Agree that Michelin Cross Climate seem to be the best "all-weather" tyre around , albeit at a price.
On my Volvo V70 I prefer to use dedicated winter tyres on steel rims for the December to March period. I live on a hill and can get up it with ease even in pretty marginal conditions when all the SUVs and 4x4s of my neighbours are slipping and sliding.
For the +8 I prefer to use good summer tyres with acceptable/good wet weather performance. With a light car and only moderate mileage (5k pa , now 74k in total) the wear rate is so low that I am changing them based on age rather than tread depth. I have found my Avon ZV5s wore well but became "hard" rather too quickly , hence the ned to change.
