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Car Tyres are NOT created equally. Practical Motoring

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When it comes to changing your tyres, you can’t have everything, good grip, long-lasting and cheap – not all tyres are created equal.

Source: practicalmotoring.com.au

A good article as usual from practical motoring. It is not rocket science to know that you cannot have a perfect tyre.

When customers buy cheap tyres, then they are only going to get what they pay for?

Cheap tyres will not last as long as a premium brand

such as Continental tyres. Tyre companies such as Continental have put over 100 years of technology and research and development into their products. Budget Car tyres from mainly China are made from mass production facilities, with quantity and not quality in mind.

Buying your car tyres?

Like any purchase that we make, whatever it is then there will be differences in price and quality of the product that you buy.

Buying your car tyres?

Like any purchase that we make, whatever it is then there will be differences in price and quality of the product that you buy.

Car tyres are no exception to this rule?

In general you have a choice of three different types of tyres, the Budget car tyres, the mid-range tyres and the premium car tyres. A very good point to make about choosing tyres is that there are no real grey areas.

What I mean is that when you buy say clothing, perhaps a new coat, then it is difficult to really know the quality ratio to the price that you pay. You can go to M&S a buy a new pair of trousers then you could pay a high price for something that is made in a huge factory in China.


Car tyres are more specific.

Most motorists have heard of the premium tyre manufacturers. Hence, companies such as Continental, Michelin, Avon and Goodyear. Traditionally, have all been about for well over 100 years. These car tyres will always give you top quality performance and will be long wearing.

There are diversities within this. Of course, you will always find someone who was not satisfied with their mileage or road holding. But in general the leading tyre makers make a very good product.
The premium tyre companies have put over a hundred years into research and development. So, to help create today’s excellent products. The down side is that you will have to pay more. Consequently, these car tyres are often more expensive.

Mid-range car tyres

These are the tyres that are from the up and coming tyre companies of the world, such as Kumho, Hankook, Apollo and Yokohama tyres. These tyre companies also offer an excellent product. They are relatively new tyre companies from the past 20 years and emanate from the east, South Korea and India.

These tyre companies produce a good tyre are not very far behind the premium tyre companies, both in quality and in their marketing efforts. This tyre would be the choice of the undecided motorist who are careful with their money, lady customers will very often choose a mid-range tyre.


Cheap car tyres


This is the final category before slumping to part worn tyres. These tyres are made by various tyre companies. Some are in fact made by the premium tyre companies and would be my choice if I had to buy a

budget car tyre? Michelin make a tyre called the Kormoran tyres. Which are made by the Polish tyre company Stomil Hence, which Michelin. bought/invested in a while back. The tyres are not the same as a Michelin. However, I am sure that Michelin will have had some sort of input into the product.
Other leading tyre makers make similar products and the rest are from Eastern Europe and China. These tyres will not give the mileage and comfort levels of the last two categories’?

They are though a much better choice than part worn tyres and in my own area of Halifax Yorkshire UK, are a very popular choice of tyre and worth buying if you have an older car or just tootle about town.

I hope this helps. If you are not sure which category of tyre fall into then just ask the guy in your local tyre depot.
Pellon Tyre and Auto-centre offer car and van servicing and repairs to all makes of vehicles.

 

 
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Michelin buys Allpneus

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Michelin Buys a 40 % stake in the French market leader in online tyre sales, Allpneus, for 60 million euro.

Michelin buys Allpneus

Source: www.retaildetail.eu

Michelin buys Allpneus
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Wow this is a shock?

Michelin buys Allpneus

A tyre manufacturer openly buying into an online tyre business?

In my opinion, this will change the ball game and open the door for all sorts of ducking and diving amongst tyre manufacturers and wholesalers.

Will Michelin now miss the tyre wholesales out of the equation. By going online, they are certainly missing out on the middle man? the tyre wholesalers.

Watch this space-Michelin buys Allpneus

http://www.pellontyres.co.uk/Tyre/Brand/1272/MICHELIN

Michelin buys French Online Company ALLPNUES Throw Down the Gauntlet with the 40% Acquisition

Wow I have been saying for the past two years that we in the tyre trade are living in interesting times, but this announcement is one of the most interesting stories I have yet to come across?

Michelin are going online? Michelin buys Allpneus

This will be done with a 40% acquisition of the French online tyre retailer “Allpnues”. The online tyre company sold 3 million tyres online last year, which accounts for 7% of the French tyre market.

Michelin to use ATS as the fitting stations

Michelin has also announced that they are going to use their network of ATS tyre depots to carry out their fitting work across Europe.
When I first read the story, I thought that Michelin was just going to supply France and use the French ATS depots, but they say that they will be using all the ATS depots across Europe.

Michelin buys Allpneus
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I did notice that some of the local ATS depots were not doing any truck work anymore and have been smartened up for retail, and so this has been a plan of theirs for some time.
One thing is for sure: this will kick off repercussions amongst tyre wholesalers, and there will be a big rush from the other tyre manufacturers to compete on the same lines. This effectively means that Michelin is missing out on the middle man, which at the moment are the big tyre wholesalers.


I can remember years ago when Michelin decided to go into ASDA to sell tyres. Michelin buys Allpneus

This too caused a huge rumpus and I think that it was ATS who eventually stopped the process and Michelin closed down the tyre shops within the supermarket. This time, ATS will be one of the main players and have no complaints.

I also wonder what Michelin will do with other brands that Allpnues also sells? Will they be pushing out their own product? I think so. It is a big investment to make just to sell Dunlop’s and Continentals products.


Whatever happens, it has certainly changed the game, big style? But I can’t help feeling that this is the way to go; it makes good business sense and will cut out the middle man, as I have stated earlier. It could be the start of another dot-com boom, but in the tyre industry, watch this space?

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Michelin Agilis 51 Van Tyre

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Michelin Agilis

Michelin Agilis
Michelin Agilis

Michelin Agilis

My VW Transporter T5 T30 2.5Tdi 130 Kombi camper van has been developing an increasingly bad droning / humming noise when travelling at speeds over …

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This is an interesting video to watch as it very rare to see a faulty Michelin Agilis tyre?

http://www.pellontyres.co.uk/Tyre/Brand/1272/MICHELIN

Michelin Agilis Van and Motorhome Tyres

I am still of the opinion that the Michelin tyre product is the best one in the world. Other tyre companies come a close second, such as Continental Tyres, but the radial tyre inventors are still king, in my opinion.
The Michelin Agilis range of tyres is no different and offers excellent quality, both for vans and motorhomes.

The Agilis is kept in high regard by the people who buy these tyres for their vehicles, and this includes the Agilis Camping, which has been specially designed for the drivers of motorhomes.

These tyres are marked up as an M+S tyre

So, this is for when the motor has to park on soft ground or surfaces.
The other Agilis tyres in the range are the 41/51 and 61 Van tyres that have a reputation for big mileages and are original equipment fitments on VW’s and some of the Mercedes range of vans.

Michelin Agilis tyre problems

I have always been the first to say that I have never seen a genuine Michelin FAULTY tyre, until perhaps now?
We recently had a customer call in with his van.

The van was fitted with Michelin Agilis 51 tyres. The guy was experiencing vibrations when driving at about 60 mph. We immediately diagnosed a wheel balancing problem and balanced the wheels accordingly.

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Michelin Agilis shows various stages of the problem

My fitter reported back to me

that the wheels were difficult to balance correctly, but he did the job, and the guy paid and went away. I have learned in the past that if the wheels are not straight for balance, there will be a problem with the tyre.

It can mean that the steel belt is not stable due to some problem with the tread separating from the tyre casing, (the rest of the tyre).
In this case, we have not seen the guy come back yet, but I decided to do some research on some internet forums, because I do believe that the tyres could be faulty?


Other van users have been experiencing problems with the Agilis 51 tyre?

The problems start with balancing issues, followed by bulges developing as the tyre goes out of shape. This is a relatively common problem with tyre companies. Over the length of my career in tyres, but never with Michelin.
A few van drivers were having these problems. But not with the Agilis 61 tyres. Until the guy suffers any more balancing problems. Then this is only my first personal experience with this Michelin problem.

It is possible that the tyres have been misused by the drivers;

We all know what tight schedules the van drivers have to stick to these days. But I just thought it was an interesting topic.
Pellon Tyre and Auto-Centre offer car and van servicing and repairs to all makes of vehicles.