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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20328  
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Expect 50k plus at the minimum for BFG, Cooper not far behind no doubt.
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3rd Dec 2014 9:58pm |
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| CatherineF Member Since: 22 Nov 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 762
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Quite respectable then really.
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3rd Dec 2014 9:59pm |
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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4785 
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My current BFG A/T's have done about 50,000 miles and still have about 5 mm of tread left
 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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3rd Dec 2014 10:12pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2212 
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General grabbers AT were AWSOME when supplied with the TD5 . 88,000 for me on them . Best tyre ever
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3rd Dec 2014 10:32pm |
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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1790 
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I got 75000 out of my 265 BFG ATs on my double cab before replacing them with General Grabbers, gone back to BFG AT for my new 110
2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto 2022 110 D250 XS Edition - Gone 2024 110 D250 X-Dynamic HSE |
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3rd Dec 2014 10:36pm |
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| Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501 
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When I bought my previous Defender (300 Tdi) it still two of its factory fit BFGS A/Ts at 103,000 miles ! 2005 Td5 90 XS
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4th Dec 2014 2:09am |
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| Ellisboy Member Since: 13 Oct 2013 Location: Deep South Posts: 539 
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+1 for BFG's my first set managed 100,000 miles too.
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4th Dec 2014 7:30am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3371
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80k out of my last set of BFG KM Mud terrains and then flogged them on ebay for £100
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4th Dec 2014 10:40am |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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Approx 100k km out of my BFG AT's now and still going strong, plenty thread left for another 20k I think.
Guess what my next tyres will be?  Cheers, Vincent
1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold) 1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold) 1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold) 1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold) 2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold) 2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold) MySite |
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4th Dec 2014 7:22pm |
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| CatherineF Member Since: 22 Nov 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 762
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So although she's going to cost double to insure, I can factor against the fact that I probably won't be buying a minimum of 1 set of tyres every year.
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4th Dec 2014 7:25pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20328
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I have KM2's on mine by BFG, for an off road biased tyre I can't get over how well they preform on the road.
In my book better than GG TR's which are meant to be road biased. Cooper however is a very close runner up, they are both two of the best brands. |
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4th Dec 2014 7:29pm |
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| tyre fitter Member Since: 22 Oct 2014 Location: LEEDS Posts: 9 
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I sell loads of BFG AT and get good stories of milages up to 80k from a set off my customers, I've run General AT2 before and had good milage. I'm awaiting the BFG AT KO2 to arrive in the early summer so I can try a set on my new TD5 90
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9th Jan 2015 9:49pm |
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| AJS4X4 Member Since: 28 May 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 793
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Tyres are the cheapest thing you will fit on your defender, never skimp on rubber.
All brands have there merits and down to your needs and choices.
Always happy to quote on any tyre for any vehicle.  Andy.
www.ajstyres.co.uk 01737 241370 Junction 8 M25 Surrey. |
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10th Jan 2015 8:37am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8580
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Yes BFG can give exceptional mileage
On miles travelled they can prove to be more economical then car tyres doing 20k miles However please note tyres can age so take note of age as well and DOT code stamped on the tyres. One visible sign of aging is the cracking in the tyre walls and between the tread. An aged tyre is more prone to punctures as well as blow outs. Just think of the number of caravans that have blow outs and turn on their side every year! Those bits of rubber are what keeps your vehicle in contact with the road so not worth skimping on them. So look at general condition of tyres as well and age as well as tread depth. We have just replaced a set of BFG, plenty of tread depth left, but beginning to crack, and the odd puncture/loosing pressure and 7+ years old. I no longer trusted them. Brendan |
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10th Jan 2015 9:26am |
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