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Choices choices,,,

lol.

Choose quality.Avon are made in england to very strict standards (ISO9002).

If it helps I have just bought 4 Hankook 195/80 R14C's from tyretorque.com for £166 delivered.

Apparently these were the standard fitted to T3's at VW.

whooooa Hankook.

thats not bad ill check them out, and i take it they are van tyres as well.

ok ill look now.

thanks

john

Colynmac, I went to that site and i can find no reference at all to those tyres you have bought?

Did you have to ring them or something? the tyres are not listed on their web site.

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john

dridgy have a look here 42.70 hankook 195 / 80 r14 C speed rating R http://www.mytyres.co.uk/start.html that includes delivery too

Hi Dridgy

They are definitly from tyretorque. I may have rang them for availabilty though.

see below

Thank you for your Order.
Most items are drawn from stock and dispatched with 48 hours
Please quote order number 435 in all correspondence PLEASE NOTE: When goods are delivered via courier company you must sign for UNCHECKED next to where you print your name. If you do not do this and goods are damaged, we will not be able to make a claim. Alternatively you can check goods before signing.
Name: Mr c McCarthy Recipients Name:
Address: Surrey
Delivery Address:




United Kingdom
Telephone No:
Email: @yahoo.co.uk


Item Qty Price Per Item Total (inc VAT)
195/80 R14C HANKOOK RA08PLY 4 £41.60 £166.40
Sub Total £166.40
Delivery FREE
VAT (included) £24.78
Grand Total £166.40

thanks thats a great site.

they do firestones for 48 quids.

whats the best tyre to get firestone or hankook ?
ive never had hankook are they any good?

cheers

john

I spent a while looking around, and then looked on our website, home page Technical, and clicked on tyres and then the roadhaus website and read all the rave reviews about Hankook tyres.

ok then hankook it is.

well i finally got there thanks to the advice from you guys.

ok then i best order some tyres.

thanks.

regards
john.

Kevtherev wrote:

[The tyre comany I worked for never talked "bilge" especialy where public safety is concerned.
Load ratings are there for you, and your safety.
VW require that OE tyres fitted to their vans perform to cast iron values. thats why insurance companies get jittery when you modify these values

I'd like to add that tyres and their load ratings are there for a reason ..not to be ignored, but to keep you from being at the very worst killed[/quote] ]



Kevtherev, If you had read properly my replies to both Dridgy's original (last week) & present posts you would have noted that I have always
encouraged him to buy the correct tyres for his van; ie: c for commercial
& also to consult the wiki on good/bad tyres to buy.

I have always advised Dridgy & others to remember that their insurance company will most likely not pay out if they have incorrectly rated tyres on their vehicle. I have also previously stated that 'their life & their
beloved van depend on the 4 little areas of rubber in contact with the road'.

I don't know which tyre company you worked for but some of the larger
ones are just out to sell £x worth of tyres & other products even if an item is not really required. A certain 'national' tyre company in Exmouth,Devon, told my mother that one of her car tyres was 'out of
shape & needed replacing. Her partner took the tyre to a small independent tyre depot & they said that there was nothing wrong with the tyre.

Your 'sermon' on safety was directed at the converted ie: someone who
is, I would like to think, very safety conscious.

to clarify this misunderstanding, I corrected your view that the steel belt was part of the reinforcement it is part of the construction.., and you rightly pointed out that extra plies is. Then I just embelished that with some info on heat..
regarding the tyre companies that you have had dealings with, there again is a misunderstanding , you were describing tyre fitters , whereas I was describing manufacturers of which I worked for 20 years building Van tyres.
However to comment on your mothers experience a fully qualified fitter will identify bulges and hollows which are a precurser to tyre failure, as the carcass of the tyre has been compromised. sometimes this can only be felt by experienced fitters. they may describe that as "out of shape"
Having been trained in this skill I can honestly say it's not always visible to the eye.
My comments were not aimed at you personaly I too am a safety conscious lad, but there are many who read these posts about tyres have no idea how foolish it is to ignore specifications
May I commend you for spreading the word of common sense

kev

Thanks for the clarification Kev.

You have obviously gained a lot of experience about the construction & use of tyres during your 20 years working for a tyre manufacturer.I have
learned a bit about tyres, enough to know that it's dangerous to ignore
the proper safety issues when buying & fitting tyres.

The tyre fitter in Devon was only 18-20 years old & I wasn't impressed by him or that particular branch which has since closed. I have had 2 other experiences of tyre fitting companies drumming up business on other items eg. brake pads/discs etc. (long story!). Also one lot telling me that my wheels needed balancing when the tyres had only been fitted/balanced
3-4 weeks earlier. There are probably good & bad branches of the big tyre fitting chains generally speaking i am very wary of them.

Anyway,just watch this same topic will be back on the forum within 1-2
weeks!

Steve.

Hello Kev,
During your 20 years in the tyre maufacturing business did you ever hear of a brand of tyre called 'itchyfanny' as i've been offered a set of these for £50 fitted and bolloxed, the guy said they should be ok as long as i don't drive the van because they are designed for commercial use only and meant for Television ads. They do seem quite a bargain but i would rather get a sexperts opinion on what i should do as i've always been a firm believer in the old saying 'never mind the quality give me the quantity'.

I use retreads cos I'm a retread