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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">If you are just pottering around on the
boulevard these kind of tires are fine, but if you do normal or
serious driving think twice. Often braking-, wet-, lateral-, high
speed performance may be less than desired. Consumer tests often
show these kind of fancy brands not to be recommended. Most of
these are from China or Korea. <br>
However there are also reliable tires from these area's.<br>
Bottom line: you often do not know what you are buying so stick to
the brands of known quality<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
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Op 27-10-2017 om 18:17 schreef Robert F. Begani:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Hi Guys:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Sorry to continue to the tires
subject. My 67 BJ8 had Pirelli’s on when I bought it 30
years ago. When I looked at the price to replace them I
said NO. Instead, I chose a Michelin a tire maker largely
unknown to the USA market. However, I know them from my
travels in Europe. Since the tire size as many small cars in
Europe including VW, and they were renowned for their radial
construction, and the price was very reasonable. Next set
was Kelly made in Brazil by their owner Goodyear. Again good
price and even looked like a Michelin. Kelly Goodyear no
longer offers anything in that size. Even though the tires
have little wear as they were made in 2005, I need a new set
of tires, once the car is back on the road. So I began read
all the comments on this list and figured that I would
consider Vredestein 180 HR15 9<sup>th</sup> @ $185,10
which is rated for high speed driving. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>However, I wondered if anyone offers
the classic all season size at a reasonable price and found
it on TireRack.com @$79.95 each. It is made in China and
branded as Tow King. This brand is an OE to some 5<sup>th</sup>
Wheel Motor home/Camper trailers and has had reasonable
reviews from my searches. Tow King is a brand of TBC which
is owned 50% by Sumitomo Corp. Sumitomo China may be the
maker of the tires because why not us their Chinese plant to
provide lower cost tires to the world market. TBC owns
Kingdom Tire Florida, Midas, NTB Sears, and Big O Tires and
others. Classic All season 165-80R15 is virtually the same
as the classic radial tires we have enjoyed the past 30-40
years. Rated for 118 mph and all seasons tread
configuration. One review from a MG driver says he has
30,000 miles on his set and finds they perform well in all
conditions especially on highway MPH turns.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>For us guys who are not putting
thousands of miles on our cars and do not drive them hard,
it sounds like a reasonably priced alterative to paying 2-3
times more for tires.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Comments?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Bob Begani</span></p>
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