I had budget tyres on my Hiace - lasted 6000 miles before they scrubbed out on the front. Just fitted Michelins all round. Hoping they last longer. I had two garages look at the front tyres and both said the same - budget tyres, crap, tracking is ok it's the crap tyres.
Quote from: dave0123 on April 13, 2013, 05:53:44 pmgood commercial tyres...insurance companies wont insure otherwise Since when did insurance companies ask what make of tyre you use?
good commercial tyres...insurance companies wont insure otherwise
Sounds like someone's being mugged by their insurance company
QuoteSounds like someone's being mugged by their insurance companyy does it? if they can get out of paying from anything they will... they wont even pay out if u have signs on the van and u havent told them.. so i don't think thed think twice about tyres
Conti's on my last van. Got 20k out of them-awesome tyres.This one came with Goodyears. Done 17k and they hardly look touched! Not quite as grippy as the Conti's but not far off.I wouldn't touch budgets-if you look at cost per mile of decent tyres compared to budgets it's just not worth it. Especially with a full load on.
Each to their own. I personally wouldn't scrimp on my 'only contact with the road'A tyre at a quarter of the price?! Not worth the risk IMO for something that is tax deductable anyway.
Quote from: Darren LanesWindowCleaning.com on April 16, 2013, 09:38:48 amEach to their own. I personally wouldn't scrimp on my 'only contact with the road'A tyre at a quarter of the price?! Not worth the risk IMO for something that is tax deductable anyway.Spending unnecessarily to reduce your tax bill is false economy- the maths don't add up. It's a myth & any accountant will tell you the same. I enjoy spending money unnecessarily to reduce my tax bill Good Tyres , Carbon Poles , Expensive work clothes and making sure i have what i need for myself as a business owner .I would much rather i benefit from my hard work than giving HMRC more money than i need to . Mike