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TIRED OF TIRES
There is a very great difference in the various components that go into making a tire today, that is why there is such a difference between different tires.
Hard tires roll better, with less friction, but also skid easier, slip more in wet, icy or snowy conditions, and give a harsher ride with more noise.
On the other hand, softer tires have much better grip and adhere better to in snowy icy or wet conditions, unfortunately they also cut easier, and wear much faster.
The key is to find a good balance between the required qualities and objectives.
Generally speaking, if they want to sell a tire for less money, they have to save money making it, that is usually a combination of spending less, or none, on marketing, but also spending less on making it. That is usually achieved by making it in a facility which has a lower production cost (read: cheap labour, old or out-dated equipment) and from less expensive materials.
Virgin rubber is an expensive ingredient, the less they have to put in, the cheaper it will be to make a tire, so they generally have more of the 'other' compounds in them.
The bottom line is to be sure you are comparing apples to apples. Federal law requires all tire manufacturers to produce 'tread life' statistics for tires made or sold in the US, they just don't have to advertise the information, but if you ask for it they must tell you. Often two different brands of tires will look a lot alike, but one may have as much as half of the 'tread life' of the other.
Best of luck.
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Next time you are looking at tires, new or the skins on the ride out in your driveway, look at the sidewall, you will see the word "treadwear" it tells you a lot about the tire you are looking at.
The "treadwear" number is calculated by actually testing a sample of those tires and is a percentage of how it wears compared to a control tire which is arbitrarily rated as having a value of 100 points. Thus, a tire marked "200" means it lasts twice as long one marked "100."
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It's funny that this thread came back up when it did, I just put a set of "Goodyear Assurance, featuring Triple Tred technology™" on a little Volvo I have for my house-keeper to drive.
The snows are on it now, but I noticed that the 'summer' tires I have for it are getting pretty smooth. The local tire shop had a big sale on (buy 3 at the sale price and get the 4th free, plus free install & balance) so I thought I'd get them now.
In the paperwork they gave me is the details on the "Drivers Assurance Program" which is a warranty on the tires, plus roadside protection and the usual feel-good stuff.
The warranty was caught my eye, the tread is guaranteed for 80k miles or 130k kilometers. If the tires don't go that far, and you have done the recommended rotation, etc., they will warranty them.
Now I doubt that they will give me 4 new tires, but they will do better than say "sorry".
Unless you are doing more than 80,000 miles a year the tires should last more than a year, if not, make a warranty claim.
Best of luck.
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