Am I the only one?

wny_pat wrote:
And you can buy Michelin using the FMCA tire buying service at much lower than $7000.

I think through the FMCA plan they were $680 each - cheaper than my local quote, but also a different tire. Just think my money is better spent elsewhere.

tstryk wrote:

mike brez wrote:


What kind of tires did u buy to save 5 grand? :h

I got a set of Samson tires - $2500 out the door at Camping World, Michelins were well over $7k out the door.

Michelin is a French owned international company. I admit they make good tires. There are American owned international companies out there that make tires in U.S. located plants that will fit our motorhomes that don't cost any where near $7000. And you can buy Michelin using the FMCA tire buying service at much lower than $7000.

The first sentence of your original post set the tone for any responses that you got.

RJ 2003 Tradition 40 wrote:


Well said - and on that note Johnny should close out the thread.

Should all threads that you do not agree with be closed? All I see in here are a bunch of bullies that want to intimidate anyone they do not agree with. I have been a member of this forum for over 10 years and have never seen anything like the behavior of a couple of you in this thread. :S

mike brez wrote:


What kind of tires did u buy to save 5 grand? :h

I got a set of Samson tires - $2500 out the door at Camping World, Michelins were well over $7k out the door.

rgatijnet1 wrote:
Crazy :R

This forum is not a very nice place, I guess. Some people have a very myopic view of economics. It is time for my to stop wasting my time here trying to discuss things that are of interest and concern to me, and perhaps it is time for some others to get a grip on reality. :R

rgatijnet1 wrote:
I'm not exactly sure why these topics get started. Is it someone's desire to brag that they would rather buy Chinese truck tires than tires made in North America? It seems that most of the reason for their choice is that China and Korea produce the cheapest tires and the OP's want some kind of congratulations or pat on the back because they are showing they are not prejudiced toward buying Asian products instead of supporting American workers.
Everyone is free to just buy the tires that they want but there is no need to come to a public forum and brag about doing something that many Americans should not be proud of doing. Crazy :R

Well said - and on that note Johnny should close out the thread.

I'm not exactly sure why these topics get started. Is it someone's desire to brag that they would rather buy Chinese truck tires than tires made in North America? It seems that most of the reason for their choice is that China and Korea produce the cheapest tires and the OP's want some kind of congratulations or pat on the back because they are showing they are not prejudiced toward buying Asian products instead of supporting American workers.
Everyone is free to just buy the tires that they want but there is no need to come to a public forum and brag about doing something that many Americans should not be proud of doing. Crazy :R

tstryk wrote:

wny_pat wrote:
Myself, I was very happy spending a few more bucks per tire to ride on a Made In the USA tire. I may have kept another fellow American Citizen working for another day!

I bought my tires at an American business that employs American workers and got the tires from an American distributor. With the $5000 I saved, I will camp at American campgrounds, eat some food I buy at an American grocery store, and maybe pay retired American Veteran to do some work on my house. I think that works out pretty well.

That all sounds nice, but if your tires were made in China, it counteracts everything you just said. In all those places you mention, you will find many "made in China" products. It may sound like nothing, but it eats away at our country's life line every day. Our American stores, American distributors, American grocery stores and American campgrounds can not survive when hawking goods from foreign countries, while putting good American people out of work! And you mention the American Veteran you pay to work on your home, well these are the words of a American Combat Veteran! If we keep supporting the Chinese by buying their products instead of our own, our money will be worth nothing, and our citizens our of work, and our businesses bankrupt.

tstryk wrote:

wny_pat wrote:
Myself, I was very happy spending a few more bucks per tire to ride on a Made In the USA tire. I may have kept another fellow American Citizen working for another day!

I bought my tires at an American business that employs American workers and got the tires from an American distributor. With the $5000 I saved, I will camp at American campgrounds, eat some food I buy at an American grocery store, and maybe pay retired American Veteran to do some work on my house. I think that works out pretty well.

What kind of tires did u buy to save 5 grand? :h