The front tyres on my SE are about done now after 30k miles, rears have loads of tread so I've learnt a lesson about rotating tyres. 

 

I've been thinking about moving to all season tyres but given the rears still have lots of life left in them I'm not sure what the best option is. So far as I see it I could either:

 

• Replace all 4 tyres with all seasons
• Replace fronts with the same summer tyres
• Swap front & rears and replace the worn ones with all seasons (searching around suggests I'd want the grippier tyres at the back)

 

Not sure that mixing tyre types is the best, and it doesn't seem the best idea financially to replace decent tyres. 

 

Any advice would be appreciated!

Up to you really.

 

• Replace the four with all seasons sounds resonable, most likely what I will do when the time comes. Probably go for the Michelin Cross Climates.
• Put the worn rears on the front and fit same make new ones on the back - understeer is much easier to control than oversteering into a ditch, believe me.
• Mixing all seasons with summers? Doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

 

Just my tuppence worth...

 

2 hours ago, Eltezz said:

Up to you really.

 

• Replace the four with all seasons sounds resonable, most likely what I will do when the time comes. Probably go for the Michelin Cross Climates.
• Put the worn rears on the front and fit same make new ones on the back - understeer is much easier to control than oversteering into a ditch, believe me.
• Mixing all seasons with summers? Doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

 

Just my tuppence worth...

 

Mine is much quieter with the Michelin CC's

+2 for cross climates

Just be aware that if the rears are going on the front they may have lots of tread left but may have been affected by 'sawtoothing' and gone out of shape. This may give you some additional noise from the front, often linked to a 'droning' noise. My car had covered around 30k too and the rear tyres were visibly out of shape, so replaced them instead of putting on front.

 

 

 

4 hours ago, poshphil said:

Swap front & rears and replace the worn ones with all seasons (searching around suggests I'd want the grippier tyres at the back)

That's what I'm planning to do. I've always swapped front to back and put the new tyres on the back. It gives you slightly worn tyres on the front and new tyres on the back. Wanting to change tyre type is an additional complication. I would also like to make use of the full size spare that is currently ageing in my boot.

Thanks for the replies all. I got 4 Goodyear Vector 4seasons fitted on Thursday. Seemed quite a bit less road noise than the factory fitted ones. Managed nearly 100 miles before something punctured the sidewall on the M1, so I'll be getting a 5th one fitted this week!