Maybe the Chinese have a version of Cyfri'r Geifr for dogs?

"Counting the dinner"

Bears, Greyhounds,Horses now Goats  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Our 2 ton vehicles are only connected to the road with just over an A4 page of contract of rubber and road.

I wouldn't trust any unbranded rubber to keep me safe.

how about branded rubber,made in china,poland, Thailand,turkey,korea india etc?oh,not forgeting japan.some Michelin tyres are made in Scotland,avon are made in England,i don't know many others made in uk.

There used to be Avon tyres in Wales long ago don't know if they still about. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Branded tyres made abroad are ok for me. They will still have almost the same quality control, raw materials, technology and design gone into them, not to mention warranty etc. They wont want their brand to lose reputation because they moved production to Eastern Europe etc.

I read a tyre test recently and a Russian tyre performed quite well, but they needed 10 times the amount of wheel weights to balance it. Quality control just wasn't the same as the major brands.

Crap tyres suit our crap roads! Plenty of dead animals on our outback roads, probably run over by above mentioned tyres. We could export the meat to above mentioned country! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

These caught my eye when browsing for a replacement tyre now that my beloved Cooper Zeon LTZ's have been discontinued.
Radar Renegade at about half the price of the LTZ at just £92 per corner.
They look a cross between the LTZ and the Grabber AT
https://www.4x4tyres.co.uk/275-45-20-radar...0h_rzd0122
As my motoring has changed from lots of motorway stuff to just mainly low speed local 'b' roads [and my usual off-road stuff], I'm certainly going to check out the reviews when the time comes.
 FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

Brodit active iPhone holder + Brodit dash clip,
Bluetooth Music Streaming Module.

I bought some Nokians recently and was surprised to discover that they are made in Russia and not Finland. Jules

Lightwater wrote:

... Also, honey ...

Most cheap non-EU honey is from China - it is far from pure raw honey (the word "pure" is not included on the label); its blended (with what ?) and any nutritional value outside that of sugar has probably been destroyed.
Cheap EU honey is again usually blended and from Eastern Europe.

Best to buy Pure raw honey from the UK. It is was it says on the jar.

I get my honey straight from the manufacturers. Team Photo...

 Jules

sid wrote:

ive just completed 3000 miles on a set of sailun terramax cvr,£88.40 each.after watching a video on the tyres being tested by motoring experts,up against premium tyres,i thought they are worth a try,by the way im in the motoring trade and have seen and driven on bad Chinese tyres that wear rapid and don't grip at all!!but after a few long hard drives in extremely wet conditions i cant fault them. you can see a u tube video on the being tested and make your own minds up!.up date 6000 miles done on these ,been off road,been in extreme wet, wearing great,cant fault them so far.

Never been a fan of unknown brand death circle - ditch finders
Rather pay an extra £20 or so per tyre for something with known provenance. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

JulesK wrote:

There used to be Avon tyres in Wales long ago don't know if they still about.

sid wrote:

how about branded rubber,made in china,poland, Thailand,turkey,korea india etc?oh,not forgeting japan.some Michelin tyres are made in Scotland,avon are made in England,i don't know many others made in uk.