Am I the only one?
Am I the only one that has purchased those evil Chinese tires? Just put a set of Samson tires on my coach. In the 10 miles back from the dealer, I can tell you that they ride better than the Goodyear...
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I was planning to replace the "Runway" brand Chinese made tires that were installed on our coach in 2008 this year, due to tread wear and age, and was considering another set of Runways for the price and satisfaction with them. On our trip north from Florida however, I had to replace two tires in Georgia on a Sunday afternoon after getting caught up in the debris from an accident that blew one tire and badly cut another. A helpful tow truck driver that stopped by while I was changing the blown tire made a couple of phone calls and directed me to a Tire Kingdom store nearby that had two of the right size tires in stock, and was able to mount them as soon as we got there.
The tires they installed were "Mesa" brand, made by Cooper in Ohio with "4913" date codes, and my out the door cost with mounting, taxes, etc., was just about the same as the Chinese made Runways with shipping, mounting, etc. The only downside, sort of, is that the nearest Tire Kingdom store where we are now in upstate NY is in Williston, VT, about 4 hours away. I say "sort of", because we've already decided to make a 3-4 day trip of it, and stay at a nice campground about 20 minutes away from the tire store while we get the other tires replaced and tour the area. At least I won't have to worry about riding on "China Bombs" anymore... Oh wait, I haven't been worrying about it, they've served us well...
The tires they installed were "Mesa" brand, made by Cooper in Ohio with "4913" date codes, and my out the door cost with mounting, taxes, etc., was just about the same as the Chinese made Runways with shipping, mounting, etc. The only downside, sort of, is that the nearest Tire Kingdom store where we are now in upstate NY is in Williston, VT, about 4 hours away. I say "sort of", because we've already decided to make a 3-4 day trip of it, and stay at a nice campground about 20 minutes away from the tire store while we get the other tires replaced and tour the area. At least I won't have to worry about riding on "China Bombs" anymore... Oh wait, I haven't been worrying about it, they've served us well...
