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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: clover on March 25, 2009, 08:27:33

Title: What's going on with BFG
Post by: clover on March 25, 2009, 08:27:33: Hi

Got a puncture Saturday night. Been trying to get a replacement since to no avail. Tried everywhere I can think off and no one has has a delivery for weeks. The soonest I can get one is the end of the month providing I don't mind paying £55 (£150 in total) more than normal for the privilege!

I did not realize that 235/85 MT tyres were so rare!

So what is happening? Are they selling the last stocks and are about to change/phase them out? I know the tread pattern has been lagged behind the competition for a while now... people have taken it and improved upon it .

Going to have to move over to Coopers or something if this is going to be the case!

GRRRRRR!

John
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: Boddle on March 25, 2009, 08:33:21: I have been into Southam Tyre as they are on the way home from here for 2 285/75 R16 MT as my rears have 60,000 and ok for road use but no good for Off-Road. They said they were having a lot of problems getting stuff from BFG lately and I was going to have to wait for 3 weeks haven't been back since but they are 1 of the main importers and they are obviously having problems.
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: crazymac on March 25, 2009, 09:55:37: I must say, I went to Cooper STT's in that size from Camskill. £478 for 5 delivered to my door!

Fantastic tyre.
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: freeagent on March 25, 2009, 21:54:35: I bought my General Grabber AT2s from camskill, cheapest around and very quick delivery...
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: hodgei on March 27, 2009, 22:38:55: Last year when I got my BFG AT's I was toldd by the supplier that BFG were going to stop exporting coz it wasn't profitable any more :-.
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: insa-disco on March 28, 2009, 08:21:46: Quote from: crazymac on March 25, 2009, 09:55:37
I must say, I went to Cooper STT's in that size from Camskill. £478 for 5 delivered to my door!

Fantastic tyre.
i bought my super swamp boggers for 840 delivered to my door lol if only they had been same price as yours lol
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: auf_wiedersehen_pet on March 28, 2009, 09:45:25: Quote from: freeagent on March 25, 2009, 21:54:35
I bought my General Grabber AT2s from camskill, cheapest around and very quick delivery...

+1 Camskill

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m26b0s234p11215
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: Jake on March 28, 2009, 10:34:03: Quote from: hodgei on March 27, 2009, 22:38:55
Last year when I got my BFG AT's I was toldd by the supplier that BFG were going to stop exporting coz it wasn't profitable any more :-.
What a load of old horse ****
Sounds like your supplier was trying to clear some other brand dead stock
KM2 is to released in the UK very soon
(http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/images/ts-dl/tires/large/mud-terrain-t-a-km2.jpg)
:D
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: auf_wiedersehen_pet on March 28, 2009, 18:43:11: Quote from: Jake on March 28, 2009, 10:34:03
(http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/images/ts-dl/tires/large/mud-terrain-t-a-km2.jpg)

Nice looking tread pattern - can't believe I just said that. :oops:
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: clover on March 28, 2009, 19:10:15: I have gone over to Coopers STT in 33". Going to selling my 235/85/16 Mt's on Ebay...
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: beggers on March 29, 2009, 14:40:37: how much do you want for your 235/85/16's mate? Been lookin around for some. Got up this mornin to a flat so could do with gettin some, lol. How many do you have 4 or 5?
Thanks
Andy
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: clover on March 31, 2009, 17:56:54: Mate I've got loads... I have 5 on nearly new black modulars - 1 practically new and 2 nearly new tires. 1 only good as a spare and 1 punctured. Not found out why as yet.

Also i have three on disco alloys. Two are good for spares only and one has a puncture in the side wall which had been repaired with tire weld and it stays up but if you take it off the alloy it might go flat again but its got good tread.

I figure they are going to fetch £400 pounds upwards on ebay and i want to get rid of them all in one go.
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: The Fat Controller on April 04, 2009, 19:34:33: BFG are part of MICHELIN and Southam tyres are.......................................yes you guessed..............................................owned by...michelin
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: HiQ Lee on April 05, 2009, 23:21:59: Quote from: The Fat Controller on April 04, 2009, 19:34:33
BFG are part of MICHELIN and Southam tyres are.......................................yes you guessed..............................................owned by...michelin

i don't know who told you that but southam are owned by micheldiever tyres nothing to do with michelin.southam are just the uk importers of bfg
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: auf_wiedersehen_pet on April 06, 2009, 08:06:53: Quote from: HiQ Lee on April 05, 2009, 23:21:59
Quote from: The Fat Controller on April 04, 2009, 19:34:33
BFG are part of MICHELIN and Southam tyres are.......................................yes you guessed..............................................owned by...michelin

i don't know who told you that but southam are owned by micheldiever tyres nothing to do with michelin.southam are just the uk importers of bfg

micheldiever - michelin. Easy to confuse.
Title: Re: What's going on with BFG
Post by: jnoshea on April 21, 2009, 15:56:46: As I understand it, tyre factories have long production and then a break for maintenance. Every now and again then you get a dip in the supply. Happened to me three years ago when I wanted 4 BFG ATs for the MOT, could only find one place in the East Midlands that had 4 of the things.