Michelin 22.5 tires

MRUSA wrote:
The safety standards are MINIMUM standards. Just because all tires meet the minimum doesn’t mean they are all as good as each other. Some brands exceed the minimum standards, ride smoother, quieter, or last longer than others. My Michelins are going on 7 years old and still look like brand new. Not a crack on any of them and the tread looks perfect too. (At 35,000 miles they are hardly used.) They ride great, handle great, and are quiet. I will replace them soon due to age, and the new tires will be Michelins.

Hmm. I don't recall anyone saying that Michelin was not a "Fine" tire. You sound somewhat defensive there. lol. Am I reading you wrong? Believe me, I'd rather have Michelin's all around, but I Know I can get a good product, not "top of the line" for $3-4 thousand less. So that's what I choose. ESPECIALLY if I know that I'll have to replace the tires, because of AGE, before the tread wears out. My Michelins were 6 yrs old and loosing chunks after 18K miles, My rig is Garage kept. I'm not complaining, about them only lasting 18K miles, but after 6 yrs I knew it was time to replace them, especially when I noticed chunks of rubber missing. Michelin's are great if YOU over the life of the tire demand the "Max" or the "most" out of them. But the Average RV'er drives 4000- 4500 miles a yr, and the tires are supposed to be replaced on average every 3-6 yrs (every 12000 to 25000 miles!??!?!? that's not alot for a tire). So you are hardly using them to the "MAX" so why not get something that's "Good," instead of "the Best" or "great?"