The MCC+ have minimal rim protection which is hard to picture but do have a few mm depth. I've now covered 10k miles on them & rotate them annually front to back & they have 6mm tread depth left at present so wearing very well.
The MCC+ have minimal rim protection which is hard to picture but do have a few mm depth. I've now covered 10k miles on them & rotate them annually front to back & they have 6mm tread depth left at present so wearing very well.
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Are they marked FSL on the tyre? Now makes me wonder if there are two versions... with and without rim protection...It does have a rim protection but as I said very very hard to picture as it's only a few mm.
In the UK South. But summer tyres seem rated for no less than 7C and most manufacturers talk to cracking and maybe compromised warranty if you use them in colder conditions (let alone poor performance). 7C min is a hopeless as a single choice for UK climate, anywhere, so that's why I'm thinking all seasons this time. Particularly with the A3 'sports' suspension and low profile rims, both rim protection and low noise are important to me....
It beggars belief that so many summer tyres are promoted & sold in the UK to folk who don't think twice about having two sets, summer & winter, or all seasons. I wonder if insurance companies will ultimately wake up to this and do something like invalidate insurance if you have an 'inappropriate' set on. Also odd that manufacturers fit summer tyres as OE in the UK, even on cars sold in the winter!
I bought it with brand new tyres (according to Audi) and they have always been noisy.I felt my PZero AOs were good re road noise until they have become more worn. I think this may be a characteristic of many tyres (getting nosier as the tread depth decreases).
Pretty much, yes.Yes, I'm the op. So do many folk ignore the summer/winter thing an use summer tyres in the UK winter? There's so much talk about summer tyres you'd think folk don't care much for all season or winter tyres. Is this fair comment?
Hi, i'm curious how you switch tyres around as i've only recently read that this is the best way to extend the life of tyres? Do you need 2 jacks, or can you lift a full side enough with a regular trolley jack?The MCC+ have minimal rim protection which is hard to picture but do have a few mm depth. I've now covered 10k miles on them & rotate them annually front to back & they have 6mm tread depth left at present so wearing very well.
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That was a reason I was considering the Goodyear Asymmetric 5 as I heard the rim protection was excellent, but they're just Summer tyres. I agree though, i'd hate to scratch the Diamond cut alloys. Blow to my shopping shortlist now. I'm going to need to read some more info on these tyres before committing.
There's a pic of the CC+ above, but could you please post a pic of the rim protection (or lack thereof) or your CC2's? I would be fitting to stock 225/40/18 rims, but I guess would be similar to your 245/40/18's?Haven't watched the videos, but read great reviews there about them and considered based on the Costco price (which looked to be the cheapest) for 4x 245/40/18 fitted (last time I checked)
£423.92 - Pilot Sport 4
£329 - Goodyear Asymmetric 5
£467 - Crosslimate+
A moot point now though as i've purchased Crossclimate 2 from Asdatyres for £555, plus £50 of Asda vouchers, so £505 fitted, with the store credit.
I'll be getting them fitted tomorrow as they had to ordered in. I'll be disappointed if they haven't got adequate protection.There's a pic of the CC+ above, but could you please post a pic of the rim protection (or lack thereof) or your CC2's? I would be fitting to stock 225/40/18 rims, but I guess would be similar to your 245/40/18's?
Interesting! What kind of damage are we talking about?We run Michelin Cross Climates on our Ambulance 4x4 Response Cars and the van version on the Ambulances. I also have Cross Climates on my Wife's Golf. They are prone to damage easily and if you are expecting snow grip then you will be disappointed. However in the winter I think they make sense as braking is much improved and you will get up a slushy hill. Jonathan bensons Tyre Reviews are very good I am going to look at Goodyear all seasons tyres for my Audi if it arrives before spring!
Hmm. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 look interesting. And claim rim protection... Anyone got them?We run Michelin Cross Climates on our Ambulance 4x4 Response Cars and the van version on the Ambulances. I also have Cross Climates on my Wife's Golf. They are prone to damage easily and if you are expecting snow grip then you will be disappointed. However in the winter I think they make sense as braking is much improved and you will get up a slushy hill. Jonathan bensons Tyre Reviews are very good I am going to look at Goodyear all seasons tyres for my Audi if it arrives before spring!
Not great on either count. Hopefully their life at least isn't proportional to the tread depth.Crossclimate 2 look to have 6.75mm of tread (which seems really low, but checked every tyre). Must have the shallowest tread of any new tyre and i'm disappointed tbh.
Checked the rim protection too by running a straightedge across the wheel and using a depth gauge to check from the edge to my alloy and that looks to be 3mm.