When you factor in fuel, the slighly extra cost is offset for sure 🤝

Nice link, might have to give that a click as someone probably lost the one that came with the car.

1 hour ago, FabFabFabia said:

Thanks, my dealer is a few miles away so I bought this one for £2.50 which should do the job (if not I'll send it back): https://www.amazon.co.uk/DXIA-Covers-Universal-Hexagonal-Removal/dp/B08262X3M9

A couple of years ago I bought cheap black caps online to match my winter wheel, but they were too tight on the wheel bolts.

 

Never used them. I think they’re still cluttering up a drawer in garage.

 

I just stayed with the OEM grey caps.

If you ever do lose one like above, and I did on previous Yeti,  photo the wheel nut, mirror image the photo on a computer and then compare the inverted photo to pictures of those for sale on eBay from wrecked car breakers.

I easily found one to match my locking bolts and purchased it, but not that cheap!

Interesting discussion on the point of which wheels to put the new tyres on. My wife's CityGo handbook says put new tyres on front..

This issue, although it seems simple, is quite complicated. Originally the idea was that putting the new tyres on the rear was that, in an emergency situation the car would not oversteer, and begin to rotate, potentially hitting an obstruction rear first. The car would tend to carry on forwards giving some chance of control. Unfortunately putting new tyres on the rear does not necessarily mean this will happen. If you have part-worn premium tyres on the front and new worst tyres on the market on the rear you may well have more grip at the front and the car may spin. It would be better to say that the best performing tyres should be on the rear, and who is able to say which have the best grip.

 

Some people think that it is more important to have the best grip at the front to give optimum braking and steering performance. As I've had two cars written of when cars pulled out in front of me or inexplicably stopped in my path, I would rather have best braking. Even though in both cases I was on premium tyres these didn't save me they may have reduced my speed more than a cheaper tyre. I was watching a tyre comparison video the other day and I was shocked by how much worse the wet braking was on the cheapest tyres in comparison to the premiums.

 

It was the thing two or three years ago to have new tyres on the rear, and there was a lot of debate on forums. It doesn't seem to be so common now, and the people who fit my tyres are not recommending new on the rear now. It appears to be your choice.

I always rotate wheels front to rear each time I change from winter to summer tyres and back. As I take each wheel off I label it to go back next time at other end of that side of car.

They should all last about the same time in each set and avoid this issue.