Rule of thumb is newest type is best because you are more likely to be able to find replacements if required. Winter tyres are not aways freely available and might need to be ordered.
Our local, independent, tyre place says that quite often, ‘generational’ and ‘updated’ tyres are often produced alongside and/or on ‘run out’. This is certainly true of the vredestien all season (3 types) and the Goodyear Ultragrip (2 types) still in production alongside each other.
The age, or ‘production batch’ numbers are moulded into the tyres, so checking shouldn’t be a problem!
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Thanks for the responses. Very useful to a new Panda fan like me.
Though to be used all year round, this is predominantly my ‘winter’ car as I’ve had my MX5 (Mark 3 2007 model) now for 13 years and use it when the sun is shining
Thanks for the responses. Very useful to a new Panda fan like me.
Though to be used all year round, this is predominantly my ‘winter’ car as I’ve had my MX5 (Mark 3 2007 model) now for 13 years and use it when the sun is shining
In that case, why not get more dedicated M+S tyres…all season tyres are good for pottering around generally and, more recently snow has either been thin on the ground or lasted a day or so at most, but the softer winter/M+S are more forgiving.
Ideally two sets of rims with appropriate tyres are the way to go, but not everyone has the funds, space or time to be faffing