From: bashley101@gmail.com
On 12/20/2021 03:34 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Andy Burnelli wrote:
>>
>>It got me wondering...
>>Who sorts a set of 4 tires by price high to low? Or by brand?
>
> My father would sort by price. He would always buy the cheapest possible
> tires. It's a wonder he wasn't killed on the highway as a result, too.
A man after my own heart. That's what we buy, although the stock tires
on my Corolla have convinced me that softer tires are WAY more fun to
drive down mountain roads. Not as much fun as the fancy tires on my
friend's S2000, though!
> I will sort by brand, because in general once I find a tire I like, I will
> stick with that particular model of tire, or the successor to that model,
> as long as possible.
>
>>I'm 75 and have replaced my tires for decades where my current philosophy is
>>that (a) tires are tires, and (if you're replacing all four as a set), then
>>you (b) you buy that set by the spec and finally, (c), if the specs are
>>almost or exactly the same, then you decide by price (lower is better).
>
> Tires are not tires. Find a set you like, then keep buying them. Someday
> they will be discontinued and then you will have an adventure. Put that off
> as long as possible.
Especially if you buy from the Cadillac dealer. The bastard sold my mom
a set of obsolete/discontinued Bridgestones for a premium price and then
refused to replace them when the bubbles formed, sending us to the
Bridgestone dealer -- who replaced them at no charge, which is what the
damn dealer should have done. Bastard went belly-up a few years later :-)
Never had that trouble with any of the cheap tires I ever bought at Pep
Boys or America's/Discount Tire.
> Specs are nice, but two tires with the same numbers on the website may feel
> totally different on your car.
And a good alignment can make a world of difference too.
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Cheers, Bev
If I gave a shit, you'd be the first one I'd give it to.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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