103,000km on a single set of General Grabbers

One Cape Town driver is reporting an astonishing 103,000 km on a single set of Grabber 4×4 tyres. Lodi van Deventer from Brackenfell, Cape Town, reached this milestone after three years with the General Grabber AW 265/70 R16 tyres fitted on his Toyota Fortuner.

“Most people find it hard to believe that I have covered over 100,000 km on the General Grabbers,” Van Deventer says. “The majority of the driving was on tar in both urban and rural environments, but I also did quite a bit of gravel driving in the Stilbaai area during holidays.”

Van Deventer, who is a curriculum planner at the Western Cape Department of Education, is an avid fisherman, and regularly uses the Fortuner to tow a boat for cray fishing during the holidays.

“I have grown so fond of these tyres over the past three years, as they have given me great service in every situation, from smooth tarmac to rough terrain. From now on I will only fit General tyres on my vehicle,” he states.

However, tyre maintenance and care remains essential to ensure a long lifespan. Van Deventer highlights the fact that he had the wheels rotated, as well as alignment and balancing done religiously every 10,000 km at Barloworld Belville.

This ensured even wear on all four tyres throughout the 103,000 km – and he estimates that the Grabbers still had around 20,000 km remaining when he eventually had them replaced.

His Fortuner has now been fitted with the General Grabber AT by Fit&Go Tyre Fitment Centre on Old Paarl Road in Brackenfell.