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Title: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: PND on November 13, 2010, 07:39:27 pm: I'm looking at getting some winter tyres to put on my 18" Monzas. There seems to be a lack of stock of Vredestein Wintrac Xtremes 225/40/18 at the moment from the places I've tried. My local tyre place said they've been told not to expect any more till January!!! I'm not going to be doing many miles over Christmas but just want to be able to get around a bit better than last year! :laugh:

Does anyone know anything about Lassa Snoways Era winter tyres? Lassa tyres are supposedly manufactured by Bridgestone but other than that, I don't know anything about them.

Any experiences of Lassa tyres anyone?
Title: Re: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: Thor on November 13, 2010, 08:09:52 pm: You have a PM, as i know who still has stock. :happy2:
Title: Re: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: kirkland on November 13, 2010, 08:15:30 pm: If you have no luck,,, ring Vredestein UK.
Thats what I did to track down supplies.
Shipments arrive from Holland quite frequently since winter tyre production resumed in September.
Title: Re: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: 182_blue on November 13, 2010, 08:22:30 pm: Mytyres have some, although they are £50 more than my 19's cost me !!
Title: Re: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: PND on November 13, 2010, 08:25:24 pm: Quote from: Thor on November 13, 2010, 08:09:52 pm
You have a PM, as i know who still has stock. :happy2:
Thanks for that Thor - bit pricey though!

Quote from: kirkland on November 13, 2010, 08:15:30 pm
If you have no luck,,, ring Vredestein UK.
Thats what I did to track down supplies.
Shipments arrive from Holland quite frequently since winter tyre production resumed in September.
I might see if there's any locally..

Quote from: 182_blue on November 13, 2010, 08:22:30 pm
Mytyres have some, although they are £50 more than my 19's cost me !!
Yes - I've just spotted that!!! What's going on???

Cheers for the replies chaps! Anyone know anything about the Lassa tyres (they're just over £100 per corner)?
Title: Re: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: 182_blue on November 13, 2010, 08:26:33 pm: To be fair i think they had the pricing wrong on mine, they were £130 whi IMO was a bargain
Title: Re: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: Thor on November 13, 2010, 08:35:57 pm: Quote from: PND on November 13, 2010, 08:25:24 pm
Quote from: Thor on November 13, 2010, 08:09:52 pm
You have a PM, as i know who still has stock. :happy2:
Thanks for that Thor - bit pricey though!

Yeah not cheap but i wanted a tyre which had great independent reviews and i know will work. :happy2:

Buy cheap buy twice as they say.
Title: Re: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: Beddie on November 13, 2010, 08:50:11 pm: I've gone for the Hankook Ice bear W300, £99 a corner from Camskill :happy2:
Title: Re: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: SteveP on November 13, 2010, 10:16:53 pm: I have been looking at the hankook's too, let us know how you get on with them Beddie :happy2:
Title: Re: Winter tyres - no stock of Vreds?
Post by: Andy on November 13, 2010, 11:45:45 pm: i sell the hankooks at work and sold a few of these last year for the winter..every body who bought them said they were good there is also avon snow tyres as well

http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/car
Hankook report
http://www.tyretest.com/wintercar_tyres/hankook/icebear_w300/index.html