Hoovie, fair comment, I just wondered what your personal thought process had been.
I have a spare set of 16" BBS here (5) and was considering Cross Climate, and the choice of spare crossed my mind. Must check what VW do from new with their 4 seasons; will be at the dealership tomorrow T:T:
What I will say is that the Cross-Climate tyres I have on my car are the best tyres I have ever used bar non, winter AND summer T: A: :ILU: (I would usually buy Conti Cross-Contacts for my cars typically).
I was not that impressed with the mid-range winters I ran on the DS5 or the DS4, so when the Cross-Cimates became available and the regular factory-fitted Michelin Primacy tyres needed replacing, I went for the CC's and very pleased indeed I did. It means I am on the right tyre
always, no matter what the temperature is.
The problem with having seperate sets is for fair amount of time, you will be on the "wrong" one during the season cusps, where the temps fluctuate day by day above and below 8C, and even during the day.
If I lived in Norway or the like, then maybe I would stick to dedicated winters, but for the UK the Cross-Climates are ideal, and the fact they are actually a brilliant tyre in terms of their road-holding performance is the cherry on the cake
