Thanks guys,
I currently have 6 year old Coopers on my car with only 4,000 miles on them. With a 500 treadwear rating I'm not expecting them to be particularly grippy, but add in the 6 years of degradation and they don't have much traction under hard acceleration or inspire much confidence in the front end when cornering
I really need to change to Avons to fully enjoy my car but it hasn't got far enough up my to do list yet, and the cost always makes my eyes water