Tyre recommendations?

[MikkiJayne]

Michelin Primacy is a good motorway tyre. I used to get 36K from a set on my old 3.7 on the v1 Pilot Primacy. They're up to Primacy 4 now. I see in their advertising that they claim they are 'safe when new, safe when worn' and that matches my experience too. Compare to Pirelli PZero which were epic when new and tried to kill you after they were about half worn

I run Goodyear Eagle F1 on the S8 but that only does 5K a year so grip and performance are more important than longevity. You'd probably need two sets a year of those!

Kumho Ecsta is a good midrange choice for motorway miles. Less than half the price of Michelins for a bit more than half the mileage.

[hunker7]

Didn't consider primacy due to price, but mileage does appeal. Don't really fancy doing 2 tyre changes a year and I don't like cheap brands so that'll be expensive 68/69 dB is good rating too

[tintin]

Originally Posted by hunker7

Didn't consider primacy due to price, but mileage does appeal. Don't really fancy doing 2 tyre changes a year and I don't like cheap brands so that'll be expensive 68/69 dB is good rating too

I've said this a few times before on here, but I haven't paid for a new tyre for any of my cars for about five years now: I always replace mine with really good partworns, which have never cost me more than £50 for a winter (Michelin PA4s/Pirelli Sottozeros), or £70 for a summer (Michelin PS/SSs or ContiSilents).

[hunker7]

Originally Posted by tintin

I've said this a few times before on here, but I haven't paid for a new tyre for any of my cars for about five years now: I always replace mine with really good partworns, which have never cost me more than £50 for a winter (Michelin PA4s/Pirelli Sottozeros), or £70 for a summer (Michelin PS/SSs or ContiSilents).

[27litres]

I used to run Kumho Ecsta's on my A4. Used to get 30-35k km (so 20-25k miles ish) from a set.
Found their grip level satisfactory in the wet, very good in the dry.

We don't run winters over here, so no experience in that regard.

[pete-p]

I've had Avon ZZ5 tyres on the rear of mine for a couple of years now. They have good reviews and I've not had any problems with them. They make them down the road from me too which is nice.

[ainarssems]

I had ZZ3 on A6 when I bought it in 2011, they were horrible, hard like plastic and very little grip in dry and no grip at all in wet. Wore out very quickly as well because I was sliding around all the time. It could be that it was down to age and ZZ5 might be a good improvement over ZZ3 but they put me off any Avon tyres.

[hunker7]

Ended up splashing out on Primacy 4s at the end. Let's see how long they'll las