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All Season Tyres
Have just been to my local tyre emporium for a new set of boots and was offered Michelin's new(ish) all season tyres for only €7 extra per tyre. I declined the generous offer since we rarely get snow here and when we do it isn't exactly challenging. Got home and looked for reviews on the web to see if these tyres would have been worth buying. What reviews I found only compared them with other tyres in winter conditions ie.snow. Since I do 90% of my driving on warm/hot continental roads I thought it more important that my tyres perform well under these conditions. The all season tyres on display had blockier treads so I was wondering how they performed when the road was hot enough to fry an egg. They surely must be noiser, less efficient and squirmier than normal (summer) tyres?
Does anyone have any experience of all season tyres?
Does anyone have any experience of all season tyres?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I am assuming you mean the 'CrossClimate' tyre?
Couple of reviews here, but no final conclusions yet.
http:// www.tyr ereview s.co.uk /Articl e/Miche lin-Cro ssClima te-Firs t-Revie w.htm
http:// www.tyr ereview s.co.uk /Articl e/Miche lin-Cro ssClima te-laun ched-is -this-a -game-c hanger. htm
I think from what I've read, the tyre is the next evolution up from 'all season tyres' but they have only been on the market since Spring 2015 and therefore long term 'real life' benefits have yet to be confirmed.
I think 'all season tyres' are a bit of a compromise, neither better than 'summer' tyres in winter or better than 'winter' tyres in summer, with only a narrow margin that they prove superior.
CrossClimate tyres are not all season tyres but whether they prove a better all rounder remains to be seen.
If your driving 90% of your time on roads above an ambient temperature of 7C then your current purchase would be the best choice as long as you are aware the other 10% driving must be a bit more circumspect. ☺☺☺
Couple of reviews here, but no final conclusions yet.
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I think from what I've read, the tyre is the next evolution up from 'all season tyres' but they have only been on the market since Spring 2015 and therefore long term 'real life' benefits have yet to be confirmed.
I think 'all season tyres' are a bit of a compromise, neither better than 'summer' tyres in winter or better than 'winter' tyres in summer, with only a narrow margin that they prove superior.
CrossClimate tyres are not all season tyres but whether they prove a better all rounder remains to be seen.
If your driving 90% of your time on roads above an ambient temperature of 7C then your current purchase would be the best choice as long as you are aware the other 10% driving must be a bit more circumspect. ☺☺☺
There are one or two maddening things about living in Germany and Winter-Reifen (winter tyres) is for me the worst. It isn't exactly against the law not to have them on in winter, but if you were an unfortunate in any kind of shunt at all, the odds are you will bear the blame, so everyone has to, twice a year, change their wheels. I have only one car now but when I had two it meant having permanently 8 extra wheel in my garage (though for a fee there exist 'Wheel Hotels' where they can be lodged).
If you ever intend driving here in Winter, be warned.
If you ever intend driving here in Winter, be warned.
I've been reading about CrossClimates for a while now and they are reported to be excellent in all conditions as well as being quiet and refined. It seems they are legal in areas where winter tyres are mandatory. I'm a Michelin man (no, I'm not fat) and would definitely go for these if I were in the market for new rubber.