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Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 17/9/2009

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To compare them with the Matador of a few years ago is like comparing the new (VW) Skodas to a Skoda Estelle.

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I take exception to that? that is to assume Skoda were the sole beneficiary of VW's expertise, while that to a degree may be true, the expertise was more than equally going the other way!

While more lately ham strung by communism and built damn good cars dispite this, remember, Skoda has a very long and illustrious history easily equal to the finest in the world, hardly words you would use to describe VW's short existence?!

Quote: Originally posted by old chap on 18/9/2009

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Hi Jellybeans my bailey was fitted with the same size tyre In the end I fitted Avon supervan AV4 tyres 185/R/14 (185/80/14C) with the ok from Bailey These are an 8 ply commercial tyre with a load rating of 102 =axle load up to 1532Kg. I bought them from an Internet dealer & they were £56 each fitted & balanced,I have since done 3k miles round Europe with no problem My van has a MTPLM of 1360kg so I have a safety factor in excess of the  recommended 10%

this web site may be of some use http://www.tyresafe.org/data/files/caravan%2008.pdf

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Hi Micheal. On my van1360 the psi is 50. on yours at 1272Kg with the same tyre it would be aprox 46psi.

If you go to the tyresafe web site as above & scroll down to commercial tyres it gives the tyre sizes,axle loads & tyre pressures

Tony

confusing this site gives 65 psi for a tyre 185/14 8 ply load 102.

Quote: Originally posted by simon23 on 19/9/2009

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yes micheal that is the pressure for the tyre to be run at maximum load

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thanks simon,so do you think 45 is correct for this tyre at 1272 kgs MTPLM?

such a stickler on pressures i am.