Re: Tire Brands: Good, Bad, Wretched

On Jun 3, 1:19=A0pm, frijoli <crab...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Robert Cohen wrote:
> > On Jun 3, 11:46 am, frijoli <crab...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> Robert Cohen wrote:
> >>> That's the kind of re****t I was hoping for.
> >>> FALKEN is now for me.
> >> How did you get Falken out of that re****t?
>
> >> 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?
>
> >> Clay
>
> > I'll look for the specific model number of the Falken, and request
> > comments on it. I'm now unhappily betting you're probably on target,
> > because its "around" only $65
>
> > I did read a flame against General, and that's why I did not mention
> > your suggestion. I'll try to see if the complainer specified which
> > model he was peed abot.
>
> > Trivia: I vaguely recall General (perhaps) was the sponsor of the NFL
> > on radio in the 1950s and/or 60s. The announcer was...Harry Wismer.
>
> Go to Tirerack.com and read the reviews of the General I mentioned. They
> are not bad, and the tire is not ridicuously high.
>
> The problem you are going to run into is that what you want from the
> tire is not the same as me. Michelins typically wear very well, and are
> quiet, but I wouldn't want to drive very quickly around a corner in
> them. They also tend to be pricey.
> Continental has some very good tires, but not necessarily cheap. They
> also make a lot of junk, that may or may not be cheap.
>
> I personally think that price is NOT indicative of the quality of a tire
> across brands. If you price 2 GoodYear tires, the more expensive will
> tend to be a better tire, but that doesn't make it better than the Kuhmo
> which costs less.
>
> Clay- Hide quoted text -
>
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see this, and please comment

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/searchTiresByVehicleAndSize.do?r=3DGAAINT&c=
s=3D205&rd=3D16&ar=3D60&v=3D008502%7C2004