the summer-biased Bridgestones

they might be, but have used on all my Civics both 8th gen and 9th and they have done well on all cars in all weathers, I didn`t find the Michelins much good so changed them, I didn`t find economy or grip with the Michelins as good as the Bridgestone's

My only experience with Bridgestone's was with my previous Superb mkI (205/55/16) and I only got 18k miles out of them, I then had Michelin Energy tyres and got about 36k miles out of them. So I was rather put off. As with everything - personal choice.

I've previously done highish miles so I usually have tried to pick cars that have higher profile tyres that generally last longer and are cheaper to buy. My last two Superb's have had 205/55 r16 tyres.

Edited by Big John on 12/11/2022 at 20:47

the summer-biased Bridgestones

they might be, but have used on all my Civics both 8th gen and 9th and they have done well on all cars in all weathers, I didn`t find the Michelins much good so changed them, I didn`t find economy or grip with the Michelins as good as the Bridgestone's

It just shows that there is still nuance between the tyres where some work well on some makes/models and types of car, but less so on others. My comment was admitedly a generalisation based on evidence from tests and reviews on the Tyre Reviews website.

A good idea for any potential tyre buyer (especially when thinking of changing tyre model or brand) is to consult that website to see whether tyres under consideration (and other they have not) are suitable for their car and usage pattern.

Not perfect, but quite a useful guide or extra bit of information to add to your own experiences, including how one's own driving style changes things. It's handy when your car is also a common model and shod on a common size of tyre, as there are far more user reviews, which evens out any unusual individual results.

I've personally had both good and bad experiences over the years with both Bridgestone and Dunlop tyres, though (both) on different cars. My current set of CC+s are the only Michelins and A/S tyres I've had fitted to either of my cars over the years.

I might change them next time for another brand if they appear to fit the bill and are better value for money - the main reasons why I didn't go for the highly regarded Goodyears (they were slightly cheaper at the time) was because they were reported as less summer biased (my region isn't that cold in winter or gets much snow) and my low annual mileage and the Michelin's touted 10 year life (taking mileage out of the equation) was beneficial to me as I'm a lowish annual mileage driver.

I tend to change them based on tyre age (previously 6 years) and/or age-related condition and performance, and not high wear. The Bridestones weren't available at that time, and the Contis were less common (only a recent arrival then) and more expensive.

To be honest, had one of my alloys not corroded badly and let out air from the tyre (with the others visually going in the same direction, so it was a matter of time), I would've kept using the previous set of Dunlop SP Sport FastResponse summer tyres, as they actually worked ok (good enough) in the mostly light snow we get in Herts and surrounds. They'd only worn to about 4-5mm after nearly 6 years / 25,000 miles and looked fine otherwise, and were good perfoming, quiet and fine on mpg.

My light-touch driving style also appears to be suited to snow, hence why I've never really had problems driving on it with summer tyres, even the not good Bridgestone OEMs before it (which were terrible in the wet even with lots of tread left)