bigred1cav wrote:
I think when my life and my family's life depends on tires, I want US Made tires
Why would one need evidence to back up a personal opinion? I also will not buy foreign made cars Canada excepted as Canada is our 51st state. I have little or no choice for most clothing and shoes but I do as much as possible look for the union label
I have no desire to enrich those providers of goods to my country after they took our money and ran offshore.
Because you've implied a non-existent safety issue with foreign made tires in the stating of your opinion. Your real opinion is that you have no desire to enrich those providers of goods to your country after they took our money and ran offshore. That's fine, but don't imply a safety issue where none exists.
Lots of American companies take the money you spend with them and move it offshore. They'll keep doing that until tax laws change. Totally different discussion tho...
JaxDad wrote:
Iโd like to see anything close to evidence to back up a statement like that.
Which statement? I think I'm agreeing with you.
Bruce Brown wrote:bigred1cav wrote:
I think when my life and my family's life depends on tires, I want US Made tires.
Good luck finding that. With today's world economy every brand has tires built all over the world.
Not to mention that it has not been effectively demonstrated that foreign made tires are inferior safety-wise than US-made tires. Yes, "knock-offs" or fake versions of US-branded tires have issues and are illegally imported. But foreign brands imported to the US, like Wanli, compete legitimately with other brands and as such need to offer a safe, reliable product or they'd be out of business.
Every US brand (Goodyear, Cooper, etc.) has manufacturing facilities overseas. Conversely, many foreign brands have facilities in the US (like Michelin, Bridgestone and Pirelli). The DOT code on the tire will tell you where it was made.
In general you do get what you pay for. If you want to spend 2x or 3x to buy an "American" brand be careful - the brand isn't a guarantee that it was made in the US. The compromise in a lower-priced tire is often in tread design that might result in more road noise and/or materials that might result in a harsher ride. Then there's just pure mark-up because of the brand - paying more for a name. The compromise in a less expensive tire is not necessarily in safety.
