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GreenWay - Colway Tyres Gone Out of Business
marjan:
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--- Quote from: "marjan" ---Well there is 1 upside to this, no one will be able to put the dreadful Greenway Anaconda's on that I have on my Landy. They are good in the mud but very scarey on the road :shock: :shock: :shock:
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What issues you had with them on road? I have had none with the anconda's so far and the Colway MT's I had before these behaved very nicely on road. I imagine if changing from non aggressive tyres to anacondas or similar without changing driving style to suit would quickly enlighten driver to the flaws (if flaws are not solely to blame on the tyre).
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Found them to be very twitchy in the wet and stearing wonders a bit at motorway speeds. It probably doesn't help that my trailing arm bushes need replacing desperately :D :D :D
Terranosaurus:
--- Quote from: "Phoenix_Chris" ---hate to say it, it was more than unpaid rent which did it for them..
C-tyres were the last UK remold company for the reason that it is just to expensive to manufacture in the Uk, as with many things...
As far as i know they were also owed a fair bit of money aswell as oweing money themselfs, i do know that the whole of colways remaining stcok has been sold to one of the large tyre retailers, but unfortunatly i dont think we will be seeing colway or greenway being manufactured again.
Its also not just 4x4's that are hit, colway tyres are used by loads of grasstrack and rally teams, along with supporting and being the base tyre for the Formula 911.. Such a shame really as they were alwas very helpfull to us.
...another Uk company gone to dust :( :cry:
The only alternative now is Insa, who do do some nice patterns, except the supply is bad and they only come in limited sizes.. :roll:
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What about Maxsport - small range of 4x4 stuff but UK remoulder nonetheless. We can always hope and pray they buy some of colways moulds etc.
biggerlandy:
just been on phone to them they dont go bigger than a 31 x 15 so not much good to me
Saffy:
The company brand names and manufacturing equipment has been now be bought be rival tyre retread company in Poland. Unfortunately no new lease of life for the UK plant as it all being moved to poland. But it might be a hope what we can still get COLWAY MT's and greenway Anaconda in the future.
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/news/display.var.1987531.0.polish_firm_completes_buyout_of_tyre_maker.php
S188:
That's a shame, where can I go for my next set of British rubber for my British relic?
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