Are Toyo Open Country HT Good Tires

ktmrfs wrote:

IdaD wrote:
My dad has run nothing but Toyo for years cause he's a creature of habit and always buys tires from Les Schwab. He's actually done really well with the Open Country AT. I'm sure he's not getting a great deal on them, but you'll never convince him to go anywhere but Schwab.

I've kind of gone away from Schwab the last several years but they do have a compelling advantage if you live in the northwest, and that's that there's generally a Schwab store in most of the little towns you go through. It's pretty handy to have them readily available like that, but you are going to pay a premium for it.

for several decades I was also a loyal LesSchwab customer. Service is good for tires. (other service they offer is IMHO hit and miss), stores everywhere in the NW, and at one time very competitive pricing and tires comparable to other major brands. However, starting about 5 or so years ago, there tire prices started climbing, and the last several times I checked, Les Shwab tires were substantially more expensive than what I considered equal or better tires.

Yep, growing up in Oregon, we bought all our tires from Les Schwab. Didn't even look anywhere else. But their prices have just been noncompetitive the last few times I've bought tires. Which is a shame. I love their service and attitude. But I'm not paying 20% more to get a comparable (or perhaps inferior tire -- not sure the Toyo is on the same level as Michelin) just for all of that.