falconbrother wrote: I have Coopers and am happy with them. They are American made.
Quote: Worldwide Facilities
As a global competitor in the replacement tire industry, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, together with its affiliates, subsidiaries and joint ventures, has manufacturing facilities on three continents, and sales and distribution networks around the world. Tires are developed and designed at the company's technical centers in Findlay, Ohio; Melksham, England; and Shanghai, China. Cooper Tire & Vehicle Test Center in San Antonio, Texas, is a world class test facility where Cooper products are evaluated and refined to ensure that our tires deliver maximum performance on or off the road.
Not all USA made
2010 Tiffin Allegro RED 36 QSA with Chevy HHR toad
2009 Chevy 2500HD CC 4x4 w/6.0 Vortec
Sundowner horse trailer
My hobby cars
1965 Chevy Impala SS 396
1964 Chevy Nova SS
falconbrother wrote: I have Coopers and am happy with them. They are American made.
Quote: Worldwide Facilities
As a global competitor in the replacement tire industry, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, together with its affiliates, subsidiaries and joint ventures, has manufacturing facilities on three continents, and sales and distribution networks around the world. Tires are developed and designed at the company's technical centers in Findlay, Ohio; Melksham, England; and Shanghai, China. Cooper Tire & Vehicle Test Center in San Antonio, Texas, is a world class test facility where Cooper products are evaluated and refined to ensure that our tires deliver maximum performance on or off the road.
Not all USA made
I should have been more specific. I have American Coopers on the RV and on the ole Dodge van. I buy American made when I can. Two old Harleys, a Dodge van, a GM motorhome, etc.. All mostly American. American owned companies, shall we say.
Nevertheless, I trust American made tires. The one's that were on it when I bought were all imported and ka-pow! There is a code on Coopers that tells where it was manufactured. All of mine were made in Texarkana, Arkansas. Not that American tires wont blow. To me they just look like better tires and I feel more confident riding on them. The guy at the heavy truck place says they are good tires. He's never steered me wrong before.
If I could have bought Cooper tires for less than the Hankook AH-11 I did by. I would have bought them in a heart beat. Even if they cost a bit more. Never had a bad Cooper tire, ever.
blangen wrote: (Note: After writing the following, I'm debating on whether or not to post. I don't mean to start a fight... it's just that I feel very strongly about this subject and see it as very good advice. Hopefully, those who may disagree will recognize my good intentions rather than take it as throwing the first punch.)
Here is the requisite Michelin post. There are those that say there are less expensive tires than Michelin but no one has ever said they wish they hadn't bought Michelins.
For what it's worth, I recently bought a 33,000 lb 2004 Damon (with a 2003 Freightliner chassis) that had its' original tires on it (Michelin XZA1) that were produced in 2002. They looked to be in perfect condition but just about everyone agrees that 33,000 lbs should not run on tires older than 10 years. I'm thinking that very few (if any) other brand names could be inserted in the above story. I replaced with XZA2Energy all around using the FMCA Michelin Tire Advantage. Yes, they were still very expensive but I can go down the road (for years to come) with far fewer worries. And, if I do have a failure, it wasn't because I tried to save money at the risk of my wife and her husband.
I suspect MANY people whose XRV's failed wished they had not bought Michelins!
John and Elizabeth (Liz), with 3 nutty cats
My beloved St. Bernard, Marm, lost him 1/2/12
Current rig:
1992 International Genesis school bus conversion
I have run Michelins on every vehicle we've owned for over 20 years and never had a problem of any kind. I'll stick with Michelins. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
mike brez wrote: Nothing for nothing but just because something costs more doesn't necessarily mean it is better. I just threw out perfectly good looking 10year old Goodyears and put on AH11 Hankooks.
Just to be clear, it's my opinion that Michelins cost more because they are better. The market speaks... if they weren't better, so many wouldn't spend more to have them.
No, they cost more because blindly brand-loyal drones (like you) line up to overpay for them!
Or to pay for the unbelievable frequency of the 'Michelin Man' advertising!
2005 Fleetwood Bounder 32W 8.1.
2009 Honda Fit Sport
None of the manufacturers of new coaches, which are always trying to save a few pennies, are using tires other than Michelin or Goodyear on their coaches. Especially in tough times, when every cent counts, they are still using what has proven to them to be the best choice for their tires on their new coaches. Perhaps they feel that if their new/returning customers perceived that they cheaped out on tires that they also cheaped out on other items.
rgatijnet1 wrote: None of the manufacturers of new coaches, which are always trying to save a few pennies, are using tires other than Michelin or Goodyear on their coaches. Especially in tough times, when every cent counts, they are still using what has proven to them to be the best choice for their tires on their new coaches. Perhaps they feel that if their new/returning customers perceived that they cheaped out on tires that they also cheaped out on other items.
Or the converse could also be true. They install Michelin or Goodyear to give the appearance that they don't cut corners, when we all know that they do to save those pennies.
David Just rolling along enjoying life w/F53 Southwind towing a 87 Samurai or 01 Grand Vitara looking to golf or fish Simply Despicable Any errors are a result of CRS.
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