Sailun Tire Failure

fj12ryder wrote:

JIMNLIN wrote:

philh wrote:

JIMNLIN wrote:
The quality of a factory product is just as good as the company or mgment wants it to be.

It.s as good as customers will tolerate and are willing to accept.

LOL yeah you make a good point. In fact we have a thread going right now on a member wanting to by cheap priced wheels and tires on ebay with no brand names....just a cheap price.

That may be, but a higher price is no real indication of higher quality either. The tire referred to in this thread is an excellent indication. If we go by the credo "Higher cost equals higher quality", we should be buying Goodyear G614, but, so far, the Sailun S637 is equal to or better than the Goodyear, at about half the cost. And we would never have known because no one would have bought them because they were cheap.

I'm not saying this is true in all things, but one cannot base a choice of product on only one criterion.

You also have to realize that you're not getting the same level of after-sale service with the Sailun as you are with the GY. Part of GY's price is the "insurance" you're buying since they are, in many cases, willing to step up and pay for damages caused by a tire failure. So far, I've not heard of Sailun stepping up like this. This is NOT meant to be a knock against Sailun or a promo for GY, just stating part of the cost difference.

Lyle