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alltnaha
 


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Duratrac or Avon AX7 or ?

I'd be grateful if anyone who has run both the above could give me their views.

Most my mileage is motorway. I value wet grip. Off road is important and I'm especially interested in which is better in snow or mud.

Currently I have Duratracs which I've had for 6 years and I guess about 40K+ miles. Were superb in mud and deep snow, noisy, mpg not that good but now scrabble for grip especially in snow.

Or the alternatives?

I don't want to go much over £150 each.

Many thanks.
  
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I had some AX7 and thought they were great. I've run Duratracs, AT2, GGAT3 and thought the AX7 were pretty impressive. Thumbs Up

I posted about them on here yonks ago.

https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/great-new-t...hlight=AX7
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alltnaha
 


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Thanks Moo, that's helpful.
  
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Moo wrote:
I had some AX7 and thought they were great. I've run Duratracs, AT2, GGAT3 and thought the AX7 were pretty impressive. Thumbs Up

I posted about them on here yonks ago.

https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/great-new-t...hlight=AX7


Hello Moo, how have the Avons faired for wear? How many miles have you had from them?
  
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Moo
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Sorry, no idea. I sold the car in December 2020 and bought the XC90. I can tell you that I need new tyres on the Volvo though after 18,000 miles. Sad If I can AX7 in the right size I'm tempted to put them on.
 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control 
 
Post #227996620th Feb 2022 5:45 pm
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M3DPO
 


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Re: Duratrac or Avon AX7 or ?

alltnaha wrote:
I'd be grateful if anyone who has run both the above could give me their views.

Most my mileage is motorway. I value wet grip. Off road is important and I'm especially interested in which is better in snow or mud.

Currently I have Duratracs which I've had for 6 years and I guess about 40K+ miles. Were superb in mud and deep snow, noisy, mpg not that good but now scrabble for grip especially in snow.

Or the alternatives?

I don't want to go much over £150 each.

Many thanks.

I think you will find Duratracs are made by Avon and they are now producing a direct copy under the Avon brand name but much cheaper Thumbs Up
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Moo wrote:
Sorry, no idea. I sold the car in December 2020 and bought the XC90. I can tell you that I need new tyres on the Volvo though after 18,000 miles. Sad If I can AX7 in the right size I'm tempted to put them on.


My SIL is getting 12-14k miles on a front set on his Volvo Sad
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LT
 


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^ Goodyear bought US company Cooper Tires (who owned Avon) last year. Thumbs Up
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SIL bought a set of Duratrac look alikes labled Avon last autumn for his D4 and they where very competitively priced and road noise is negligible, superb looking tyre:thumbsup:
 It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't. 
 
Post #227997720th Feb 2022 6:23 pm
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grzesiul
 


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I was thinking Avon AX7s or Coppers AT/3 Sport 2 but going back to Duratracs as for the money you pay you got longevity from them feeling of more safety in most conditions and we have never got flat on Duratracs and they look awesome Wink
  
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OMG feels sooo good to be back on Duratracs Wink
  
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