Tire Brands: Good, Bad, Wretched

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Edwin Pawlowski said:
Even if it is anecdotal, knowing the reason you replaced the tire at 2000
miles would be helpful. There is a huge difference if the tread separated
or you ran over a spike strip in a police chase.
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I have no clue, I am reasonably sure it wasn't a spike strip, I haven't run
from the cops in many a year. <G>
By the time I became aware the tire was flat it was destroyed, sudden
failure because of unknown reasons.
Had the same problem years ago with Goodyear Wranglers on an old Chevy
Pickup truck, They were as easy to cut as racing slicks. The Goodyear's on
my wife's Grand Marquis, all failed because of tread separation, Probably
just a bad batch of tires, But the local Goodyear dealer was unwilling to do
anything about it. On the other hand, I had a 30' travel trailer that came
with Goodyear Marathon trailer tires, In 40,000 of towing miles I never even
had a flat tire.

Jack Cassidy
 
frijoli said:
How did you get Falken out of that report?

Falken makes junk too, so does Kumho.

The SPECIFIC tire he mentioned is a very good tire. It may not be for
you though.

What do you want from the tire?

Did you look at the General I mentioned?
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In all fairness, General makes some really crappy tires too, as do most
other brands. Perhaps the one's you recommended don't fall into that
category, but let's be even-handed here.
 
Brian said:
In all fairness, General makes some really crappy tires too, as do most
other brands. Perhaps the one's you recommended don't fall into that
category, but let's be even-handed here.
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Maybe you should read my posts. I picked a specific General, not General
tires.

Clay
 
This morning four new Goodyear 70,000 mile Silvers were installed.

I worried too much about the buying the "buy 3 get 1 free" Pep Boys,
the latest Bridgestone/Firestone deal etal

They didn't have that Falken where i went

So, I ended up getting the above, and with balancing, warranty, aand
taxes and damage to my credit card for $404, which may or may not be
a good deal, but at least i won't be worrying about quality, unless i
read a "legit" or two horror anecdote , such as:

"Joe spent a hundred $ a tire & nevetheless had a tire separate (or
blowout) on the way to Atlantic City on that rather rough highway from
Philly." C'est la vie. C'est la morte.

More irrelevant trivia for irregardlesss fans: Wasn't it Goodyear whom
invented the air/pneumatic tire, or was it a "nobody," although
Goodyear won the patent dispute, or what?
 
Robert said:
This morning four new Goodyear 70,000 mile Silvers were installed.

I worried too much about the buying the "buy 3 get 1 free" Pep Boys,
the latest Bridgestone/Firestone deal etal

They didn't have that Falken where i went

So, I ended up getting the above, and with balancing, warranty, aand
taxes and damage to my credit card for $404, which may or may not be
a good deal, but at least i won't be worrying about quality, unless i
read a "legit" or two horror anecdote , such as:

"Joe spent a hundred $ a tire & nevetheless had a tire separate (or
blowout) on the way to Atlantic City on that rather rough highway from
Philly." C'est la vie. C'est la morte.

More irrelevant trivia for irregardlesss fans: Wasn't it Goodyear whom
invented the air/pneumatic tire, or was it a "nobody," although
Goodyear won the patent dispute, or what?
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I hope you enjoy them, and they wear long!
Clay

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Jack said:
My 2005 Accent came with tires by Kumho, When I traded it in two weeks ago
it had 35,000 miles on it and three of the original tires had been replaced.
No more Kumho for me. My Wife's car (2000 Mercury Grand Marquis) Came new
with a handling package and speed rated Goodyear's At 30,000 they ALL had
to be replaced, We replaced them with the M tires that you don't like and
they were still on the car 82,000 miles later when we got rid of the car. I
should mention that my wife drives like low flying aircraft, she is hard on
tires and cars in general. For me, I buy my tires at Wal-Mart or Sam's club,
Their road hazard warranty is unbeatable. One other thing, I am from the
city where Pep Boys originated, I would not let them even check my oil, let
alone align my car. I'll pay a few bucks more and let a competent front end
shop do the alignment. Just my opinion.

Jack Cassidy
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Again, I have to knock Kumhos. My 2007 Tiburon SE came with the Solus
16's on it. I now have less than 30k on them and need a new set. I don't
drive like a maniac and most of the miles are highway, commuting 54
miles a day to and from work. You can bet Kumho's are not on my list for
replacements.
 
re: kumhos

can you affirm that they weren't variably under or over inflated for
weeks/months and the vehicle is not substantively mis-aligned and/or
there isn't some kinduv of tire damaging anomaly?

what does the manufacturer claim as the expected mileage for these
tires when new?

i'm not expecting to get 70,000 miles from my new ones, because face
reality there are many potholes, other road hazards, and curbs to hit
ungently plus if ya get a slow leak, then you're ..uh....."skinned"
 
Robert said:
re: kumhos

can you affirm that they weren't variably under or over inflated for
weeks/months and the vehicle is not substantively mis-aligned and/or
there isn't some kinduv of tire damaging anomaly?

what does the manufacturer claim as the expected mileage for these
tires when new?

i'm not expecting to get 70,000 miles from my new ones, because face
reality there are many potholes, other road hazards, and curbs to hit
ungently plus if ya get a slow leak, then you're ..uh....."skinned"
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The car has TPMS so I'm notified when TP is 10% under. I do add a little
air. Recommended is 32 PSI. I ran 34 PSI. My '97 Tiburon averaged 50k on
a set of tires. Even the OEM Michelen's that came on the car ran 45k
before they began hydroplaning so badly you couldn't drive with high
relative humidity.
 
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