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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
I have michelin pilot sports on my a6 in the summer, and blizzaks in the winter. I run all seasons on the s8 because my partner drives it, and only to work about 3 miles from the house, so it's really not justified. I commute to erie (about 90 miles round trip) every day through the heaviest part of the snow belt.
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
Wives original tires lasted 7,000 miles on the Acura. We bought Continentals. The car now has 73,000 an needs new tires . The original Perrili were so soft they wore out . Also were $225.oo each . the coni were $140.00
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
The original Goodyear Wrangler ATS tires on the Durango lasted to 110k miles. Replaced with some crappy Bridgestone dueller HT that didn't make it 40k miles. We're going to go for some General AT2's.
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
speaking of truck tires... if you get the LT tires instead of P they will last way longer. ride like crap and be noisy but they are a lot better tires.
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
They don't make 265/70 tires in passenger type
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I get out of work at midnight, so the roads are pretty much unplowed/unsalted if its snowing, plus theres a few hills to contend with.
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
AT2's are what I am looking at for my f150... They should handle the upcoming hunting season pretty well
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
I don't recall where I read the big writeup on the tire industry. Maybe its changed, but at least then, yes, they did do custom molds for car makers. Ford needs 1/2 a million tires for one of thier lesser selling models. Fseries might used several different sizes and brands, but I'd bet everyone of them is over a 1/4 million tires needed by Ford for just thier fullsize trucks. Clearly some tire makers do very specific tuning of the tire design which is why you see "porsche" or "BMW" fitments separate from the normal tire in that size and model.
We have also seen in past reports of things like the aftermarket RE92 was markedly better than the OEM RE92 subaru inflicted on thier cars. Still not worth buying but better. Much of the "better" in aftermarket vs OEM if not all of it is in the more expensive rubber compounds and proper manufacturing. There is a reason that $25 pepboys/chinese tires are worthless even if you manage to find one with the same exact tread design as a high end tire. The shallower tread is just there to make it cheaper, and to wear out faster so the owner has to buy new tires sooner. I think its a mistake since people who think it through will buy a more expenisve tire that lasts longer... and if the OEM is gone quickly.. why would anyone think to buy it again. |
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
I work for Michelin
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?
i assume from the smiley face you know that p doesn't stand for passenger.
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