Dave Newell Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I need to replace two f the tyres on my motorhome so I decided to fit a pair of M+S ones on the front. I went to my usual tyre supplier and they finally gave in saying that none of their suppliers did commercial vehicle tyres in M+S patterns. I tried the WWW and found mytyres.co.uk and within five minutes had ordered a pair of Toyo 185/14 8ply commercial tyres in M+S tread pattern for the grand sum of £38 each! They should be delivered in a few days then I'll get my usual tyre supplier to fit them. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 whats m+s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Newell Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Mud + Snow so better for dealing with wet grass. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 cheers for that, you learn something every day B-) does that mean they are winter tyres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonB Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 They sound incredibly cheap Dave. If it was anyone else and I would have suggested caution at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenewellhome Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 One of the things that convinced me was that each brand of tyre listed had a report alongside it which gives a score of 1 to 6 against several key areas including tyre wear, dry road traction, wet road traction, snow traction, road noise inside, road noise outside etc. 1 is best 6 is worst and it gives the scores for each category, how many miles the test tyres did and an average score overall. The Toyos scored 1.7 average and beat all other listed tyres in everything but road noise, the others included Good Year and Bridgestone as well as some lesser known brands. If anyone else needs tyres I'd suggest you give this site a look before you buy elsewhere although obviously you'll need to arrange to have them fitted. D. In edit: heres the link to the site: http://www.mytyres.co.uk/start.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Dan Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Hi Dave I have used www.mytyres.co.uk on 4 occasions to buy tyres for my Car and my Son's Car. Very pleased with their service. Never used them for Van tyres yet ! I am lucky to have access to tyre fitting and balancing machines. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Be interested to know how they perform, have used M+S tyres on 4x4 (not that make) and they don't do much for cornering and road noise, so if Toyo are an improvement it will be good to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody. Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I used m&s tyres years ago when i lived in yorkshire , they are good but of course noisy , but you get used to it eventually. Cant be worse than the present squeek ive got on the van anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenewellhome Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Well the tyres that are currently on the front are bloody awful for traction, I've even had wheel slip when pulling away uphill on a dry road. Having said that we've only got stuck on soft ground once and even M+S tyres wouldn't have prevented that as the wheels just sank into the soft ground. I'll report on the tyres performance later but it will be a while before we use the 'van again. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeti Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I used Gislaved M&S on my VW very good but a soft compound tyre, so mileage was reduced. Another problem is if balance and tracking isn't spot on you get uneven wear and the blocks on the outside tread edge create a lot of noise. Any Viking tyre dealer will be able to get them for you (NB by Viking I mean the tyre manufacturer not the race!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I used Mytyres for my last van ordered on friday at about 9pm delivered on wednesday at about 12 noon by parcelforce and they came from germany. i fitted and balanced them myself. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Don't forget to check, when the "new" tyres are offered to you - via internet or from a garage - the actual manufacture date code stamped on the sidewall. If you don't you could find you've just bought one, two or even three year old tyres. It's very important, because tyre rubber compounds degrade over time, whether attached to your wheels, or sitting on a shelf. If you don't know how the EU-wide 4 digit date code works, just google for it. Cheers, Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Newell Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Well the new tyres have just arrived, they have a date code of 1507 meaning they were made in week 15 of 2007. Load index of 100 meaning they can carry up to 800KGs each, ample for my motorhome and a speed rating of R which means they're good for 106MPH, a speed they'll never see on this vehicle. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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