Post by alf on Nov 1, 2017 17:51:21 GMT
The C Max - at 3.5 years and 30k miles - finally needed new tyres all round, and new front pads at the same time, so I booked it into Micheldever tyres, just up the road from here.
Blimey do tyres cost now - to replace the same Conti Sport Contact 3's on the car would have been £133 a corner (17"), but I went for the new "plus" version of the Michelin Cross Climates, which I have been intending to go for for a while, they were £150 a corner. For a non-performance car they seem to be a great compromise, and so far are miles quieter than the worn Conti 3's, which seemed pretty average and became very noisy when worn. Otherwise, in the dry mild days following, they feel no different really, which compared to a quite high performance summer tyre is good news.
We will probably have another mild winter, but - with my winters still on 6+mm of tread and going on later this month - if it does snow, we will be mobile in both cars!
Blimey do tyres cost now - to replace the same Conti Sport Contact 3's on the car would have been £133 a corner (17"), but I went for the new "plus" version of the Michelin Cross Climates, which I have been intending to go for for a while, they were £150 a corner. For a non-performance car they seem to be a great compromise, and so far are miles quieter than the worn Conti 3's, which seemed pretty average and became very noisy when worn. Otherwise, in the dry mild days following, they feel no different really, which compared to a quite high performance summer tyre is good news.
We will probably have another mild winter, but - with my winters still on 6+mm of tread and going on later this month - if it does snow, we will be mobile in both cars!
