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| stevie d Member Since: 09 Nov 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford Posts: 342   
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Hi,
My Enduro Runway AT's are getting a bit tired and I was wondering........... Do I..... Buy 3 more Enduro as I have a new spare circa £290 Move to AT2/ BFG AT/ New Cooper ST Maxx circa £500 I have looked at all the posts/ googled forever and still can't decide 
The truck is used for general abuse/ short motorway journeys 30miles/ laning with local club and in Norfolk - the Enduros have been brilliant, never let me down but they are starting to go out of shape/ tread wearing unevenly (circa 30k) according to a tyre fitter who balanced the tyres. MT's always look attractive, but I do masses more road miles 9k to 1k approx. Any views/ experience appreciated. Steve  Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon
Discovery 3 HSE BMW 330i Coupe |
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30th Oct 2011 5:50pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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BFG ATs. Quiet, great for laning and last for ever and have the snow mountain symbol. BM52
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30th Oct 2011 5:54pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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Another vote for BFG AT's, great tyre
Bob |
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30th Oct 2011 5:58pm |
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| stevie d Member Since: 09 Nov 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford Posts: 342
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I thought only some sizes had snow flake?
I want 235/85. Steve Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon
Discovery 3 HSE BMW 330i Coupe |
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30th Oct 2011 6:11pm |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654 
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I've been very pleased with my General Grabber AT2s. Lots of grip in all situations, tough sidewalls for greenlaning (so far!
 ), good road manners, not too noisy, and no appreciable mpg drop over Grabber TRs which they replaced. At the time of purchase they were about 2/3 the price of BFG ATs, but the price of Grabbers has now shot up so I'll probably be going with the BFs next time.
So far had ~35k out of them with still a fair bit of life left. |
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30th Oct 2011 6:11pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I'm a big AT2 fan. Great in the rough stuff but quiet, composed and long lasting on road. They're also slightly cheaper than BFG's
 Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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30th Oct 2011 6:15pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101  
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i've got MTs...KM2's quiter than the old style, no on road isues, look great and work well off road
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30th Oct 2011 6:27pm |
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| TACK Member Since: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 1045 
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I'm on BFG AT's and i rate them better than my at2's, no side wall damage with the BFg either, went through a few with the AT2 in respect to side wall damage
Tack |
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30th Oct 2011 6:31pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189
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that's what i have, standard size. BM52 |
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30th Oct 2011 7:12pm |
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| stevie d Member Since: 09 Nov 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford Posts: 342
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T1G UP,
Are KM2 a realistic option for mainly road driving, albeit keen laning/ some offroading? What about traction in the wet/ snow & ice? Thanks, Steve Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon
Discovery 3 HSE BMW 330i Coupe |
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30th Oct 2011 8:01pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101
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not had any issues. Great grip in the wet, snows OK as they clear easily. |
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30th Oct 2011 8:10pm |
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| chopdogs Member Since: 10 Mar 2010 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 108 
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General Grabber ATs (not AT2)
I have them on my Disco - quietish and good off road - plus they look good |
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31st Oct 2011 7:32am |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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I've had BFGAT and AT2 on my last Discovery TD5.
BFG's were on for 80,000 miles, and I sold them with 5mm of tread for £40 on Gumtree! Sound tyre in every way, handled greenlanes and road work great, good in snow. I think they had tougher sidewalls. AT2's were about £25/corner cheaper so I went for them after the BFG's. IMHO they were slightly better in snow, but not quite as good on-road (they "tram lined" more than BFG, and I don;t think they cornered quite as well). I couldn't tell any difference off road, in the relatively small amount of offroading I do. I only had the AT2's for 50,000 miles before I sold the vehicle, I don't think they would have lasted quite as many miles as the BFG's. If price were the same, I would use BFG every time. But with AT2's being 20% cheaper (i.e. £100 cheaper for a set) it makes the choice harder... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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31st Oct 2011 7:58am |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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I am very impressed with BFG ATs in terms of noise and grip. At one point I was going to black out the white lettering but decided sod it they're a brilliant tyre so let the world know ! Yesterday I scrubbed them up and to quote Glynparry they're loud and proud ! There are also great deals on them at places like Paddocks.
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31st Oct 2011 8:45am |
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