Why should winter tyres be fitted to steel rims?

I bought my daughter some winter tyres for her Yaris in December as an added safety feature and, having followed your column, I see that you advise fitting them to steel rims. When we had the winter tyres...

Unexplained noises on my Focus

I have a Ford Focus 2.0 Ghia 2005 model with 45,000 miles on the clock. It has been making weird noises which I can only describe as sounding like someone blowing across the top of a bottle! It's been...

Wheel size and suitable tyres

What size wheels would you recommend for a BMW 530d Sport please? Currently my vehicle is fitted with BMW 19-inch wheels but I'm considering swapping to 18-inch or perhaps 17-inch to reduce road noise...

What tyres?

I checked the front tyres on my 22,000 mile 2009 Ford Focus and discovered that they had minimum tread left. Which brand of tyre should I go for as replacements (205/55 R16 V)?

Cracked BMW wheels

I'm now facing having to repair my alloy wheels (the 19 optional tyres that came with car - ex-demo) for the 6th time. It's just ridiculous, is there anything that can be done? Will BMW replace these...

Quiet, retyring person

I have a 2-year-old Toyota Prius hybrid car and I find the road noise on tarmac is quite high. The tyres fitted are Michelin Primacy 215/45R17. Can you suggest anything that will reduce the road noise...

Rim reaper

I am thinking of approaching my local Honda dealer to find out if they would be interested in exchanging a set of normal profile tyres and wheels, from the second hand stock in their group for the 225/45...

Noisy A3 Sportback tyres

I have a new Audi A3 sportsback 1.4 TFSI SE. It's fitted with Bridgestone Potenza REO40 205/55R16 tyres. There seems to be a high level of road noise when we go 40mph or higher. Would different tyres...

I need off road tyres

I own a 2006 Nissan X-Trail. The tread on my tyres is quite low and I would like to buy some new tyres that can cope with more off-roading than the original equipment tyres. I live outside the UK and...

Space saver wheel - OK to fit a normal tyre?

My car has a space-saver spare wheel that is rated to 80km/h. I would like to get a 'proper' tyre for emergencies. Is it OK to fit a standard 205 55 16 W/V tyre to the steel 'space saver' wheel? If...