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It is name brand, as budget option.
The question is not how are they new, but how they perform after 20,000mls.
I bought grey market tires for my VW
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The question is not how are they new, but how they perform after 20,000mls.
I'd have to look up the tires I ran on my VW I got off Amazon. Was like driving on sheer ice when it rained. I've never had tires so bad. I threw them in the slash pile and burned them, didn't want anyone else to deal with tgem.
I can't say I've had any negative experience with GT Radial tires, in general they seem to know what they are doing, as they seem to end up on a lot of our work vehicles, from 3 seasons for cars, to LT snow tires, but that's no guarantee on these specific tires.
PS5 is made in China?
I think the Blizzak DM V-2 is made in China, while WS90 in Japan.
Kumho was also recently purchased by a Chinese company.
Yep PS5 origin can be a lot of places. I've seen France, China, Thailand... etc. Mine are the 225/50/17 size so not one that's too popular these days I think.
lol it was actually one of your old posts that I was thinking of when writing that
Glad the WS90's are still made in Japan.
Curiosity is why a budget tire on a decent car? My findings across 4x are they seem decent however 20k I throw them away due to poor wear, eventually poor wet traction or excessive noise after 10k.
I really hope they work well! I am 0/4
I really hope they work well! I am 0/4
edyvw
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My DM-V2 on Atlas, DOT mid 2022, is Made in Japan.
I just found out the 3-peak mountain snowflake tires I put on my Miata, are manufactured by a company headquartered in India. I had no idea. The tires are branded by Vredestein, and made by their factory in Hungary. Good tires, good ratings from Consumer Reports who test them. I found this link in Wiki, on who makes what tire brand. I think, these days, it's not the brand name but the plant where they're made. Is it state of the art modern, or old school with old equipment.
I've had very good luck with Kumho tires, specifically their Korean made Solus KH-16 put on a Chrysler minivan years ago. The Wiki page shows they're a Chinese company now, as Camry man says. I'm fascinated by the many tire brands I see on the cars next to me in parking lots, and when I look up tires in vendor web pages like Walmart and Simple Tire. I won't discount a tire brand until I've done a little research into who they are and what they make.
Wiki's list of tire companies
I've had very good luck with Kumho tires, specifically their Korean made Solus KH-16 put on a Chrysler minivan years ago. The Wiki page shows they're a Chinese company now, as Camry man says. I'm fascinated by the many tire brands I see on the cars next to me in parking lots, and when I look up tires in vendor web pages like Walmart and Simple Tire. I won't discount a tire brand until I've done a little research into who they are and what they make.
Wiki's list of tire companies
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Super thread....full of nuance'. Thanks to all and keep it coming.
Kumho Chinese?
Where do yo see it? Not on the Wiki page.
| Kumho Tires[42][43] | 
| 1960 | Admiral, Marshal, Kumho, Zetum, Trailfinder |
I rolled my cursor over the Kumho Tires link, the text block that comes up says it's a subsidiary of the Chinese tire conglomerate Doublestar.
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