I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

On 1/28/2017 7:19 AM, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They usually
put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time they used
Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if they just
cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.


Well, then shut the **** up.
LOL

On 1/28/2017 10:19 AM, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They usually
put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time they used
Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if they just
cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

They came on one of my Sonatas a few years back. There were just
another set of tires, black, round, held air. Nothing significant about
them good or bad. They lasted about the same as any other tire too.
You should be OK with them.

Best tires I ever had were Nokian WRG3. Put them on my last car. They
will go on my present car probably next winter. True all season with a
snow rating.

On 01/28/2017 09:42 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 1/28/2017 10:19 AM, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They usually
put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time they used
Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if they just
cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

They came on one of my Sonatas a few years back. There were just
another set of tires, black, round, held air. Nothing significant about
them good or bad. They lasted about the same as any other tire too. You
should be OK with them.

Best tires I ever had were Nokian WRG3. Put them on my last car. They
will go on my present car probably next winter. True all season with a
snow rating.



Ok thanks.

The tires that were on the car still had tread, but were so old they
looked like they were starting to get dry rot....
so this is probably not too critical.

Most Hankooks are fine for summer and fall, but
winters are what separate the wheat from the
chaff.

On 01/28/2017 11:07 AM, wrote:
Most Hankooks are fine for summer and fall, but
winters are what separate the wheat from the
chaff.



I live in Wisconsin where there is plenty of Winter.

That said, I'm retired and if we have a snow storm often just wait a few
days before I go out on the road. If I run out of anything, there are
plenty of stores within easy walking distance.

Talked to a friend who lives way up in the north woods. she says she has
to fire up her snowmobile just to get to her mailbox!

On 01/28/2017 10:07 AM, wrote:
Most Hankooks are fine for summer and fall, but
winters are what separate the wheat from the
chaff.

I'm running Hankook studs and they work fine. The last set of studs I
bought were Nokian Hakkapeliittas but i couldn't get them this time
around. I figure the Finns should know something about winter tires but
I have no complaint with the Hankooks.

It's not a valid comparison since the summer tires get a few more miles
on them and on hot pavement but the tread life appears to be better than
the Bridgestone Potenza's that came with the car. The previous Toyota
had the same and they also wore quickly. Toyota goes with a low rolling
resistance tire to improve the fuel economy stats, not tire life. I'm
running Cooper CS5's now and am very happy with them. They are a
touring, not a 'performance', tire but they do very well for handling.

philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all
day or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so
I've stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over
the map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

I run Hankook DynaPro ATM's on our Toyota 4Runner 4x4 , they seem to be
pretty good tires . Not a lot cheaper than the Big Name Tires ... I've
gotten acceptable wear , they have good wet and decent slick/snow traction ,
and they don't roar at highway speeds . A good friend ran a set of these on
his Jeep (CJ type) for 40k then put them on his pickup for IDK how many more
miles . I'm not sure how many miles theres have on them , probably 20k or
more and still have a lot of tread .
--
Snag

On 01/28/2017 09:44 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all
day or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so
I've stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over
the map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

I run Hankook DynaPro ATM's on our Toyota 4Runner 4x4 , they seem to be
pretty good tires . Not a lot cheaper than the Big Name Tires ... I've
gotten acceptable wear , they have good wet and decent slick/snow traction ,
and they don't roar at highway speeds . A good friend ran a set of these on
his Jeep (CJ type) for 40k then put them on his pickup for IDK how many more
miles . I'm not sure how many miles theres have on them , probably 20k or
more and still have a lot of tread .



Thanks

On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 09:44:29 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:

philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all
day or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so
I've stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over
the map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

I run Hankook DynaPro ATM's on our Toyota 4Runner 4x4 , they seem to be
pretty good tires . Not a lot cheaper than the Big Name Tires ... I've
gotten acceptable wear , they have good wet and decent slick/snow traction ,
and they don't roar at highway speeds . A good friend ran a set of these on
his Jeep (CJ type) for 40k then put them on his pickup for IDK how many more
miles . I'm not sure how many miles theres have on them , probably 20k or
more and still have a lot of tread .
When Hankooks first came to Canada their quality was VERY spotty. The
set on my friends van could not be balanced - they had "too many
corners on them" At that time they were significantly cheaper than
regular brand names. Today they are more consistant quality-wize - and
better - but also a lot closer in price to the "big" brands. For a low
use, low demand vehicle they should be fine. Korean tend to be as good
or better than Chinese - and a lot of "brand name" tires ate eithe
Korean or Chinese manufactured today.
For my truck I spend the extra for good Michelin summer and Nokian
winters - on the car good UniRoyal summers andcheaper Chinese snow
tires (car doesn't really go anywhere in the winter but makes some
long high speed trips in the summer)

On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 10:19:38 AM UTC-5, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

You're a very bad American for buying that foreign stuff!

On 01/28/2017 09:47 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 10:19:38 AM UTC-5, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

You're a very bad American for buying that foreign stuff!



I prefer to buy American but considering that most everything is made in
China, it's hard to avoid non-American.

It's all from the same planet at any rate.

On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 11:24:53 AM UTC-5, philo wrote:
On 01/28/2017 09:47 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 10:19:38 AM UTC-5, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

You're a very bad American for buying that foreign stuff!



I prefer to buy American but considering that most everything is made in
China, it's hard to avoid non-American.

It's all from the same planet at any rate.

Doesn't matter, Trump still says it's bad, bad, bad! I see Trump
just learned that all US pipelines are not built with American steel.
He wants to issue an exec order to fix that. Never mind that it's
a violation of WTO, which we belong to. Any guesses as to how much
foreign steel, foreign products are in Trump's projects? We know
he buys his clothing products from China. But you Philo, those pipeline
builders, you're the problem!

On 01/28/2017 10:52 AM, trader_4 wrote:


snip


I prefer to buy American but considering that most everything is made in
China, it's hard to avoid non-American.

It's all from the same planet at any rate.

Doesn't matter, Trump still says it's bad, bad, bad! I see Trump
just learned that all US pipelines are not built with American steel.
He wants to issue an exec order to fix that. Never mind that it's
a violation of WTO, which we belong to. Any guesses as to how much
foreign steel, foreign products are in Trump's projects? We know
he buys his clothing products from China. But you Philo, those pipeline
builders, you're the problem!




Figured this would not take too long for Trump's name to come up...
and in a way this is not OT because to most here, America is our home
and it needs repair.


I guess I've spent too many years in bars noticing the friendly guy a
few seats down who borrows money from all the drunks on either side of
him to play bar dice. He never pays anyone back...pockets any money he
makes and if he does nothing but lose, no big deal, not his money.

Sure , hey what's not to like when he says we should bring back US
manufacturing and jobs? Sounds good I suppose but he will soon learn
that the president cannot issue decrees like a king. It's all going to
come tumbling down before too long.

When I see the National Review and Dick Cheney of all people on the
other side of the fence from Trump I see his demise coming.

On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 12:14:39 PM UTC-5, philo wrote:
On 01/28/2017 10:52 AM, trader_4 wrote:


snip


I prefer to buy American but considering that most everything is made in
China, it's hard to avoid non-American.

It's all from the same planet at any rate.

Doesn't matter, Trump still says it's bad, bad, bad! I see Trump
just learned that all US pipelines are not built with American steel.
He wants to issue an exec order to fix that. Never mind that it's
a violation of WTO, which we belong to. Any guesses as to how much
foreign steel, foreign products are in Trump's projects? We know
he buys his clothing products from China. But you Philo, those pipeline
builders, you're the problem!




Figured this would not take too long for Trump's name to come up...
and in a way this is not OT because to most here, America is our home
and it needs repair.


I guess I've spent too many years in bars noticing the friendly guy a
few seats down who borrows money from all the drunks on either side of
him to play bar dice. He never pays anyone back...pockets any money he
makes and if he does nothing but lose, no big deal, not his money.

Sure , hey what's not to like when he says we should bring back US
manufacturing and jobs? Sounds good I suppose but he will soon learn
that the president cannot issue decrees like a king. It's all going to
come tumbling down before too long.


An example where Trump did something right was in talking to Tim Cook
at Apple. Apparently he asked him to bring manufacturing back to the US
and Cook said he's look into it. He also asked Cook what the govt could
do to make that happen. I approve of that positive approach, instead of
the negative approach of vilifying companies like Carrier, Ford, Boeing,
etc.

The obvious problem is that Cook was just being polite. Apple doesn't
put manufacturing in China because they want to. It would be much easier
for them to put it in CA, put it close to their development centers, to
their execs, etc. They put it there because they have to compete.
Cook already knows this. In the article reporting on this, it said that
an iPhone would likely cost $200 to $500 more if built in the USA.
So, Cook will probably come back to Trump with something that shows
that. And how the govt or anyone else can "fix" it, without causing
other collateral damage here, IDK.



When I see the National Review and Dick Cheney of all people on the
other side of the fence from Trump I see his demise coming.

National Review I know about and salute. Cheney I'm not aware of.
AFAIK, he supported Trump after he got the nomination. Has he said
something recently? Cheney would sure be onboard with Trump and
waterboarding. I mean, talk about Trump stupidity. I was OK with
waterboarding, it was only used on 3 high value captures. But it's
over. It was settled. His nominees for Defense and CIA are both
against it. So, why the hell is Trump bringing this up again?
And the dope didn't stop with waterboarding, he flat out said that
he's OK with *torture*. "I feel it works". Start another needless
firestorm, with headlines around the world saying "Trump wants torture".
Great way to make America great again.

On 1/28/17 11:14 AM, philo wrote:

Sure , hey what's not to like when he says we should bring back US
manufacturing and jobs? Sounds good I suppose but he will soon learn
that the president cannot issue decrees like a king. It's all going to
come tumbling down before too long.

When I see the National Review and Dick Cheney of all people on the
other side of the fence from Trump I see his demise coming.

This is from Mark J. Perry of the American Enterprise Institute:
http://www.aei.org/publication/reality-check-us-factory-jobs-lost-are-due-overwhelmingly-to-increases-in-productivity-and-theyre-not-coming-back/

There's a chart there showing factory job losses. Most of the jobs
lost are due
to productivity increases.

On 01/28/2017 10:14 AM, philo wrote:
When I see the National Review and Dick Cheney of all people on the
other side of the fence from Trump I see his demise coming.

A has-been rag on its way out and the chicken hawk that got us into Iraq?

On 01/28/2017 09:52 AM, trader_4 wrote:
Doesn't matter, Trump still says it's bad, bad, bad! I see Trump
just learned that all US pipelines are not built with American steel.
He wants to issue an exec order to fix that. Never mind that it's
a violation of WTO, which we belong to.

So there's no mistake, **** the WTO. And the UN. And NATO. Haley is
showing a lot of promise in explaining the facts of life to the UN losers.

On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 1:23:28 PM UTC-5, rbowman wrote:
On 01/28/2017 09:52 AM, trader_4 wrote:
Doesn't matter, Trump still says it's bad, bad, bad! I see Trump
just learned that all US pipelines are not built with American steel.
He wants to issue an exec order to fix that. Never mind that it's
a violation of WTO, which we belong to.

So there's no mistake, **** the WTO. And the UN. And NATO. Haley is
showing a lot of promise in explaining the facts of life to the UN losers.

Yes, let's aspire to be more like North Korea, less like the civilized,
developed western nations and see how well it works. Trump is headed
in that direction.

On 01/28/2017 08:47 AM, trader_4 wrote:
You're a very bad American for buying that foreign stuff!

Have you bought tires recently? Where were they made?

I try to buy American but it's difficult. The Democrats and the
so-called conservatives have destroyed US manufacturing so the 1% can
profit. Trump has done more for America in a week than both parties have
done in fifty years.

"Your old road is rapidly aging
Please get out of the new one if you cant lend your hand
For the times they are a'changing"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7qQ6_RV4VQ

I don't know about literature but Dylan should have gotten a Nobel prize
for prophecy.

On Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 1:21:41 PM UTC-5, rbowman wrote:
On 01/28/2017 08:47 AM, trader_4 wrote:
You're a very bad American for buying that foreign stuff!

Have you bought tires recently? Where were they made?


Sarcasm escapes you and the Trumpets.


I try to buy American but it's difficult. The Democrats and the
so-called conservatives have destroyed US manufacturing so the 1% can
profit. Trump has done more for America in a week than both parties have
done in fifty years.


WTF has he done with manufacturing? Bully Carrier into temporarily
saving 700 jobs? That's about it. And the vast majority of manufacturing
jobs have been lost to automation, not foreign competition.

On 1/29/2017 10:54 AM, trader_4 wrote:


WTF has he done with manufacturing? Bully Carrier into temporarily
saving 700 jobs? That's about it. And the vast majority of manufacturing
jobs have been lost to automation, not foreign competition.


Have you compared an automobile assembled by an automated robot with one
assembled by skilled auto workers? I think some more jobs my be lost as
there is no comparison. I've had to take those human assembled cars
back to the dealer to have fenders and trunk lids properly aligned but
the robot assembled cars have been perfect. Same with paint.

Robots are not hung over on Monday morning.

On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 09:19:33 -0600, philo wrote:

I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

Go to TireRack.com and check out what they have to say about them.

On 1/28/2017 10:19 AM, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.


Were these tires for your '78 Ford Fairmont?

On 01/28/2017 10:56 AM, Al Dente wrote:
On 1/28/2017 10:19 AM, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all
day or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so
I've stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over
the map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.


Were these tires for your '78 Ford Fairmont?




I have a Pontiac Vibe which is really a Toyota Matrix.

It's about 11 years old and has needed nothing but routine maintenance.

Bought it because it's a hatch back. Though a smaller car, can hold a
hell of a lot. More than some SUV's I've been in.

On 01/28/2017 10:17 AM, philo wrote:

Bought it because it's a hatch back. Though a smaller car, can hold a
hell of a lot. More than some SUV's I've been in.

I've had two Yaris hatchbacks that are sort of mini-pickups. Even back
in the '80's I traded an '80 Camaro in for a '82 Firebird when the new
design was a hatchback.

Hatchbacks have never done well in the US, particularly the 2 door
models and I never could figure out why. You could get 4x8 sheets of
plywood in the Firebird. What more could you want? When you were through
hauling stuff, close the hatch and it was more stylish than the cowboy
Cadillacs like the Ranchero.

On 01/28/2017 12:35 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 01/28/2017 10:17 AM, philo wrote:

Bought it because it's a hatch back. Though a smaller car, can hold a
hell of a lot. More than some SUV's I've been in.

I've had two Yaris hatchbacks that are sort of mini-pickups. Even back
in the '80's I traded an '80 Camaro in for a '82 Firebird when the new
design was a hatchback.

Hatchbacks have never done well in the US, particularly the 2 door
models and I never could figure out why. You could get 4x8 sheets of
plywood in the Firebird. What more could you want? When you were through
hauling stuff, close the hatch and it was more stylish than the cowboy
Cadillacs like the Ranchero.



I like my hatchback and it's a four door.

With the seats up just about the same as any other passenger car

On 01/28/2017 04:43 PM, philo wrote:

I like my hatchback and it's a four door.

With the seats up just about the same as any other passenger car

I folded the rear seat down when I got home from the dealership. That
was in 2011 and it hasn't seen the light of day since. I liked the 2007
Yaris better. It had a one piece rear seat back and folded down better.
This one has some sort of two piece gimmick as I recall.

On 1/28/17 10:19 AM, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They usually
put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time they used
Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if they just
cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.

Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.
FWIW,
They were OEM on my Explorer. Three years in and no problems. Still have
pretty good tread depth.

On 01/28/2017 02:15 PM, Kurt V. Ullman wrote:
On 1/28/17 10:19 AM, philo wrote:
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day
or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've
stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They usually
put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time they used
Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if they just
cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the
map from poor to excellent.

Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.
FWIW,
They were OEM on my Explorer. Three years in and no problems. Still have
pretty good tread depth.




Took it for a long ride today and all seemed just fine

Tossed Eagles at 12k on my wife's Juke and put Hankooks on. No regrets. I will never buy GY again. At least not GY Eagles, they were garbage.

On 01/29/2017 07:09 AM, Thomas wrote:
Tossed Eagles at 12k on my wife's Juke and put Hankooks on. No regrets. I will never buy GY again. At least not GY Eagles, they were garbage.




Never had problems with GY but 12k is extremely poor

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 05:09:05 -0800 (PST), Thomas
wrote:

Tossed Eagles at 12k on my wife's Juke and put Hankooks on. No regrets. I will never buy GY again. At least not GY Eagles, they were garbage.
And Eagle GTs are great. Just like with TigerPaw Touring. The T rated
tires are cheap junk, The V rated are excellent tires, and the H
somewhere between.

philo wrote on 1/28/2017 :
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all day or
deal with buses home. They have always done things right so I've stuck with
them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They usually put
on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time they used Hankook. I
never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if they just cheaped out on me
to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over the map
from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

Ko tires like hankook get the job done to My satisfaction. I just wish
Goodyear would make a reliable tire. I've had several blow out on the
tread and the sidewall. They were Warranted, but going through the
hassle of replacing bad new tires sucks.
The racing tires from Goodyear are very good.

On 01/29/2017 08:06 AM, Naturous wrote:
philo wrote on 1/28/2017 :
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all
day or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so
I've stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over
the map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

Ko tires like hankook get the job done to My satisfaction. I just wish
Goodyear would make a reliable tire. I've had several blow out on the
tread and the sidewall. They were Warranted, but going through the
hassle of replacing bad new tires sucks.
The racing tires from Goodyear are very good.


Guess they are not what they used to be.

On 01/29/2017 07:29 AM, philo wrote:
Guess they are not what they used to be.


http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Other-New...ca-Union-Tires

That's a list of the factory codes for US made tires. They are union
plants and I don't know if there are also non-union tire factories.

http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/bl...s-made-in-usa/

has more information on the DOT code and a link to the NHTSA site.

Bike tires are even more fun. When you only have two contact patches
you're more concerned about the quality.

On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 08:29:14 -0600, philo wrote:

On 01/29/2017 08:06 AM, Naturous wrote:
philo wrote on 1/28/2017 :
I have been taking my cars for service to the same place for 40 years.
It's walking distance from my house so I don't have to sit there all
day or deal with buses home. They have always done things right so
I've stuck with them.

A few days ago all I needed was a couple of tires replaced. They
usually put on Goodyear so I did not specify but I noticed this time
they used Hankook. I never heard of this brand so now I'm wondering if
they just cheaped out on me to make a bigger profit?

Google says they are South Korean and customer reviews vary all over
the map from poor to excellent.


Car gets very little use so perhaps it's a moot point.

Ko tires like hankook get the job done to My satisfaction. I just wish
Goodyear would make a reliable tire. I've had several blow out on the
tread and the sidewall. They were Warranted, but going through the
hassle of replacing bad new tires sucks.
The racing tires from Goodyear are very good.


Guess they are not what they used to be.
The cheap tires from just about any manufacturer are crap. The
better tires from most companies are much better.