Any users know any good websites that review tyres. Also my alloys are looking a bit tired and worn out. Good idea to invest in some new alloys? I’m

Unless the wheels are actually porous, how they look is purely cosmetic. You can have them refurbished, or indeed you could do it yourself if you are not looking for an immaculate job.

Tyre reviews?, well to be thorough, you really want to be looking at a few. But I was using this particular Auto Express test as it was specifically for all season tyres.

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I went for the Goodyear most recently because of the combination of wet weather performance and price. But in the past I have had Michelin Cross Climate's and Nokian's. Happy with the Goodyears and I'll probably get them again, but the Michelin's were also good. The Nokian's were fine in terms of grip, but they seemed to wear quicker than I expected and were also noisier than expected. BTW, my van uses 195/65 x 15 tyres.

Good idea to invest in some new alloys?

Why not get them refurbed by the alloy specialists ? There will be one not too far away.

Goodyear Efficient 2, good reviews.

I'm presume it was the Efficient Grip Performance 2? What spec tyres are they, e.g. 205/55 R16V

It would be interesting to see the relative price difference, as often there is a large one for just a small difference in spec, e.g. newer (less popular at the moment) but very similar tyre size 205/60 R16V tyres (standard on the latest two versions of the mid-spec Mazda3) are about 20-25% more than the one I quoted above which are the OEM tyre size on older versions of the model.

That tyre does seem fine for summer tyres, getting good reviews. I got the Michelin CC+ because in 195/65 R15H form there was little difference in price (£5 - £7) between it and the best summer (standard non-high performance) tyres.

For 16in and above, the difference in price is more marked. The same applied for the more winter-biased (excellent) Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2, though less so on the larger sizes than the Michelins.

All season tyres have come a LONG way over the last 5 years or so and, IMHO, easily match the summer performance of the previous generation (i.e. from 3-5 years ago) summer tyres, whilst being far better in colder conditions and obviously in proper wintry conditions. They often give a smoother ride and the overal improvement in tyres mean the small penalty in wear is barely noticeable.

Mine have worn practically the same as my previous set of Dunlop SPSport Fastresponse summer tyres, and grip practically the same in summer, but better in winter. Worth condiering for the next full set of tyre replacements (not if you're just replacing one or two - never mix and match tyre types, including directional and asymmetic [90% of all season tyres are directional, most summer tyres are asymmetric]).