Goodyear Marathon tires are not good tires
I bought Maxxis trailer tires in 2010 for my trailer. I even went with one load range higher to be safe. In 2012 I had two sidewall punctures in 150 miles and my only option for two new tires were G...
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4X4Dodger wrote:
Sorry but the idea that Goodyears are bad tires is just unsupportable.
There is altogether too much superstition, Myth, misinformation and personal bias to say nothing of the wild unsupportable anecdotal accusations like the OP's about ST tires.
Hmmmmmmm.....superstition, myth, personal bias, and wild
unsupportable anecdotal accusations were put to rest - a LONG time ago!
The misinformation was ruled to be from Goodyear and their expert witnesses! (Sounds like you could have been one of them!)
The tires in question included Marathons.
(see 5th paragraph, under "The Human Toll").
SP Times: "Goodyear Kept Tire Problems Quiet"
GY rep, Chuck Sinclair: "In every case customers were at fault, etc."
Former senior trial attorney for the NHTSA Alan Kam: "That's so absurd, etc.".
For personal experiences, the following is a great long-running thread, which began in 2006 to present - from the Airstream forums....
"Goodyear Marathon Failures"
Lots of folks with *supportable* accusations - or GY wouldn't be repairing damage caused by their tires (to avoid further legal actions)...:S
Kinda like Russian Roulette, (but) - if you like 'em - run 'em!..:C
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