Tires

UsualSuspect wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:
I just purchased 6 new Michelins XRV's (this tire meets my RV needs) thru the Michelin Tire Advantage Program, after being on backorder for 3 weeks they arrived from South Carolina. And, I had them installed new stems and new extensions and balanced last Wednesday. And, I beg to differ with a previous poster that claimed there is no or very little value using the Michelin Advantage Tire Program through FMCA! I was quoted $506.00 per tire through a local dealer and I purchased my tires for $378.00 per tire through the FMCA, that's a big savings to me ($128.00 per tire, X-6 tires)! I used the Michelin Quality Care Program to the letter for maintenance (did everything there website suggested) and I was able to get 10 years out of my tires. DOT date stamp was Oct. 03. My new DOT date stamp is May 13. I ask about tire quality (who makes the tire with strongest side walls for a tire to be recapped) I was told Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear other tires just don't hold up as well for recapping! I asked if my old RV tires looking near new would go out for recapping being 10 years old and he told me no! That my tires were junk, because they send no casings out to be recapped that are over 6 years old due to they just don't hold up. They sent them out before over 6 years old and it wasn't cost effective for them. I chose XRV's due to there softness (#1 soft tire on the market) and that's what my RV needs due to the sitting that my occurs. My coach sits for 6 months in the warm Arizona sun during the winter, and gets lots of miles during the summer. The tire guy told me I did very well taking care of my tires. I thanked him and told him I hope to see him in 10 years. Good Luck and success with your new tires!

How much did the shop charge for new valve stems, mounting and balancing the tires, and what size?
The FMCA price for 275/70-22.5 is $495 a piece, plus mounting, balancing, new stems, disposal fee, and taxes. I can get a Hankook, same size for $445, mounted, balanced, new valve stems, disposal fee, and taxes. I am at loss on how the FMCA program price beats that. It may for some sizes, but not all.

I really don't know about the question your asking me but I'll answer it again! My local tire guy offered Michelin XRV G Rating 235/80R 22.5 for $506.00 a tire! The Michelin Advantage Tire Program offered the same tire to me through another dealer for $378.00 a tire! Isn't that a savings of $768.00? I paid for the tires by credit card as requested by Michelin. Then you ask about stems $46.20, disposal fee $60.00, mounting fee $120.00 and electronic balancing fee $165.00, which I paid in cash and has nothing to do with the tire program! I'll go on to say (I'm a retired OTR Truckdriver) I ran Michelins XZE on my semi for 4 million logged miles (44 years of driving) I never had a blowout or any type of tire separation! On my motorhome I ran XRV for 10 years with no problems whatsoever! I'll admit I'm not the smartest guy, but I'm smart enough to stick with a winner and what really works for me! I'll gladly pay the extra $80.00 for success! Why switch to an overseas tire when I do not know what I'm getting to save a few bucks? In my motorhome, and when I was driving OTR my life depended on those steer tires not blowing so I guess you can say they saved my life. I'm cost sensitive like most of the RV.Net posters, but I'm not cost sensitive when it comes to steering and stopping my life depends on it and I'll cut costs somewhere else on my coach. To all of you who don't like Michelins, I'm truly sorry you didn't have the success that I am having.