Another pet peeve...
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Another pet peeve...
I've been looking at a lot of tires online lately, as my Thunderbird needs a set and I'd like to buy some new ones for my truck.
So, I've gone to several tire websites to look at reviews for various tires that interest me.
Now...why in the hell do people feel compelled to write a review for a set of tires when they have 1000, or even LESS THAN 200 MILES on them?
I don't want to know how great you think the tires are in the first week you have them! I want to know how great you thought they were over the entire life of the tire, and what kind of mileage you got out of them.
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So, I've gone to several tire websites to look at reviews for various tires that interest me.
Now...why in the hell do people feel compelled to write a review for a set of tires when they have 1000, or even LESS THAN 200 MILES on them?
I don't want to know how great you think the tires are in the first week you have them! I want to know how great you thought they were over the entire life of the tire, and what kind of mileage you got out of them.
Rant off...
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Originally Posted by ghunt
I've been looking at a lot of tires online lately, as my Thunderbird needs a set and I'd like to buy some new ones for my truck.
So, I've gone to several tire websites to look at reviews for various tires that interest me.
Now...why in the hell do people feel compelled to write a review for a set of tires when they have 1000, or even LESS THAN 200 MILES on them?
I don't want to know how great you think the tires are in the first week you have them! I want to know how great you thought they were over the entire life of the tire, and what kind of mileage you got out of them.
Rant off...
So, I've gone to several tire websites to look at reviews for various tires that interest me.
Now...why in the hell do people feel compelled to write a review for a set of tires when they have 1000, or even LESS THAN 200 MILES on them?
I don't want to know how great you think the tires are in the first week you have them! I want to know how great you thought they were over the entire life of the tire, and what kind of mileage you got out of them.
Rant off...
Happens with new mountain bikes too. people can have a full review written days after purchasing the bike.
Generally i guess people are stupid.
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I can say after a bunch of miles and years on the Futura Dakotas I have on my
Bronco are wearing nicely, are quiet on the road and get great traction in the sand
and do okay in the mud. The wear, load and temperature ratings are all in the high
end and I mounted them myself without balancing and don't have any bad vibration
issues so they have a good carcass. I have the Futura Scramblers on the Ranger
and they are a more road tire but they are wearing excellent, Get real good wet road
traction, They do stair step a bit when they need to be rotated but that isn't a fault.
I have probably 45,000 on the dakotas which are 33x12.50 and I paid $90.00
The Scramblers have about the same or more and are 235/75 and I think were $45.00
I heard that Cooper actually manufactures the tires and rebadges them for Pep boys
And I think they changed names but the Dakota and scrambler are still the models.
Bronco are wearing nicely, are quiet on the road and get great traction in the sand
and do okay in the mud. The wear, load and temperature ratings are all in the high
end and I mounted them myself without balancing and don't have any bad vibration
issues so they have a good carcass. I have the Futura Scramblers on the Ranger
and they are a more road tire but they are wearing excellent, Get real good wet road
traction, They do stair step a bit when they need to be rotated but that isn't a fault.
I have probably 45,000 on the dakotas which are 33x12.50 and I paid $90.00
The Scramblers have about the same or more and are 235/75 and I think were $45.00
I heard that Cooper actually manufactures the tires and rebadges them for Pep boys
And I think they changed names but the Dakota and scrambler are still the models.
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