WARNING: Vanco Continental Tyres

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If you have a fault with a tyre , you can refer them to the tyre manufacturers panel who will check them and then tell the company to replace them if it is a manufacturing fault or a case of misuse.. It does work with them and they will give a report. IF THEY ARE STILL GOING. that is.
 
My thanks to you all, some useful information there.

First, let me explain - I said I would have got about 75,000 miles out of my earlier Vancos; I actually changed them at 70,000 miles and I reckoned I could, potentially, have got another 5,000, + or - a bit. Yes, I'm a very steady driver, no harsh braking, accelerating or cornering.

The advice that the Vanco brand is a Continental product is interesting. Neither tyre dealer/fitter mentioned this, they both said that Vanco WAS the manufacturer and that "...Vanco hardly ever accepted claims of faulty manufacture...". In view of the above comments, I wonder if I have been sold some fakes ? Ummmm.

Ivecotrucker
 
Just to give balance to the last post, I have had good service from Kwik Fit over many years and have no complaints of their service and their Staff.

In fact I emailed their Head Office of my appreciation of the Oban branch and their efforts over and above the norm.
 
maingate said:
Just to give balance to the last post, I have had good service from Kwik Fit over many years and have no complaints of their service and their Staff.

In fact I emailed their Head Office of my appreciation of the Oban branch and their efforts over and above the norm.
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Not the one that tried to put nearly double the correct pressure in my tyres on the one that put the wrong nuts on my exhaust pipe which fell off then. Sorry Maingate but I am with David on this one. If they where as good as they where loud and confident, I would shout their praises from the rooftops.

Richard
 
GWAYGWAY said:
If you have a fault with a tyre , you can refer them to the tyre manufacturers panel who will check them and then tell the company to replace them if it is a manufacturing fault or a case of misuse.. It does work with them and they will give a report. IF THEY ARE STILL GOING. that is.
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No idea re that point, and the contract may well be with the supplier. But I imagine Continental will still be interested.

Continental , Michelin , Hankook etc spend millions on research and development, The last thing they want are snide copies which devalues the original product.

If the tyres are original I would think Continental would be interested in the problems. If they are "hooky" given opportunity they will sue the suppliers of a fake product so well worth getting in touch. Afterall that is what you believed you had bought

Channa
 
To date 60,000 miles on my front tyres, 6mm of tread remaining. Relaxed driving, but being driven around thousands of French roundabouts I expected them to scrub away quicker. Bridgestone, and actually made in Japan.
 
Byronic said:
To date 60,000 miles on my front tyres, 6mm of tread remaining. Relaxed driving, but being driven around thousands of French roundabouts I expected them to scrub away quicker. Bridgestone, and actually made in Japan.
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That's impressive,what's the date on the tyres?
 
must admit i always fit whatever budjet tyre the local fitter has got. once saw him fit a set of fancy tyres to a porche whilst i was waiting for a puncture repair.

porche ran over some debris in the road and knackered two tyres with less than a miles use.


even budget tyres from a reputable local shop should be traceble back through an established supplier chain. whereas "brandnames" off an unknown supplier on the internet probable fell off the back of an unmarked lorry.
 
wakk44 said:
That's impressive,what's the date on the tyres?
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2006, and fitted same year. The best all round tyre in my limited experience, no age or solar cracking. Unlike the original Merc. fitted Uniroyals, cracked and bulged within 4 years @ 25,000 miles with plenty of tread left though.
 
Have just replaced mine with vanco continental tyres there are different tyres in the range
Have purchased the motorhome tyres with the side wall strengthened for my 4ton motorhome
You can get tyres for standard white vans I emailed continental and bought there recommended tyre.
And bought and had them fitted by black circle tyres so far no problem cut down on the road noise
And drive nicely.
 
One of the front tyres on my van is getting near the legal limit, it is a Vanco tyre I'm looking at replacing the front pair with a different tyre with better grip. My car has Pirelli P7 tyres, fantastic grip especially in the wet, anyone with recommendations from experience for similar performing van tyres?
 
anyone with recommendations from experience for similar performing van tyres
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As all tyres should come with a sticker which gives ratings for fuel consumption, noise and wet grip it would just be a matter of shopping around until you find a tyre rated A for wet grip.

a well known supplier advertises
a "value tyre" costing only £59 has a wet grip rating of "B" and a "C" for fuel consumption
Michelin agilis (camping) for £119 they are also rated wet grip "B" and a "C" for fuel consumption
they also list (amongst many others) the Dunlop Econo Drive at £94 and a wet grip rating of "E"

as they say "yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice" price is apparently no guarantee of performance

Incidentally I have never seen a graded "A" for wet grip van tyre
 
Had michelins on a Rover 2200 tc,couldn't keep it on the corners in the wet and have never used Michelin since if I ever bought a vehicle with them on ,off they came ,hated them.
 
***** said:
I think you guys are forgetting something. You are not driving a car, but a commercial vehicle and Michelins have always been the number one, for commercials!
But each to their own!
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Michelins still don't give me good grip on my daf or scania unit ,found bridges tones give me good grip in snow and chemical plants I visit,
Do around 60 / 100 k a year
 
The laird said:
Michelins still don't give me good grip on my daf or scania unit ,found bridges tones give me good grip in snow and chemical plants I visit,
Do around 60 / 100 k a year
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Mitch tyres are made up the road from me in ballymena and i have been in factory doing some painting work ,but would i buy them no and a man i know worked for them and he sold the free set they gave him every year as he would not put them on his car,known here as 30 bob skid wells.
 
Conti Van Contact 200 are A rated in certain sizes
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well its good to know that it is at least possible to get them in some sizes but perhaps what I should have said is never seen them in my size (obviously I dont spend a lot of time looking at tyres which wont fit)
 
trevskoda said:
Mitch tyres are made up the road from me in ballymena and i have been in factory doing some painting work ,but would i buy them no and a man i know worked for them and he sold the free set they gave him every year as he would not put them on his car,known here as 30 bob skid wells.
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Dunlop had a big factory not far from me and I worked in it on contract a number of times. They closed it a few years ago. I am certainly not anti Union but it was the arrogant Shop Stewards who closed it. I have never worked anywhere else as bad, they would go on strike or work to rule for the least bit thing.
 
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