Just to add to the debate I'm wondering about whether summer tyres or all seasons are better. As I understand it, summer tyres are optimised for 7 to 40 deg C and all season have a slightly lower temp range ie -10 to 30 deg C. (True winter tyres are for when it is really cold, and hopefully that's not going to happen in the UK). I don't think I have ever had all-season tyres on any car that I owned so maybe it's not a problem in the south of the UK where I live, and the temp does not go below 5 deg C that often in the winter (at least when I'm likely to be driving). Does anyone have an opinion on summer vs 4 season ?
'A' rated for wet conditions (which is a plus in my view) and said to be: Avon ZV7 is a high performance summer tyre - rated A for wet grip so that sounded good but they don't go down to 14 inch.
Vintage Tyres at Beaulieu offer a suitable Classic tyre: Vredestein Sprint Classic 195/70R14 91V. at £168 ex Vat. But it seems that 'classic' simply means it just looks right for the period (ie the 1970s), which is probably not something I worry about. Or a modern DUNLOP StreetResponse 2 195 / 70 R14 91T Summer tyre rated B for wet grip (on a scale of A-E) for about 100£ ex Vat. Other tyre suppliers seem to have similar prices....
