I have a Year 2000 Mk2 Fiat Punto sporting
Tyres already on there were from Costco
Micheline Pilot Exalto PE2 185 / 55 / R15 on alloy wheels

Whenever I type my registration number into any tyre website it usually tells me my car should have 14 inch wheels, but mine definitely say 15 inch on the sides. Is this a common discrepancy?


I rotated my tyres some time ago so they'll wear more evenly and they provide amazing grip in the dry and in summer but in winter once the tyres get cold they are awful and the rubber becomes much more like a hard plastic offering no grip. I often have to drive to my local train station and the tyres are fine during the day but if I return to the station late at night the ambient temperatures have dropped a lot to the point where I need to scrape frost off the windscreen of my car then the tyres are pretty useless.

Is there an All Season Tyre that is good for my car and the typical UK weather?

Perhaps the Michelin Cross Climates? Ideally I'd like to just have one set of tyres and not have to change my wheels manually in summer and winter.

Is there much of a difference in grip in typical UK winters (in London) between a good All Season Tyre and a Winter Tyre?

What All Season / Winter Tyres do other people use on their cars?

The noise them winter tyres make is incredible, just get soft all year one's.

I can't recommend any all season tyres, but I can say that you should definitely not even be considering winter tyres all year long. First off, the wear during summer is tremendous, and winter tyres are really only good for ice and snow - any other condition I'd rather be driving my summers.. Yes, even when temps drop low. Winter tyres are notoriously bad in the wet as well, you'll be putting yourself in danger.
I've not had much experience in all seasons, but the few cars I've tried, with them, have all been a bit so-so, and not really great in winter. Get a second set of alloys and get two sets of wheels - it's better and safer. Takes less than an hour to swap them around, and you've got to do it twice a year - I don't see the problem really. Especially if you're already rotating anyway.