[Jon D]

Originally Posted by uktivo

UPDATE .............


I think that says it all...

The car is transformed. Handling is now pin sharp, the grip is fantastic, road noise is reduced, I can again feel the road... One extremely happy owner..

I ultimately opted for Continental sport2 on the rears and Conti sport contact 5P high performance on the front.. (would have gone 5p all around but they don't offer the rear tyre size)

BTW, I informed the insurance and they were quite OK with the swap, no added cost.

Winner all around...

Great news - many thanks for the follow-up.
Now all I have to do is make the decision to splash out £2.5K on a set of 20" wheels and non-runflats!
I'm a little confused as to your front/rear size difference - you originally mentioned that you had 275/30/20 all round.
Good to hear that your insurance company were ok about the changes.