Noisy MAXXIS

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Bit of an update. Bob Jane supplied the first 2 maxxis (put on by previous owner in December 07, just before we bought the prado). I had the second set put on by another tyre place shortly after purchase.

Cut a long story short, after over 15k and the noise getting worse I contacted Bob Jane customer line and gave them the facts. The state manager called me back the next day and arranged for the vehicle to be test driven by the local dealer who acknowledged there was definitely a manufacturing fault in one of the tyres and thought another might be a bit questionable.

Upshot, they offered to credit full initial purchase price on all 4 tyres (including the 2 puchased elsewhere - go figure that one - i'm still a little stunned.) and then offered me a substantial discount on a new set of tyres. I opted for Grandtreks - ended up a total changeover cost of $200. Why Grandtreks? I liked the Maxxis off-road and my daughter is getting a good run out of hers, but I didn't want to risk them again. See how the GTs go ... at least they are quiet.

Hope its ok to give Bob Jane a bit of a plug, but they did treat me very well.

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Pradogxlv6 wrote:

Nice to hear they helped you out big time . You would have loved the ride and handling of the Bridgestone D694, but what's done is done now.

Thanks mate, the D694s will be on the top of my list next changeover. For now I'm just pleased to be rid of the wabble and the noise. I'm also curios to know how the AT20s perform in the fairly light off road places we travel. Fuel consumption has just dropped from 15l/100k to 13.3. Think we've indentified the source of that problem too.
Cheers
Bear