i'm after pref the michelin lat cross in 235/65/17 but nobody seems to have them available until the last week of dec...

any ideas...?

i'd go for the grabbers as a second choice does anyone know where i can get them fitted locally in hants/ new forest?

i know about the sponsor on here but hes 80 miles away....

try costco's

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If you have not already done so - speak to Marc Ainslie at Micheldever Tyres 01962 774437 (by the station) for the Latitudes

Costco can't get them and Camskill can't get hold of them. The Michelin Latitude Cross is now obsolescent so you will only obtain them from someone who still has a stock of them. It's a shame as they are a good tyre. I have fitted them to my wife's FL 1 and they were very good in last winter's snow. 1982 RR Classic-converted to 200TDi-gone
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They say they have them in stock, but it may be one of these companies that when you have paid they tell you they are out of stock

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colinrr wrote:

Costco can't get them and Camskill can't get hold of them. The Michelin Latitude Cross is now obsolescent so you will only obtain them from someone who still has a stock of them. It's a shame as they are a good tyre. I have fitted them to my wife's FL 1 and they were very good in last winter's snow.

Cosco have the latitude cross and there is 20% off at the moment.

The Michelin's got a good report in an Italian 4X4 magazine I flicked through over the Summer ( when on Holiday)
( I don't read Italian but I could understand the the bar graph and % rating !!!) there scored well

jp wrote:

The Michelin's got a good report in an Italian 4X4 magazine I flicked through over the Summer ( when on Holiday)
( I don't read Italian but I could understand the the bar graph and % rating !!!) there scored well

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A lot of 4x4 tyres no longer fit with the new EU legislation on tyre road noise which is why they are so hard to find.
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Costco, do have a limited offer on 20% off theiralready discounted price) for a set of 4 tyres, but when I phoned the Leeds branch they could not get Latitude Cross in 17" but they could get Tour. The guy at Costco quoted me £525 fitted and balanced. Using this price as a baseline I went shopping around and the Manager at quick fit Bradford Thornbury tried to get me a set of Latitude Cross at the same price ( matching Costco) then also told me they were unavailable. In the he ordered in a set of 4 Pirelli Scorpion ATR for me £525 fitted and balanced. Dead impressed as I had taken a brand new set of 4 XS wheels in and the fitter balanced everything on the reverse for me with stick on weights so I don't have those scabby great lumps of lead clipped on my new rims, They de-mounted the old tyres and packed the old rims in the boot for me.

These tyres drive nicely, road noise is acceptable, and nothing stopped our Defender last year on 70% worn Falken ATR so Im sure these will be just the ticket

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ChrisSoutham wrote:

A lot of 4x4 tyres no longer fit with the new EU legislation on tyre road noise which is why they are so hard to find.
Not sure why as the legislation doesn't come into force until Nov 2012 but it seems to be a real problem right now.

Just had 2 Michelin Latitude Cross tyres fitted yesterday due to the good reviews I had read previously. I can't advise on present availability though as the garage I use got them in about 6 weeks ago for me. I have just been getting maximum life out of the old tyres before changing.

I had a slight concern over increased noise levels with this being an A/T tyre but there is no difference to the Continental's which I have on previously.

Biscay wrote:

Cosco have the latitude cross and there is 20% off at the moment.