What Tyres do I fit 225/45 R17 91W ?

[macabethiel]

I am looking at replacing the horrible run flats on my BMW 325 SE petrol with some "Normal Tyres" as I am unlikely to ever wear them out during my ownership of the said vehicle (2k miles p.a.) I want to buy the best ones I can afford.

MY run flats are Nokian they are noisy and give a harsh ride but TBH the steering/feel/grip are pretty good.

My brother has the Michelin Cross Climate XL's on his Volvo Estate and firstly I like the look of them and they are pretty good for wet grip / winter and low noise levels. The old XL version are £105 each and the later XL plus are replacing them at £115 each. It's a shame you can't go to the tyre depot and try different makes on your vehicle before you buy.

I like the Cross Climate but they are at the top end of my budget. My other choice would be Yokahama Advan Sport V105 at £85 each.

My main requirements are low noise and good wet grip anyone got any advice or experience of tyres on a none 4x4 vehicle so I can do some research and look at other options.
I was a fan of Vredestines as I had them on my Mini but they appear to have been left behind a bit by some of the big manufacturers.

All suggestions welcome with any personal experience you may have.

[terranosaurusdoug]

I've had lots of good experiences with Hankook after my dad put me onto them, I've had them on cars and vans and only problem I ever had was slight under steer in the wet on my VW T4 van, but it was always heavily loaded and it only happened when I started to push it. I've had a set of toyo proxes too but I only did about 3-4k on them from new, no complaints though.

[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

I've had lots of good experiences with Hankook after my dad put me onto them, I've had them on cars and vans and only problem I ever had was slight under steer in the wet on my VW T4 van, but it was always heavily loaded and it only happened when I started to push it. I've had a set of toyo proxes too but I only did about 3-4k on them from new, no complaints though.

The Technicians at work seem to mostly buy Hankook that's why I bought a Hankook Battery for my BMW as it was almost half the price of the likes of Varta and came with a 4 year probably worthless warranty. The T&C's mentioned in needed to be 90% charged for warranty to apply !

[perelaar]

Currently our car (Seat Leon ST, 225/40 R18 92Y) is on Bridgestone Potenza. No complaints, but once they are worn out they'll be replaced with Pirelli P Zero or Continental Sportcontact.
Current winter tyres are Toyo Snowprox S954; there again next time I'll order Continental Wintercontact.
We do >25k miles / year with that car, skimping on tyres would be a false economy and would definitively not be safe.

For your low mileage, and with focus on wet grip, I'd go for the Crossclimates.

[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by perelaar

Currently our car (Seat Leon ST, 225/40 R18 92Y) is on Bridgestone Potenza. No complaints, but once they are worn out they'll be replaced with Pirelli P Zero or Continental Sportcontact.
Current winter tyres are Toyo Snowprox S954; there again next time I'll order Continental Wintercontact.
We do >25k miles / year with that car, skimping on tyres would be a false economy and would definitively not be safe.

For your low mileage, and with focus on wet grip, I'd go for the Crossclimates.

I bit the bullet and ordered a set of the Michelin Cross Climates XL plus today should have them this Wednesday afternoon !

The clincher was when I went out with my brother for lunch yesterday I saw how cool they looked on his V90 Estate. They rminded me a bit of the old Dunlop SP3 treads of yesteryear.

[terranosaurusdoug]

tyres are awesome, I'm gagging to buy a set of mud tyres for mine