Best Tires for the Vauxhall Signum 2.2 direct

Final review on zv7's. Have just sold the Signum after running on these tires for two years and 13000 miles. I was pleased with them when I reviewed them at 2000 miles and nothing has changed. I'm not what you would call a progressive driver but I don't hang around on motorways and similar roads. They never gave me any exiting moments and when I asked them to stop quickly they did just that. After 13000 miles there is plenty of tread left which for 60 pounds each you can't grumble at. Have just put a pair on the rear of the replacement car and will do the same on the front before winter sets in. A good 'made in England' product. Thoroughly recommend.

Bought the Signum four years ago with 47000 on the clock. It came with a set of budgets all round. The critics when it was new had two main moans. The first was that road noise in the cabin was excessive and secondly it looked like a Vectra.
After about 15000 miles I was fed up with the noise in the cabin and decided to change the tires to see if it would reduce the noise at all and settled on Avon ZV5's for the rear. Instant improvement. The noise in the cabin was noticeably reduced.
It also produced another surprise. I do a regular run (every couple of months) via the Chunnel and France to Belgium (400 mile round trip). When I bought the car it indicated an average of 36mpg. With the ZV5,s it went up to 38mpg.
Now to the ZV7's (At last I hear you all say - if you are still with me). It just carries on getting better. I still only paid £66 each for what has proved to be an excellent tire. Mileage improved yet again to 41mpg and the cabin noise was reduced even further. The 5's are showing little sign of wear after 5000 miles and the 7's at 2000 miles still look brand new.
Overall I don't think it is possible to get a better value for money tire than these Avons.
Still have one complaint - The Signum still looks like a bloody Vectra.

Very good tire for such a reasonable price. Feel grippy wet or dry, comfy, low road noise and initial impressions suggest decent wear resistance. I have used Avon, Khumo, Michelin and Uniroyal tires in recent years, and believe the NSII's compare favorably with any of them. Will be my 1st choice next time I need tires.