Re: Re: BFG vs Goodyear vs others (longish)

From: Bill Pitz (dakota@billpitz.com)
Date: Mon Jun 23 2003 - 23:26:25 EDT


On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 23:13:49 -0400, Olznut@aol.com wrote:

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>In a message dated 6/23/2003 11:11:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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>> I have since found absolute satisfaction with the COOPER Discoverer LT's of
>> which I have now bought a third set. They are one of the last American
>> made tires (many Goodyears are now made in Korea), they have always been
>> round, true, and balanced, they are very durable, and they have a good
>> compromise in traction vs. road handling. They certainly "sing" on the
>> highway, but only a little more than the Goodyear RT/S we just took off the
>> Dak. They are smooth and predictable on the road, excellent in the snow,
>> and above average in our clay-rich mud which will still swallow anything
>> (just ask the guy who lost his D4 Cat into the mud of a new subdivision
>> last winter). The new Cooper tires for our Dak ran me $110 for 31x10.5x15
>> load-rqange "C" ($500 installed with significant taxes in CA)
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>With that said, aren't Pep Boys tires made by Cooper??

And my 31x10.5x15 load range C BFGs ran $112 each, with the total
being $513 (including tax and hazard protection insurance). Yep,
those darned BFGs are so much more expensive! :)

-Bill



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