"All Season" Tyres - worth it?

LeafGreen

I will shortly need to replace the tyres on my Yaris.  It's currently fitted with Dunlop Sport BluResponse fitted in 2017 (tread is OK, I've done < 25K miles on them but they are all perishing / starting to crack) 

I'm wondering if it's worth looking at "all season" tyres such as the Continental All Season contact, which will be about £10 per tyre more compared to a standard summer replacement.  I quite like the idea that I will be a little better equiped on the odd days we have a bit of snow or frost. but do they make much of a difference and are there any significant downsides for the rest of the year when it's not so cold?

Cheers All :-)

Chris_English

I think they are worth it. I have them in my Range Rover all year round. They probably do give a slightly reduced level of,grip,compared to a good summer tyre in the warmer months, and possibly wear a bit quicker, but for me that’s much more than offset by how much better they are when it’s cold and damp.

Flight3287462

How old are you?

The older I get the better the tyres I buy. 

I will be replacing my tyres with all season next.

daveyjp

We have same car, same year, same tyres and despite having plenty of tread after 25,000 miles, on the current greasy road surface they are terrible, especially hill starts at junctions.

I've had all season tyres on previous vehicles and I will be considering them for our Yaris.

I've also had Subarus with all season and also sport summer tyres and despite the AWD the all season are far better, especially in snow.  Summer tyres will see four wheels spinning rather than 2!

rob7475

Most all season tyres tend to be pretty poor in snow and not the best for summer use either.

Have a look at Michelin Crossclimate 2 tyres. They're well reviewed and I've used them for a few years on my RWD car with no issues. I've just had to change my rears after 35000 miles so last well too.

boobyd

I had Michelin Cross climates fitted around a month ago.
Previous Yokohama,
When roads are damp the increase in grip is noticeable,the Yokohama would get  the the TC lighting up

 Road noise is increased .

Stubod

..I always fit all season. Just had 4 fitted. Was going to go with Michelin Cross climates, but as i will probably be selling this year I opted for a "Toyo" version as they were £95 versus £150 for the Michelin.

LeafGreen

thanks everyone, I think I'll give them a go.

Sandtree

Jack of all trades, master of none.

For most of us all seasons are probably fine, they wont be as comfortable in summer and wont be as good in winter as dedicated tyres but does save the pain of switching them over and store them out of season.

Last car was 99% used in large towns, dual carriageways, motorways etc and so just had standard tyres. Car before that we were slightly more in the sticks so went for all season and they were ok at dealing with modest inclement weather. With both cars when visiting family in suburban yorkshire they couldnt get up the hill after a couple of hours of snowfall but uncle puts winter tyres on his Freelander and they were able to pull us up the hill.

rob7475

boobyd said:

I had Michelin Cross climates fitted around a month ago.
Previous Yokohama,
When roads are damp the increase in grip is noticeable,the Yokohama would get  the the TC lighting up

 Road noise is increased .

Are yours the crossclimates or the crossclimage 2? I originally had the crossclimates but when I changed the rears last week, got the crossclimate 2 fitted. I've noticed a good reduction in road noise now so hopefully they've ironed out some of the small gripes with the original cross climate

boobyd

rob7475 said:

boobyd said:

I had Michelin Cross climates fitted around a month ago.
Previous Yokohama,
When roads are damp the increase in grip is noticeable,the Yokohama would get  the the TC lighting up

 Road noise is increased .

Are yours the crossclimates or the crossclimage 2? I originally had the crossclimates but when I changed the rears last week, got the crossclimate 2 fitted. I've noticed a good reduction in road noise now so hopefully they've ironed out some of the small gripes with the original cross climate

Thanks,Plain CC

I will keep in mind for next time