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<p>"... <span
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chose a Michelin a tire maker largely unknown to the USA market"</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">That's
a joke, right?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/27/2017 9:17 AM, Robert F. Begani
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi
Guys:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Comments?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bob
Begani<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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