vector All Season 2 (on Fiat 500L), Michelin Cross-Climate and Cross-Climate Plus (on Alfa 147s), and Bridgestone Weather Control A005 (on e46 330D).

The Goodyear seemed to be the best all-rounder, the Michelins seemed better in cold/dry conditions, and the Bridgestone seems to like wet and/or cold.

The reason for swapping between them tended to be price. The Bridgestones were about 30% cheaper than the Michelins, and other than what's looking to be a slightly higher wear rate, they've been as good as the Michelins in most cases.

Edited by mmm-five on Wednesday 14th April 09:04

[sortedcossie]

we have Michelin Cross Climate+ on our 2012 Focus, they work well in the cold/ice and small amount of snow, wear well and are reasonably priced.

[Deano_BMW]

i had the cross climates on a previous c class and couldn't fault them, a really great tyre that wore surprisingly well.

currently have the Goodyear vector all seasons, and again, they seem fine and are wearing well but maybe not quite as well as the michelins

[Peldrigal]

Thank you all for your suggestion.

I feel oriented to get a set of Goodyear Vector All Season 2, but now I am wondering if I have the same wheels all around, as every time I try to get a quote, seller websites tell me that I should have staggered wheels, while I have tyres of the same size on all 4.

Might that be the reason the rear wheels are constantly losing pressure, because they should be wider?

[Levin]

Do you have a photo of the wheels on your car? Being 16" based on your original post, they're likely to be Style 154 or Style 156. I've had a car on 156s before and I'm 99% sure they were a square setup like yours.

[d_a_n1979]

Peldrigal said:

Thank you all for your suggestion.

I feel oriented to get a set of Goodyear Vector All Season 2, but now I am wondering if I have the same wheels all around, as every time I try to get a quote, seller websites tell me that I should have staggered wheels, while I have tyres of the same size on all 4.

Might that be the reason the rear wheels are constantly losing pressure, because they should be wider?

Check each tyre on your car; if they're all the same size, then you've a square set up

[Peldrigal]

The tyres are definitely all the same

Wheels look to be Style 156

[Earthdweller]

I have the Goodyear Vector Gen 3 on the mini

They are absolutely brilliant in the cold and wet and not too shabby in the snow

I definitely think that all seasons are the way forward for the north where it’s cold and wet most of the year

They get my recommendation

[Kawasicki]

Michelin crossclimate+ user here. Ok in snow, can climb a moderately steep hill. Good, but not great, grip on asphalt, irrespective of temperature. Steering not precise when new, but gets better with wear.

[Levin]

Peldrigal said:

Wheels look to be Style 156

You should be fine with four tyres all of the same size then, Style 156 didn't come in any range of widths and only came on the E90. The set I had were on Bridgestone Turanzas, which I found had very impressive wear characteristics.

[Sheepshanks]

Peldrigal said:

Thank you all for your suggestion.

I feel oriented to get a set of Goodyear Vector All Season 2, but now I am wondering if I have the same wheels all around, as every time I try to get a quote, seller websites tell me that I should have staggered wheels, while I have tyres of the same size on all 4.

Might that be the reason the rear wheels are constantly losing pressure, because they should be wider?

I've got a staggered set up on an old Merc C Class estate and it's right pain - I put All Season tyres on it a few years ago and at the time there wasn't a single tyre available in both sizes.

I ended up with Vredestein Quatrac 3 in 205/55R16 on the front and Kumho KH21 in 225/50R16 on the rear. They've worn well and the car drives fine although never tested in snow (I live near Chester and it's rare we get snow). Merc estates are notoriously bad for grip - the car will try to bury itself on wet grass.

On slimy back lanes they've been fine, and I had to do a long motorway trip in horrendously wet weather with standing water everywhere and the car felt very planted..

I also had a problem with tyres losing pressure - getting the wheels refurbed fixed it.

We've had a CrossClimates on a couple of cars in the family and they've been good, but I wouldn't be afraid of more mid-range tyres - the ones I got replaced Michelin Primacy's and I couldn't tell the difference in everyday driving - noise and ride where just the same.