mileshuff wrote:
Miles Away wrote:
I have Maxis tires and plan to stick with them. What the first OP failed to mention, because he probably doesn't know, is that the Maxis failures reported by his dealer may have had nothing to do with the the quality or manufacturing of the tire, but most probably improper care of the tire, like under-inflation (major cause of tire failures) dry rot (not covering tire when stored), too many pot holes, or an alignment issue.
While this maybe true I find it unlikely because all things should average the same from year to year. Fails from improper care vs. manufacturing issues should remain constant with all else being equal. If a tire suddenly has a sharp spike in failures from prior years I do not believe there is a corresponding sudden increase in people not caring for their tires as well as they had in prior years. This dealer sells 1000's of tires so if there is a rise in failures with a particular tire I tend to think its due to issues with a batch of tires. However, the dealer could as others pointed out attempt to steer customers to a tire he makes a higher profit on.
Yes, your right. But it's all conjecture at this point, isn't it?
