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alltnaha
Member Since: 21 Feb 2007
Location: London
Posts: 249
  
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| Duratrac or Avon AX7 or ? |
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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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 19th Feb 2022 3:26 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14386
  
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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. 
I posted about them on here yonks ago.
https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/great-new-t...hlight=AX7 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 
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
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| 19th Feb 2022 3:55 pm |
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alltnaha
Member Since: 21 Feb 2007
Location: London
Posts: 249
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Thanks Moo, that's helpful.
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| 19th Feb 2022 4:16 pm |
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Froogle-Yorkshireman
Member Since: 28 Oct 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 302
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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.
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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| 20th Feb 2022 3:40 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14386
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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. 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
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
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| 20th Feb 2022 5:45 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8225
 
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| Re: Duratrac or Avon AX7 or ? |
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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 It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 20th Feb 2022 5:57 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8225
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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. 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 It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 20th Feb 2022 6:02 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23823
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^ Goodyear bought US company Cooper Tires (who owned Avon) last year. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 20th Feb 2022 6:15 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8225
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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.
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| 20th Feb 2022 6:23 pm |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6400
 
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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 
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| 21st Feb 2022 11:36 am |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6400
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OMG feels sooo good to be back on Duratracs
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| 24th Feb 2022 12:01 pm |
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