J-Rooster wrote:
peaches&cream wrote:
J-Rooster wrote:
peaches&cream wrote:
J-Rooster wrote:
I'm buying 6 new Michelins for my RV in May, and I'm going to use the FMCA Michelin Advantage plan. Did you know that the Space Shuttles (all of them) used Michelin Tires when they were in service! Good Luck with your new tires.
Maybe the reason the "Space Shuttle" is no longer flying. COST TOO MUCH :h
I don't understand the negative Michelin Space Shuttle jab? Anything that went on those shuttles were awarded to the LOWEST bidder! Ask anyone that worked for NASA! Michelin actually took a loss selling to NASA, but gained a lot of experience and knowledge for Michelins Research & Development Department on heavy aircraft tires.
Did not mean for it to be negative. Just ask the question about price. Since they are the highest price RV tire you can purchase, just assumed they were the highest price "Space Shuttle" tire. I guess if all the manufactures that provide parts for the shuttle, lost money on there parts, it may still be flying? HUH
One of the reasons why Michelin Tires are so expensive is because the are American Made! I've had posters on this site say that Michelin tires are not American and that maybe true! I emailed Michelin last week and got a call from a Michelin Rep. from New York the next day. I asked him where my tires were made? He had me go out to my coach and read a code on the outside of the tire and the plant number on the outside of the tire was B6. The Michelin Rep told me that my tires were made at Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.A. he also told me once in a while if the factory is back ordered Michelin will have some tires shipped down from Canada to fill the void not China. He also told me that Michelin has a Western Region Warehouse in Reno, Nevada to supply the Western U.S. I asked him if Michelin had a plant in China and he told me yes and that Michelin does not ship any tires from China. Those tires are for Chinese applications mostly bicycle, motorcycle, car tires. The truck tires made in China stay in China. Michelin operates 18 plants in North America, there a 7.25 Billion Dollar a year Company that employs 22,270 people. I hope this clears the air where Michelin Tires are made and why they cost more.
If something costs more does that make it better :h
