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Hi, The Murvi requires 2 new front tyres & I have been looking on the internet including the Tescos tyre site.

Tyre size is 215 / 70 R15 109 / 107R & I am getting everything from :-

Yokohama Geolandar £78 F F = fully fitted

Hankook Dynapro £82 F F

GT Maxmiler EX £79 F F

Kumho Radial £85 F F

Avon Avanza £102 F F

Continental Vanco £ 102 F F

Continental Vanco Camper £121 F F

Anybody bought tyres recently or have recommendations ?

Thanks Dezi
 
I have just treated the Hymer to 4 new tyres, I couldn't get the Michellin Camping Tyres without a long wait so I settled for Firestone Van Hawks 215/75/R16c I was told they are good Comercial tyres and of as good spec as the Michys, they came out at £125 each fitted , balanced etc. I bought them at ASDA , Balmer Tyres Chandlersford Hants, after several phone calls around my local area this was my best deal. My van is a six wheel tag axle and the middle tyres are original 74,000 miles ,I had them inspected at the time and was assured that they were good, not perished and plenty of tread left and did not need replacement so I did not change them, rumour has it that tag axles wear out the tyres quicker, not true in my case.Had I not done the mileage I have probably the middle tyres would have been perished, so it seems use it or lose it.
 
Avon Avanza

I have Avon Avanza on our M/H,only been on there a couple of months but more than happy with them. had them fitted at ATS in Scotland (bit far from you I know but they have depots all over the country. I was told they are more the budget end of the van tyres but more than capable of doing the job, they use them on there service van's so they must be pretty good.
Mine are 225/75R16 and I only paid £550 for 6 so it might pay to give them a ring
 
Hi Dezi if you fancy along weekend in Yorkshire, I found continental campers at 102 quid all in a t a company called dexel I al sure agoogle will pull up there web addy and you can check for yourself

Channa
 
Thanks for all your replies. I Have until January 10th when the 1st MOT is due so I will continue to look around.

Dezi :cheers:
 
My van is similar to the Murvi with the same size tyres so I'll watch this one with particular interest. My van currently has Continental Vancos and done 29,000 miles in two and a half years so reckon they're fine for another 18 months.

Good quality tyres are essential - they are what keep you on the road - so I personally would not skimp just save a few quid. As an aside I would investigate Michelin Agilis tyres. They have performed well in comparison tests and come well recommended.

Gary
 
Tyres for motorhome

Hi Dezi

I have been trying to get a new Contintintal 215/70/R15/109R vanco camper since returning from Italy in September, this was because of a robbery
and the tyre sidewall was stabbed with a knife.All the tyre services I tried said they are on back order till December with prices about £126 .But yesterday I went on line and managed to order one from Formula 1 near were I live with a great price At £109.24 all in with balance and new valve.
So I ordered it and payed for fitting next wednesday by Paypal, great but a call from F1 saying they have found one but it's up North somewere and will
send it down for next week so fingers crossed.I can't go to another make as the others have only done 9,000 on the van.
Good luck I was lucky getting back from Italy with no spare quite a sweat
cheers snowbirds.



Dezi said:
Hi, The Murvi requires 2 new front tyres & I have been looking on the internet including the Tescos tyre site.

Tyre size is 215 / 70 R15 109 / 107R & I am getting everything from :-

Yokohama Geolandar £78 F F = fully fitted

Hankook Dynapro £82 F F

GT Maxmiler EX £79 F F

Kumho Radial £85 F F

Avon Avanza £102 F F

Continental Vanco £ 102 F F

Continental Vanco Camper £121 F F

Anybody bought tyres recently or have recommendations ?

Thanks Dezi
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Hi, I have just found out that the Tesco site can supply Avon Avanza AV9 tyres fully fitted by a local garage for £102.35 each.

So I will probably go with them, info on this web page.

Avanza AV9/AV4 | Avon Tyres

Dezi
 
Sod's Law that I got a puncture the other day. Will investigate getting it repaired but meanwhile it was lucky that I bought a spare wheel and tyre when I got the van. Contrary to my earlier post the tyres are in fact Bridgestone Duravis R630s. Trying to find the same has been surprisingly difficult.
 
Dezi said:
Hi, The Murvi requires 2 new front tyres & I have been looking on the internet including the Tescos tyre site.
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Whatever you buy you would be advised to fit them on the rear and put the part-worn ones on the front. Contrary to what most people think, every tyre manufacturer and motoring expert now advises this. If you Google 'New tyres front or rear' you'll find a wealth of evidence. Here's one to begin with New tires Front or Rear - YouTube

Apologies if you are aware of this. I'm not teaching Granny to suck eggs but your post does suggest that you intend replacing the front tyres with new ones.
 
The fact that this example is from the US is irrelevant, it just happened to be the first one I found. I saw exactly the same demonstration by Vicki Butler-Henderson from Fifth Gear. And whether the car is rear or front wheel is also irrelevant. Imagine going down a slippery hill in a BMW and you have to brake sharply on a bend. If you're unlucky you'll find you your back end trying to swap places with your front.

Anyway, there's an easy answer as I said. If you don't believe me, do five minutes research on-line and then, if you wish to disagree with every major manufacturer and several motoring experts, including ex-racing drivers such as Vick B-H, that's your prerogative.

Edited to say: Here's Vicki! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5YsQ_a_ijA
 
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First of all let's deal with Americans. You've obviously never been to some of the parts of the US that I have. Try driving in New England, the Ozarks, Appalachians or the Rockies. Long straight roads? I don't think so. And I can assure you that the laws of physics apply just the same in America as they do here.

Now your allegation that films such as this are set up to produce the result that they want. Why? Why would responsible motoring organisations, motoring journalists and tyre manufacturers deliberately give the wrong information? Information that could result in deaths and the inevitable law suits. It simply makes no sense. They will not sell one extra tyre by this advice so no one can claim that it's some kind of cynical marketing ploy.

I'm trying to give advice here that may save a life. Advice based on the very latest research and experience not on what we thought a generation ago. You on the other hand seem to think that it's right to ignore this advice and to try to persuade others that you know better than all these experts.

Do you know better that the AA Tyres : Car tyre safety advice - The AA

Or major tyre manufacturers, Kleber Fitting your new tyres or Dunlop Dunlop Tires | Care & Maintenance | FAQs

Or a major tyre supplier Tyres fitted to the safest possible positions | Hometyre | Mobile Tyre Fitting Services

Or any other of the vast number of experts, racing drivers, tyre manufacturers and car makers, all of whom disagree with you.

As I said, it's a free country and if you, for whatever reason, feel more comfortable with your shallower-tread tyres on the back that's your prerogative. My advice was given in good faith and may save a life, especially amongst those who motorhome in the winter when roads are slippery with rain or ice or snow. The films that are available and the advice given makes clear that the chances of losing control are much greater with the method you choose. Most drivers are not experts trained on skid pans and it is vital that their vehicles are set up in order to make skidding as unlikely as is possible.
 
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Thanks for the links with the official recommendations. Swapping tyres over is something I always did with my old cars, although then it was to ensure I got maximum value out of them!

Got my puncture repaired for £18, by the way:drive:
 
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Thanks for the links with the official recommendations. Swapping tyres over is something I always did with my old cars, although then it was to ensure I got maximum value out of them!

Got my puncture repaired for £18, by the way:drive:
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Yes, we all did, me included, but of course, over time, we and the manufacturers learn from years of data and official examinations of crashes and crash scenes, and thinking changes. Even now most people are totally unaware of the latest advice. I am because I'm a car enthusiast and get Auto Express every week for instance and never miss reading Honest John in the D.T. but most of us are blissfully unaware. It will get through eventually though as now, more and more companies, motoring organisations and the tyre manufacturers themselves are making a point of promoting this.
 
Rant ? Made me angry? What makes you think that? You haven't made me angry at all and I'm sorry that once again you're trying to make this personal. You didn't say 'all Americans' but you said "This is addressed to Americans, who are not accustomed to going round corners" and "And Americans really don't know how to go round corners. Their roads are straight. They get little practice." Now if I'd written that and wanted to make it clear that I didn't mean all Americans I'd have written "Some Americans .................. but hey ho, who cares anyway!

And as for naivety, I can assure you if, in this litigious age, a tyre manufacturer was to advise that the best tyres go on the back and people had accidents and it was later proven that this advice is wrong, the lawsuits would be flying thick and fast. And as for my sheltered business life, well, if only you knew! But once again I am totally at a loss as to why anyone would claim that something is safe when it's just the opposite. Who benefits from this? You talk of a cynical marketing ploy. What marketing ploy? Putting the best tyres on the back rather than the front in no way increases tyre consumption! Which wheels you wear them out on is irrelevant. Perhaps you can also explain how giving this advice improves sales? I simply cannot fathom your reasoning here!

Anyway, the simple fact is that you seem to think that you know better than all the experts, including the AA, the tyre manufacturers themselves and anyone else in the industry. There is really no point in carrying on with this. I have produced a great amount of evidence from various experts, you have only produced your own opinions. You are welcome to these opinions and you are perfectly entitled to ignore the experts and carry on using tyres in your way. Good luck to you. Members reading this will no doubt make up their own minds but, in the meantime, if you could supply some evidence that it is better to have the best tyres on the front I'm sure that will be helpful.
 
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Acroynms can be almost as good ...

I worked with a guy a long time ago, who when concentrating and not wishing to be disturbed, just said "FOSBOM" ...

The last four letters translate to "stop bothering me"!

No prizes for working out what the first two letters mean :)
 
just to menton if you have twin rear wheels where would you put the worn front tyres . cant put one either side as that would give uneven tyres . if on one side would that give onesided grip. there are many equations involved in the tyre moving.
personaly i have always thought it better to have the grip on the front as it was believed a rear skid is /was more easier to handle .
i dont like putting new tyres on at all wish they would last for ever. but they dont.
once had to put all ten new ones on my rig. managed to find a couple of good ones i was taking off for spares . gets worse now.i carry two spares for trhe trailer an two spares for the unit. cant get caught abroad blinking expensive for new ones over there . take tubes etc to fit again uk is cheapest in eu. and africa .
 
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