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<p>I put Nexens--Korean, I believe--on our 100M; it was the only
brand available at the time in the 'correct' size (165/80R15).
They've been OK so far, but I haven't had them in the wet. Oh,
they were about $40/per at WalMart.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/28/2017 3:00 AM, Oudesluys wrote:<br>
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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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