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Would like to share my experience of three years driving my VW California regarding the above.First thing to say,best decision I have made and am still enjoying every day with my Bulli,it did take some time to get to know the van and that is still an enjoyable work in progress.My van is a thee month old demonstrator, had 300 miles on the clock,the bed upstairs was still wrapped in polythene,so hardly used.It is a Cali SE Auto 1.9 Litre twin turbo and well kitted out.
In the last three years I have unfortunately had four tyre punctures which were not repairable.
The last two happened in the first five months of this year, with a brand new set of Goodyear Vector four season all weather tyres.First occasion was a small screw near the rim,Tyre written off.Second occasion drove over a small stone reversing into a parking place.The stone split in half and punctured a hole in the tyre near the rim at the thickest point on the tyre profile,second one written off.
The tyre depot where I replaced the last tyre were of the opinion that Tyres like Goodyear Vector 4Seasons are simply not robust enough for T5 vans and that a stone would not have punctured a normal van tyre i.e. Goodyear Cargo's for example.Have complained to Goodyear about the stone accident and waiting for a response.Happy with the tyres but have lost confidence in them.Reason for all weather decision is that I spend most of the winter months in Germany and was fed up of switching over to winter set of steel wheels and winter tyres.
Any feedback comments would be appreciated.
PG SUP
Would like to share my experience of three years driving my VW California regarding the above.First thing to say,best decision I have made and am still enjoying every day with my Bulli,it did take some time to get to know the van and that is still an enjoyable work in progress.My van is a thee month old demonstrator, had 300 miles on the clock,the bed upstairs was still wrapped in polythene,so hardly used.It is a Cali SE Auto 1.9 Litre twin turbo and well kitted out.
In the last three years I have unfortunately had four tyre punctures which were not repairable.
The last two happened in the first five months of this year, with a brand new set of Goodyear Vector four season all weather tyres.First occasion was a small screw near the rim,Tyre written off.Second occasion drove over a small stone reversing into a parking place.The stone split in half and punctured a hole in the tyre near the rim at the thickest point on the tyre profile,second one written off.
The tyre depot where I replaced the last tyre were of the opinion that Tyres like Goodyear Vector 4Seasons are simply not robust enough for T5 vans and that a stone would not have punctured a normal van tyre i.e. Goodyear Cargo's for example.Have complained to Goodyear about the stone accident and waiting for a response.Happy with the tyres but have lost confidence in them.Reason for all weather decision is that I spend most of the winter months in Germany and was fed up of switching over to winter set of steel wheels and winter tyres.
Any feedback comments would be appreciated.
PG SUP
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