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[Tony the Manc']

Our tyres on our moho (Elddis Encore 254) are now just 8 years old.....215/70 R15...Vanco Continental Campervan.
There is no visual degradation of them, no cracks, no bulging and very good tread depth. Have swapped front to back at 15k.
Now at 20k and 8 years old. (tyres not me!!!)
Are they past their best as, after various discussions................
4 new ones on order @ £118.00ea.

 

[Gellyneck]

Our tyres on our moho (Elddis Encore 254) are now just 8 years old.....215/70 R15...Vanco Continental Campervan.
There is no visual degradation of them, no cracks, no bulging and very good tread depth. Have swapped front to back at 15k.
Now at 20k and 8 years old. (tyres not me!!!)
Are they past their best as, after various discussions................
4 new ones on order @ £118.00ea.

There are a number of threads running at the moment on this subject but there is a general rough consensus that replacement after 7 years immaterial of tread depth.

 

[Jez1966]

Are they "8 years old" or were they fit 8 years ago?
Chances are they were not "NEW BORN" when fitted.
Check manufacture date.

 

[1967bowesj]

There are a number of threads running at the moment on this subject but there is a general rough consensus that replacement after 7 years immaterial of tread depth.

Have you got your new boots yet Gellyneck

 

[Gellyneck]

Have you got your new boots yet Gellyneck

Being fitted tomorrow.

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[TONCAZ]

Our tyres on our moho (Elddis Encore 254) are now just 8 years old.....215/70 R15...Vanco Continental Campervan.
There is no visual degradation of them, no cracks, no bulging and very good tread depth. Have swapped front to back at 15k.
Now at 20k and 8 years old. (tyres not me!!!)
Are they past their best as, after various discussions................
4 new ones on order @ £118.00ea.

That sounds like a great price, who is your supplier?
Cheers

 

[Gaston aires]

Wise move. See what can happen if you leave them, bearing in mind the high pressure on inflation.

 

[IRHP]

Wise move. See what can happen if you leave them, bearing in mind the high pressure on inflation. View attachment 915597

What make and type of tyres were they?

 

[Gaston aires]

What make and type of tyres were they?

They were Davanti DX 440. Not a tyre to recommend. In fact after my situation with them they have issued a caveat stating these are not recommended for Motorhome use.
Phil

 

[The joker]

Our tyres on our moho (Elddis Encore 254) are now just 8 years old.....215/70 R15...Vanco Continental Campervan.
There is no visual degradation of them, no cracks, no bulging and very good tread depth. Have swapped front to back at 15k.
Now at 20k and 8 years old. (tyres not me!!!)
Are they past their best as, after various discussions................
4 new ones on order @ £118.00ea.

How do they look inside? What does your local tyre fitter say and is it worth the risk ?

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[Tony the Manc']

That sounds like a great price, who is your supplier?
Cheers

Hi,
Basic Tyres of Stone, Staffordshire. Darren by name. He is a one man band. Everyone that I know in Stone uses him for their car tyres etc. 07939011051..........he doesn't always answer as, in his words..............when he is on the phone, he isn't earning money!!!! Leave a message, and he will get back to you.

 

[wfdTamar]

I've got Kumho Portran KC53 van tyres on now (they were on when I got it). I've worn out the fronts and they're 7 years old. I was considering Nexen Roadian CTX as they're cheap and have an A rating for fuel economy & rain (average 72Db noise), but decided to try Maxxis Campro MAC2 camper tyres (D fuel, A rain, B 71dB) as I'm getting them in France for £112 each fitted.

It'll be interesting to see what difference camper tyres make.

 

[The joker]

I've got Kumho Portran KC53 van tyres on now (they were on when I got it). I've worn out the fronts and they're 7 years old. I was considering Nexen Roadian CTX as they're cheap and have an A rating for fuel economy & rain (average 72Db noise), but decided to try Maxxis Campro MAC2 camper tyres (D fuel, A rain, B 71dB) as I'm getting them in France for £112 each fitted.

It'll be interesting to see what difference camper tyres make.

I switched the other way different manufacturers though

 

[TONCAZ]

Hi,
Basic Tyres of Stone, Staffordshire. Darren by name. He is a one man band. Everyone that I know in Stone uses him for their car tyres etc. 07939011051..........he doesn't always answer as, in his words..............when he is on the phone, he isn't earning money!!!! Leave a message, and he will get back to you.

Thanks for that.....

 

[wfdTamar]

Just got the Maxxis Campro (motorhome tyres) put on. They feel very nice. Maybe a bit more stable than the Kumho Portran KC53 (though they were pretty worn). These are the only two tyres I've driven on a Hymer (besides the cheap mismatched ones that came on my Hymer at home), so not much to compare them to. It'll be interesting to see how they wear and what kind of fuel economy I get.

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[Jo May]

Wise move. See what can happen if you leave them, bearing in mind the high pressure on inflation. View attachment 915597

Many seem to be inflated to to high a pressure

 

[Northernraider]

They were Davanti DX 440. Not a tyre to recommend. In fact after my situation with them they have issued a caveat stating these are not recommended for Motorhome use.
Phil

Never heard of them .

 

[bigtree]

Being fitted tomorrow.

Well, how are they ?

 

[Gellyneck]

Well, how are they ?

Only done 20 miles with them so far but initial thoughts are they are quieter and less fierce on uneven tarmac.

ps 0424 dated so not too bad.

 

[Northernraider]

Are they "8 years old" or were they fit 8 years ago?
Chances are they were not "NEW BORN" when fitted.
Check manufacture date.
View attachment 915409

This is half the problem.

I've been enquiring about winter tyres from a few suppliers on ebay asking date of manufacture... some are stating 2019 etc but still say brand new as never fitted.



Others claim not to know . Its ridiculous.

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[bigtree]

This is half the problem.

I've been enquiring about winter tyres from a few suppliers on ebay asking date of manufacture... some are stating 2019 etc but still say brand new as never fitted.



Others claim not to know . Its ridiculous.

I didn't find ebay the cheapest place to source tyres,whether for my van or motorbike. I bought my van tyres from Camskill and my bike tyre last week from mytyres.

 

[Northernraider]

I didn't find ebay the cheapest place to source tyres,whether for my van or motorbike. I bought my van tyres from Camskill and my bike tyre last week from mytyres.

I was only looking at the minute to get an idea of prices etc ... but ebay has this new thing where they do deals with tyre fitting outlets so I had messaged a few of the sellers on the south coast asking the dates etc.

When I'm back in the UK I'll actually phone a couple of places for prices.


As always it depends on the brands but a few good prices for Toyo, nankang and vrederstein winter van tyres. But of course not that great if the dates turn out to be 3/4 years old .

 

[Gellyneck]

I didn't find ebay the cheapest place to source tyres,whether for my van or motorbike. I bought my van tyres from Camskill and my bike tyre last week from mytyres.

Camskill didn't have stock when I bought ours so it was a toss up between MyTyres and Blackcircles.
But MT hiked their twice in 2 days so. ..

 

[bigtree]

Camskill didn't have stock when I bought ours so it was a toss up between MyTyres and Blackcircles.
But MT hiked their twice in 2 days so. ..

I did see they were out of stock, Mytyres did the same with one bike tyre I was thinking on buying, it went up £32 overnight .

 

[Gellyneck]

As always it depends on the brands but a few good prices for Toyo, nankang and vrederstein winter van tyres. But of course not that great if the dates turn out to be 3/4 years old .

Nankang fitted on our van a couple of weeks back and they were dated 0424.

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[Northernraider]

Camskill didn't have stock when I bought ours so it was a toss up between MyTyres and Blackcircles.
But MT hiked their twice in 2 days so. ..

Does their price include fitting as that's half the battle .

 

[bigtree]

I was only looking at the minute to get an idea of prices etc ... but ebay has this new thing where they do deals with tyre fitting outlets so I had messaged a few of the sellers on the south coast asking the dates etc.

When I'm back in the UK I'll actually phone a couple of places for prices.


As always it depends on the brands but a few good prices for Toyo, nankang and vrederstein winter van tyres. But of course not that great if the dates turn out to be 3/4 years old .

My Nankang's were only a couple of months old.

 

[Northernraider]

Nankang fitted on our van a couple of weeks back and they were dated 0424.

This is the ones I was looking at . But I've asked for the dates twice , first answer I got was " recently stocked" so i asked again for the actual dates . And he said " unfortunately tyres are not stored here"

So it's not very helpful.

Price is good though .

How much were yours?

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THESE TYRES ARE DESIGNED FOR MAXIMUM STABILITY UNDER LOAD IN ALL CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE LOCAL WE CAN FIT YOUR TYRES FOR. NORTHERN IRELAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS, ISLE OF MAN, ISLE OF WIGHT ETC.

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[bigtree]

Does their price include fitting as that's half the battle .

Nope.

 

[Gellyneck]

Does their price include fitting as that's half the battle .

On Blackcircles they have both supplied & fitted or supplied only pricing.