As Oldtoffee suggested, Nokian and Vredestein make quality tyres i use both and would recommend without hesitation, Uniroyal and many other makes.

As per OT's post, all season is the way to go, but don't be taken in by the tyre being labelled M&S alone, it means naff all except the tread pattern, it doesn't mean the tyre compound is cold rated.

For an all year round tyre you want genuine all season which will have the snowflake symbol stamped on the sidewall (genuine winter tyres too)...this means the tread rubber IS designed to run in the cold.

Do your research then when you have a shortlist, keep an eye open every week without fail on Mytyres, Tyremen and any other tyre sites you favour, sooner or later your choice will appear at a bargain price...buy quickly, as real bargains disappear overnight, worth having a word with any local tyre indies near you.

Camskills was excellent till quite recently, but too many times they have shown fantastic prices and are unable to supply indefinately, offering alternatives instead....pity as they set the standard prior to this.

Not much between Hankook and Khumo to be honest -- both respectable mid-range Korean manufacturers who supply tyres to a lot of car manufacturers.

I suspect that Nexen will be joining that group soon enough -- their marketing has been quite aggressive of late which suggests confidence in their product. Maxxis are the same.

I'd certainly be in no particular hurry to replace the Nexen tyres. Funnily enough the Nexen Winguard Sport is on my shortlist for the winter tyres -- not much feedback out there but what I have read has been quite positive, and they are cheap (£55 for 205/55R16 from reifen.com even now when no-one has any stocks of cheap winter tyres).

Edited by primeradriver on 02/04/2011 at 19:49