My XC60 is up for new tyres, probably before the end of the year. It’ll need all four doing so it’s a good time to think about sticking some all-seasons on. I’ve done the whole winter/summer tyre thing before (and still do on my wife’s Megane), but would rather not do it this time around. Not least, because it would mean buying 8 new tyres and this falls well and truly into the “I could buy a bike for that!” category.
There is a challenge however. For reasons best understood to the person that bought my car originally, it has 20″ alloys, so I need some 255/45 R20 all-season tyres and this seems to really limit options because it seems that noone else is stupid enough to run 20″ alloys on a 4×4 in the winter 🙂
I’ve been quoted £200 a corner for Pirelli Scorpion Zeros, but a colleague has suggested that they will suck in winter conditions. He recommended Michelin Crossclimate SUV which are excellent by all accounts…and £250 each!
So, STW – what should I buy?