‘Around the Globe’ 5 Times With Avon

Depending on annual mileage, the need to replace tyres usually comes around for most motorists every two or three years. But for Derbyshire builder Tim Townsend, the set of Avon Rangemaster tyres fitted to his Land Rover have given him extraordinary mileage – Mr. Townsend’s Defender 90 has completed an impressive 117,000 miles with the same set of rubber – the equivalent of five trips around the world.

Mr Townsend says he has been “amazed, flabbergasted and grateful” by the performance delivered by the Avon tyres. The Peak District where he lives has thrown the full gamut of weather and terrain conditions at the Rangemaster tyres, including snow, deep mud, shingle, rocky terrain, riverbeds and motorways.

“I’ve only ever fitted Avon Tyres to my motorbikes, and that’s why I chose the Rangemaster,” explained Mr Townsend. “Their resistance to punctures is impressive, to say the least. I’ve had nine punctures over the last twelve months, but none of them have been one of the Rangemasters – they’ve all been on other vehicles, despite the fact that the Land Rover is the only one I own that goes on anything other than a normal road.

“On the road they are so reliable,” Mr Townsend continues. “Unlike with some off road tyres, you don’t get any weave or anything, and they’re just as happy doing 70mph on the motorway as driving around the farm.”