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Hi,
I know about old Pirelli tires. It took only the one set that came on my '78 GT to lose me!
They seemed fine driving them for about half their life and then the wear really accelerated.
I figured that maybe they were softer racing minded tires and wanted to lose them.
I later put on Good/Years Arriva's, early 80's and I was amazed how much the roaring noise went away that I had gotten use too! It was like losing a cement truck or today's 4X4's rolling alone side me.
I stayed with Good/Year for a long time until I realized that they were playing tread thickness games when I went to replace some on my pickup truck with the same tire I had before.
They were the same price I paid years earlier and I was surprised.
I took out my penny, as I remembered where the older set came to in depth to Lincoln's head. On the newer truck tire, it was almost 3/32 of an inch less rubber all the way around that pickup truck tire. Almost from the tie/chin area to the nose difference.
If you want to center in on "good Mileage warranties" they push you to buy the newer one when they come out to a marketing a new name brand. This way they can say you will get more "Mileage" than their older brand or your older tires still offered for a few dollars more. The new tire can be the same tire with "redecorated" print on the sides and they won't be lying.
If you think about it, the most logical place that any "safe" adjustments made to cut manufacturing costs of a particular model tire, sold through any dealers verus warehouses, as some posters may claim being different.
I can see the depth or compounding model to model is different if made by the same manufacturer.
I cannot quite bite with that warehouse claims are of a lesser quality.
Consumers could compare depths store to store. Then there is a liability issue of "product fairness" in a "competitive bidding" world that would immediately jump into something serious let alone franchises.
It is the numbers or size of a contract that shaves prices.
Light truck tires can have more tread than say a "passenger car" tires but I think there use to be a 15/ 32" maximum limit government or a manufacturers imposed limit years ago.
This is true "scuttle-butt" as so far I have never seen such a rule written. Apparently, "Any" off road tires appear to be exempt to highway use laws! Go figure!
There is the minimum 2/32" worn out limit and there is a movement to make a six year age limit lawfull in a few states. Manufacturers are opposing this as being not needed as the current "turn over of tires, "recycled numbers" are that long or longer without problems in any large mass safety board reviews.
The last part of paying a liitle more is what I do. I prefer Michelins "Air Stop" rubber compound.
I have learned long ago that when it comes to tires and belts or any rubber products, in general, you get what you pay for. You just have to learn the sellers.
Their buying power for fresh products has to be respected.
Especially in batteries, "fresh" is a big problem as they can sit for months or in several cases for years. That kills the longest term life of them, all unseen unless you are aware of codes or date stamps.
Any dust plied or lying around those on a bottom shelf, raise your eyebrows!
I was passing through a small town parts store and saw some sitting there two and three years old! I'm glad I didn't need one in those sizes.
They needed to recycle those for the turn in money as a " give them away deal," would not be a good deal.
Phil
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