Posted by Goose on October 02, 2008 at 06:50:39 from (65.208.249.179):
I needed a set of tires on my Olds 88. It takes a 225-60-16, normally a high performance, high dollar tire.
Since the car has 227,000 miles and I'm looking to replace it when I find a car I like at a deal I like, (maybe tomorrow, maybe 6 months) I didn't feel like putting $500 worth of tires on it. So when Firestone stores advertised a "special purchase" on off brand tires for $45 each, cash and carry, I sprung for a set of four. Turned out they were made in China.
Last night I mounted and balanced the two front ones. I have a bubble balancer that has served me well over the years, and where the Cooper tires I took off each had 3 to 4 ounces of weights on them, when I put the new Chinese tires on the balancer they both "pinwheeled" the bubble with no weights. Coming in on I-80 this morning with the cruise set on 77 mph they ran as smooth as you could want or expect.
This reinforces my 40 year experience that the degree of sucess and satisfaction I have with tires is inversely proportional to the brand recognition and the price I pay for them.
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