Re: Tire Brands: Good, Bad, Wretched

"Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On Jun 3, 7:38 am, Brian Nystrom <brian.nyst...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Robert Cohen wrote:
>> > Know any good or bad about "Falkin (sp?)" brand?
>>
>> Falken and Kumho are rated highly by the folks on the Elantra Club
>> board. I recently put a set of Kumho Solus KH16s on my Elantra and I
>> like them much better than the stock Michelins. Traction is
>> substantially better on both wet and dry pavement and they're much
>> quieter. Cornering grip is much improved as well.
>
> That's the kind of re****t I was hoping for.
>
> FALKEN is now for me.
>
> They're apparently not premium priced everywhere, so ....they're
> hopefully that sleeper.
>
> (Are they from Malaysia, Korea, China, Philippines, or where? It
> doesn't matter, while I'm curious)
>
> I do often have a choice here in the huge Atlanta market-- the tire
> dealer is apparently approx 30 miles, and since gas is only
> 3.95...damneit.
>

Go to www.discounttire.com and read the user feedback and ratings for the 
brand.  You have several Discount Tire dealers in the Atlanta area.
They're 
GREAT people to work with. IIRC, free road hazard replacement, free
lifetime 
balancing and rotation, free tire patching etc.

I bought my tires from them in Michigan and have been able to get service 
from them in most areas in the country.  They're prominent in the
mid-West, 
South West, South East and West Coast.