2oldman
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camping man wrote:I haven't bought a new set of tires in ten years. Yah.. well you won't like it when you do!!
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Jarlaxle
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WellShooter2 wrote:You can't get a better made or longer lasting tire than Michelin. Worth every penny to me.
Yes, you can. About half the cost seems to be for the name.
John and Elizabeth (Liz), with 3 nutty cats
My beloved St. Bernard, Marm, lost him 1/2/12
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2oldman
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Jarlaxle wrote: About half the cost seems to be for the name. Oh yeah, the 'name' cost...forgot about that.
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Jarlaxle
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Honestly...for that size, I would seriously consider Doublecoin. I would run Treadwrights or Bandags in the back.
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2oldman
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No thanks. If I just drove around my home maybe, but I travel extensively and Chinese tires don't interest me at all.
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Jarlaxle
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Perhaps you would prefer Michelins from Thailand?
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2oldman
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Jarlaxle wrote:Perhaps you would prefer Michelins from Thailand? Look, I don't want CHEAP tires, meaning cheaply made tires, ok? If Chinese tires were decent quality, maybe. They, as far as I know, are not.
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Jarlaxle
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Doublecoins ARE top quality...they are more and more common on OTR trucks and highway coaches. I recall International is installing them as OEM on new school buses.
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1jeep
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Holy crap...with those prices i will never own anything bigger than my current truck!...not that i need it either.
2011 F250 CC LB, 6.7 urine injection
2007 keystone Outback Sydney 32BHDS
2009 HD Ultra CVO
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1963 Wife..no mods
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy
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Did you look at recaps? They are just as good as new, not sure they do your size but would think they would be cheaper then buying new. Just can't (or shouldn't) use them on the front IMO.
Myself I love installing .com parts on a customers vac system. No warranty issues for me and when the part goes bad I get to charge labor all over again  . Just did a vac-pan for a customer the other day and the first time I was out the switch was bad so he was charged $65.00 labor (one hour) for my time to drive out then another hour to install the replacement part. He didn't seem happy about it but I asked him what he would do if the table was turned. He made out the check and called me a week later to install the replacement part.
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Chrysler the only one to pay back 100% of their loans from the Government. *The Old Car Company" still owes 1.6 billion. Is that better Chuckles 
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