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For me i's Firestone, I'll never buy another one. I was driving on interstate 40 when one blew out and I don't mean it went flat, what I mean is the whole inside of the tire (toward the center of the car) separated and turned into several hundred pieces of rubber bouncing down the highway.
And then to make it even worse another tire did the same thing a few hundred miles further down the road.
Ive only had 2 sets of Coopers, on my second set now. I have never ever been a fan of Goodforayears. Of course I could say I wont buy Coopers again now, but if I still see good reviews in the future I will probably get them again.
For me i's Firestone, I'll never buy another one. I was driving on interstate 40 when one blew out and I don't mean it went flat, what I mean is the whole inside of the tire (toward the center of the car) separated and turned into several hundred pieces of rubber bouncing down the highway.
And then to make it even worse another tire did the same thing a few hundred miles further down the road.
Same thing happened to my Dad back in the 1970s. He was an early adopter of steel-belted radials. Unfortunately, they were the infamous Firestone 500s. That was over 40 years, so I don't hold it against Firestone.
Same thing happened to my Dad back in the 1970s. He was an early adopter of steel-belted radials. Unfortunately, they were the infamous Firestone 500s. That was over 40 years, so I don't hold it against Firestone.
I'm still pissed at Goodyear because one of their branded stores (which is a franchise) scratched the alloy wheels on my car back in 1987. I still haven't forgotten.
Thinking on this, I really should get over it.
BTW - I got a great deal on Cooper tires 2 years ago and really dislike them due to poor wet weather traction. I should have stuck with the Yokohama or Kumho tires I have great luck with.
Spend enough time in motorcycles and cars, tires de jour come and go. I've seen a lot since 1984 when I started to pay attention to cars and bikes.
Back in the 1980s Metzeler pretty much had non-radials locked up for sport motorcycles. Bias-belt, I think they were called. Radials first appeared c. 1987 in the US that I recall; tires are technology. Point being, Metzeler disappeared into some sort of obscurity though they probably carved out other niches. Then it was Dunlop, Bridgestone, Michelin, and who knows what all across decades. Weirdest to me was Pirellis, which were THE last word in racing slicks for a few years. So what, that's just what everyone used at the track because they totally worked. Then Dunlop dethroned them...again.
We go through this all the time on the Mustang group to this day, what tire is best for Shelby GT350s. Answer: "it depends!"
My Land Cruiser (2013 model) came with Cooper Discoverer H/T Plus Truck Tires. Guessing they're half worn, on average across all four. I find them highly agreeable...for my specific use case. Land Cruisers are a great example of "it depends!" as many are in the Middle East (flat, hot), some in mud holes on lifted suspension from Nevada to Canberra AUS, some in suburbia USA (raises hand) and who knows what and where else.
If a year from next Thursday or whenever I need a tire someone mentions "Michelins are the way to go, for the following reasons and...." I'll switch to them in about one point one seconds. Who cares who owns what? Coopers are tires de jour for LC200s for suburban flatlanders in Seattle WA, where driving rain rules the day for half the year. And...?
Swore I'd never use B-Stones on a bike, until my Triumph came with them. Was totally impressed with their feedback. Front is bias, rear is radial, go figure. Anyway, they've been working for me, like this...
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