Owner reviews for tires

Decent brand all-season tyres will last well and be safe and capable all year round (come snowy season you might get roped into giving lifts lol), and you’ll have peace of mind; and those to me are certainly valuable enough to spend £350 on.

Cheap versus branded - branded will be better everytime. In a small car with little brakes you want the best contact possible.

I replaced all my mismatched tyres when I bought my 2012 Yaris three years ago, with a set of Michelin CrossClimate+. Worth the piece of mind.

I have Goodyear Eagle F1s on the front and mid range on the back, being front wheel drive the back doesn’t really do much other than follow.

I think a premium tyre is definately worth it. Michelin or Continental will outlast, be quieter, grip better and improve economy over all budget and most every mid range tyre.

My falken wild peaks are quiet, just as grippy off road, way better on road, and can handle rain and snow like it’s nothing. I would never ever go back to a KO2 after getting my wild peaks.

Try some Michelin Pilot Sport tires

Got 4 new Bridgestone two years ago for about $500

With balance. Free tire rotations and patch job. Don’t buy junk. They are rated for 50-60K. Driven maybe 30k have 5 mm tread depth left even mostly city driving.

I got 22k miles out of the Michelins of which 5k were unsafe due to bad wet traction. I am 40k miles into the replacements and they are still going strong.

I just got my first experience on the Toyos this morning in some snow here in Virginia. The Toyos were really pretty awful :-(. They're fine for getting going and driving around - in fact, even starting off a hill was really no issue, but God help you if you have to stop quickly...because they wont. It was a slide-fest even with just a thin layer of snow.