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ibruceuk:
Hi,

I currently have 205's on my D1 at the moment, but the front two are very borderline so I'm looking at replacing all four with 235/70R16's.

I've been offered 4 new tyres including valve fitting & balance for about £200...

The tyres are Intermoto and BFG AT lookalikes.   Has anyone heard of them, any experience of them?

Cheers,

Ian.

gords:
I've not heard of them, but i would guess that they are remoulds at that price. Not that I'm saying remoulds are bad - I used to have Colway ATs :)

I would say have more of a look around and wait to see what other people say.

Do you specifically want ATs? Do you do pay-n-plays, laning or just road? Have you considered MT tyres?

Maybe something like the Amazon Mud Terrain - see code AATY7 here

ibruceuk:
I'd not looked at those, basically I use it for a bit of everything.

I wouldn't mind MT's as I love the agressive look of them, do they hold the road well as it's also my daily commuter, and I like to "make progress" when I drive...

I do a bit of greenlaning and pay & play and also I do a fair bit of towing off muddy fields in the summer for a charity I run.

Dunno what's best really...  any suggestions anyone??

gords:
Do you have a TDi or V8?

I run BFG MT's all the time and for me, they handle brilliantly! Other Mud Terrains do vary though!!

I think you will find that remoulds will wear out quite quickly. Also, just because the pattern looks similar doesn't necessarily mean that they will perform as well as the BFG (or similar) :wink:

My BFG's cost just over £400 - but I have heard more than once that they tend to last around 40 - 50k miles! You may find that a £200 set of tyres won't last half as long.

I would say that if you want to run mud tyres on a daily drive, spend the money on good quality tyres (BF Goodrich or similar).

Hopefully, some others will be along with their experiences / recommendations soon :)

Skibum346:
I'm running with the Technic Amazon 235/70's...   90% on road so probably a little stupid  :oops:    Bu I don't have any particular problems... though as I drive a V8 they probably make it even LESS ecenomic!

Seriously, I was never that persuaded by Mud's till I tried them off road. A much surer drive and as I said, no particular problems on road.

Kindest

skibum

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