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I keep missing out on unused Agilis Camping tyres the same as our existing one - there are some but at nearly £300 a go with fitting etc it's stupid money!. There are some part used ones with good tread levels on Ebay but the DOTs are as early as 2008
, although hubby is currently negotiating with one seller for a new one but even that would be around £170 once fitted.
We might have no option but to go the whole hog and fit new ones all round + spare. We've considered the Toyo Observer ones that Lenny HB fitted but we don't actually need winter tyres and the reviews aren't that good for stopping etc however the Toyo NanoEnergy Van ones which are summer tyres seem to have better ratings so we're considering them instead:
www.tyreleader.co.uk
Our local tyre fitter place will do the Nano ones for £104 fitted, with a discount for 4 so less than £400 fitted, the spare though would be at full price as the tyre supplier only give the discount on 'batches' of 4, not a deal breaker though so just over £500 for 5 new tyres is a no brainer compared to nearly £300 for one and even if we got an Agilis at £170 it'd still cost another £50 to get the others swapped round, so around £220. Whether this is false economy is the issue as we'd then be in the situation again in a 2-3 years time when the rear ones would definitely need replacing ... then the merrygoround would start again.
What's the general consensus on the NanoEnergy Van tyres?
Unfortunately that didn't happen ... couldn't get hold of another new one to put on the front and as the tread was still good (it was more than the 2mm he'd told me previously!) we went away with it as it was, it was find, no slippage etc, however now, just over 3,000 miles later, they will definitely need doing before our next jaunt.They are all Agilis including the spare. We don't actually need 4 at the moment as the rears still have a couple of years left in them. They have a 7 year lifespan (minimum) so doesn't look like age will be an issue and we'll wear them all out before they get to that anyway.
Hubby has 'declared' that he's going to have the spare put on the front (alloy) plus a new matched one and having one of the existing front ones (whichever is best) put on the spare (steel) wheel. This should give us a couple of years minimum before we need to look at it again ... unless sod's law means we have a blooming blow out!
Thanks for all the input guys, very interesting and I'll keep this thread bookmarked for future reference.
I keep missing out on unused Agilis Camping tyres the same as our existing one - there are some but at nearly £300 a go with fitting etc it's stupid money!. There are some part used ones with good tread levels on Ebay but the DOTs are as early as 2008
, although hubby is currently negotiating with one seller for a new one but even that would be around £170 once fitted. We might have no option but to go the whole hog and fit new ones all round + spare. We've considered the Toyo Observer ones that Lenny HB fitted but we don't actually need winter tyres and the reviews aren't that good for stopping etc however the Toyo NanoEnergy Van ones which are summer tyres seem to have better ratings so we're considering them instead:
Tyre Toyo 225/75 R16C 121/120R 10PR | NanoEnergy Van | TyreLeader.co.uk
The tyre Toyo NanoEnergy Van 225/75 R16C 121/120R 10PR is in stock at the cheapest price on TyreLeader · Free shipping · Quick and easy ordering.
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Our local tyre fitter place will do the Nano ones for £104 fitted, with a discount for 4 so less than £400 fitted, the spare though would be at full price as the tyre supplier only give the discount on 'batches' of 4, not a deal breaker though so just over £500 for 5 new tyres is a no brainer compared to nearly £300 for one and even if we got an Agilis at £170 it'd still cost another £50 to get the others swapped round, so around £220. Whether this is false economy is the issue as we'd then be in the situation again in a 2-3 years time when the rear ones would definitely need replacing ... then the merrygoround would start again.
What's the general consensus on the NanoEnergy Van tyres?
