Best Standard/Summer tyres for low milage &long life for T27

[Inpresmoj]

I need to replace all 4 tyres, i've looked ino all season tyres and decided they are not for my use case.  I live in the south west of england, it very rarely snows, and when it does i've no need to go out. Driving a CVT auto is not ideal in snow either.  I only do about 3-4k miles a year, currently tyres are been replaced due to cracks and age rather than trend, and i tend to drive steady.

I've ruled out reinforced/XL tyres also, so just deciding on brands, the car from new came on Goodyears according to previous owners paperwork, so im thinking of just going with the same, my main requirements are low noise, ride comfort, and long lasting.

Looking on Asda tyres Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2215/55R17 GO EFFGR PERF 2 94W are among the few options that actually have a B rating or above for fuel, if those ratings are worth there salt.

Just wondering if anyone has any tips or recommendations. thanks

[Roy124]

I see BlackCircle do a Continental fuel A wet B but near £180 (for my Yaris Cross).

As you are looking for long life and low mileage I suggest initial price is more relevant than economy. 

Aiming at 3000 miles per year,  say 15000 in 5 years and 50 mpg, you are looking at 300 gallons.  Assume the most economical tyres save you 10%(worst case), the best tyre would save 30 gallons.  At £1.80 per litre that is £245.

If you spent an extra £60 on the most economical tyre you would break even.  More mileage you would save.  Higher fuel cost you would save.

Obviously a lower fuel saving, high initial cost and more expensive tyres don't pay for themselves. 

Just food for thought.

[TonyHSD]

One of The very best summer touring tyres are indeed the Goodyear efficient grip performance 2. They have excellent characteristics, perform extremely well on all surfaces including dry snow and ice when new, they are the most comfortable from all types and brands, quiet and last ages. 
To extend the life of your tyres especially when doing low miles you can do more often pressures checks and keep slightly over inflated, for example if required pressure is 2.3 bar, set at 2.35 bar. Rotate front to rear at X pattern as these allow to do so. Wash the car regularly during winter if you drive con salty roads. I am on my second set of these, first one lasted me 60000 miles, these are at 40000 miles currently and I am going to rotate today and measure them to see how they are going on. It seems they wear faster this time, but that’s normal as I use them all year around, previously was swapping for winter tyres during cold months. Will update later. 

[Bernard Foy]

12 minutes ago, TonyHSD said:

One of The very best summer touring tyres are indeed the Goodyear efficient grip performance 2. They have excellent characteristics, perform extremely well on all surfaces including dry snow and ice when new, they are the most comfortable from all types and brands, quiet and last ages. 
To extend the life of your tyres especially when doing low miles you can do more often pressures checks and keep slightly over inflated, for example if required pressure is 2.3 bar, set at 2.35 bar. Rotate front to rear at X pattern as these allow to do so. Wash the car regularly during winter if you drive con salty roads. I am on my second set of these, first one lasted me 60000 miles, these are at 40000 miles currently and I am going to rotate today and measure them to see how they are going on. It seems they wear faster this time, but that’s normal as I use them all year around, previously was swapping for winter tyres during cold months. Will update later. 

60000 miles Tony is extremely good mileage. Your braking and acceleration isn’t in the harsh category 👏👏. Best I’ve ever managed was 55,000 in the late 70s / early 80s on Michelin XZX driving a new Mark2 Escort.

[FROSTYBALLS]

From the EU tyre labelling system, the difference in fuel economy between each rating (from A to E) is approx 0.1 litres per 100km - so possibly less than first thought.

https://www.goodyear.eu/en_gb/consumer/learn/eu-tire-label-explained.html

https://www.kwik-fit.com/tyres/information/tyre-labelling

[Bernard Foy]

8 hours ago, Bernard Foy said:

60000 miles Tony is extremely good mileage. Your braking and acceleration isn’t in the harsh category 👏👏. Best I’ve ever managed was 55,000 in the late 70s / early 80s on Michelin XZX driving a new Mark2 Escort.

But the downside of the Michelin XZX in those days was they had a very poor grip in wet conditions.

[FROSTYBALLS]

3 minutes ago, Bernard Foy said:

But the downside of the Michelin XZX in those days was they had a very poor grip in wet conditions.

Which, I suppose being less grippy, contributed towards better economy ?

Technically it would have been a mark 3 Escort, as the first Escort was the following:

 

[Bernard Foy]

2 minutes ago, FROSTYBALLS said:

Which, I suppose being less grippy, contributed towards better economy ?

Technically it would have been a mark 3 Escort, as the first Escort was the following:

 

Gee, looks like the front of old Ford Prefect!!

[Rhymes with Paris]

Aye, the old 100e series of prefects, Anglias etc, I reckon.

[FROSTYBALLS]

The Squire was the upmarket version, and the Thames the van version:

 

[ToNo10]

Hi, I have just bought 4 x DAVANTI DX640 tyres.  They get an amazing write up on several sites. Paid £94 each.  Will report back 👍

DAVANTI R&D

https://davanti-tyres.com/research-and-development/

 

 

 

 

[MrAurisT]

On 1/29/2024 at 11:13 PM, Inpresmoj said:

I need to replace all 4 tyres, i've looked ino all season tyres and decided they are not for my use case.  I live in the south west of england, it very rarely snows, and when it does i've no need to go out. Driving a CVT auto is not ideal in snow either.  I only do about 3-4k miles a year, currently tyres are been replaced due to cracks and age rather than trend, and i tend to drive steady.

I've ruled out reinforced/XL tyres also, so just deciding on brands, the car from new came on Goodyears according to previous owners paperwork, so im thinking of just going with the same, my main requirements are low noise, ride comfort, and long lasting.

Looking on Asda tyres Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2215/55R17 GO EFFGR PERF 2 94W are among the few options that actually have a B rating or above for fuel, if those ratings are worth there salt.

Just wondering if anyone has any tips or recommendations. thanks

I have used Falken tyres for many years on all my cars, as good as full 'premium' brands, more reasonably priced but not lethal like the Chinese Ying Yang ditch finders. 

[Cyker]

If you can afford them the Michelin Primacys tend to rate consistently high in tyre tests.

If you have an ATS Euromaster near you, they are still have an offer going if you fit Michelin tyres that knocks the cost down a fair bit.

I'm a cheapskate, so I tend to look for less expensive tyres without sacrificing too much performance; The Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance is a good tyre for the price, but it's been creeping up.

My current and previous set are some Hankooks (Ventus Prime 3, which were very good tyres, and now Kinergy Eco2) which have also been pretty good, but the wet performance does drop off noticeably as they wear down. I was hoping to eek them out 'til summer as I find worn tyres perform better when it gets warmer and there is less rain, but I'm find it easier and easier to break traction under acceleration, and the traction control light has come on at a roundabout a few times now so I think they need changing too!!

It's still a novelty to me that it's even possible for me to break traction under acceleration *in a Yaris*  

I will say avoid Triangle, as a colleague had some put on his hybrid by the dealer and they perform 2 months old as badly as my roughly 2 year worn Hankooks  

 

[Shavestick]

I like Michelin's quality but not their prices (and I can afford their prices).

Therefore, the T27 1.8 Estate is always on 215/55 R17 from one of Michelin's subsidiaries as the quality vs price is good enough, and longevity is good enough (over three years at 10k/year).

 

I use their UHP (Ultra High Performance) tyres, and you can find these under these brands: Riken, Taurus and Kormoran.

All comes from Michelin's factories in Serbia and target the lower end of the market. However, after running these for the last five years I'd say there is nothing low-end about these, good all-round and durable for the family car and the family tasks.

[TonyHSD]

ATS are running a promotion starting today till 28/02 £70 off 4 Goodyear tyres. Just ordered a new set for me as I was very unfortunate to run over a bottle this morning and it shredded the tyre badly. Otherwise easily another 20k miles on these. 

[Inpresmoj]

£70 off at ATS for Goodyears sounds a pretty good deal, it makes the tyres £125 each, I will have more of a look round the next few days but i can see myself going for that if nothing else comes up. 

I thought the tyres needed doing urgently as there are lots of cracks in the trend and they really dont look great, but i went to a tyre place who said they would get through an MOT as an advisory, and that they would be fine for a bit as they have plenty of trend and sidewalls are fine. 2 fronts are several years old and back are 10 years old, but for peace of mind i think im still going to get them done though, especaily if i can get a good deal on them.

[ToNo10]

Regarding my earlier comment “Hi, I have just bought 4 x DAVANTI DX640 tyres.  They get an amazing write up on several sites. Paid £94 each.”

Up to now they are really good, rotten wet day today on motorway and they were good, the ride on my T27 Avensis seems improved, not as ‘hard’.