The harder they come….

I have recently bought a Skoda Yeti 140CR 4x4. I am extremely pleased with it in every way with the reservation that the ride is fairly hard and makes my wife queasy. It has 17-inch alloys (which came...

….the harder they fall

I bought a 4-year-old VW Golf from a main dealer last May. It is a 1.4GT TSI with 170bhp. I paid a good price. It had 18 inch Charleston Alloys with 225/40 Conti contact tyres. I put two new tyres on soon...

Steel wheels and winter tyres

Dealer (John Clark Aberdeen) suggesting 16" steel wheels + Dunlop winter runflats (total £990) - would this be best option, rather than alloys (+£310), or non-runflats (-£147)?

Winter tyres

Last winter our Audi A4 TFSI 1.9 auto on 17inch wheels was hopeless in the snow. We have changed it for an Audi A1 Sport TFSI 1.4 auto also on 17 inch wheels. Which winter tyres would you recommend please...

Softening a SEAT

I find the ride on my SEAT Leon FR TSI really hard - much harder than my previous Leon 1.8 Turbo. The car has Pirelli PZero Rosso 225/45R 17 91W tyres fitted (excellent road holding but noisy). Could...

Winter Tyres - recommendation for Galaxy?

I have a Ford Galaxy 2.0TDCi '07 bought on your recommendation (thank you, it's exceeded expectations!) and, having read your correspondence on winter tyres, have decided to fit them next month. I understand...

All weather/ Winter tyres for an E60 5 Series

Are there run-flat winter or all-weather tyres available from any manufacturers? If so, which brand would you recommend and would it be suitable to leave these tyres on all year round on a BMW E60 auto?...

Which winter tyres?

Having been frustrated the last two winters trying to drive my beemer in even the smallest amount of snow I've resolved to buy some winter tyres. My local, trusted tyre fitter has offered me Falken HS439...

General Grabbers

I am trying to buy a pair of General Grabber AT2 tyres for my X-Trail which needs 215 65 R16. It would appear they are no longer available. Can you confirm this for me and if so recommend a suitable alternative? Many...

Winter Tyres/Wheel size

We have a 56 reg Skoda Roomster 1.9 tdi fitted with 205/45 R16 Bridgestone tyres on alloy wheels. We are looking to buy and fit a set of winter tyres, also on alloy wheels, but wonder whether it is possible...