Michelin tires
FWIW - We've had over 10 years of good experience with our Michelin 255/80 22.5 XRV tires. Replaced the front tires at around 8 years. Last week I had a blowout on an inside rear tire. Figured that wa...
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FWIW - We've had over 10 years of good experience with our Michelin 255/80 22.5 XRV tires. Replaced the front tires at around 8 years. Last week I had a blowout on an inside rear tire. Figured that was a sign that it was past time for new rubber. No Michelin 255/80 available, anywhere. That's what I get for not planning in advance. So, we're going with Yokohama. $200/tire less than the Michelins but I hope that does not translate to a proportional decrease in quality.
Why do so many people relate Michelin and price to superior quality?
Must be all the marketing hype and the fact that they price them cheap to the manufactures, as an OEM product, would be my guess.
At any rate, if you blow a cheap tire, you can always blame it on the Chinese, which will be making all of them, before long. Having said that, most all will fail eventually with advanced age.
