I'm down to about 2mm on the rear tyres on my 56 plate 2.5 so need to find some new boots. I've got the original 16" wheels, and so know that the first suggestion from folks around here would be to upgrade to 17" or even 18" wheels, but sadly my budget doesn't stretch to that - and I actually rather like the look of the 104s. So that leaves a couple of options:
- The front tyres are the originals, and so now about 6 years old. They've still got 4 - 5mm left on them, but they are showing a little bit of crazing, so I could move them to the rear to use them up, and stick some new Bridgestone RFTs on the front. Cost about £300.
- Put non-RFTs on all round. Falken FK452s would be one option - does anyone here use them on the 16"? Cost about £390. There doesn't seem to be many great options for my size - 225/50/16. I'm concerned about the impact on my insurance (Direct Line, but due for renewal on Xmas Eve
) - do any insurers actually worry about the tyre change?
Cheers,
Chris.
