Originally posted by DanB:
Java - you based your opinions on Tire Rack propaganda? Their intent is to push the tires they get the most profit and sales incentives. Its no surprise to me who is picked as best!
Also, why do many of the world's supercars, like the Corvette come with Goodyears?
I'm just curious. Does Goodyear make the same tire the Vette uses in a Contour friendly size?
I read the reviews by the people who purchase the tires as well as the reviews of the testers at Tire Rack.
Sure they are motivated by selling tires, however, they have a significant reputation to maintain as being tire experts. If they were pushing sub standard tires, do you think they would enjoy their position in the marketplace?
Globalization is a fact of life. We cannot close the doors to the rest of the world.
America seems to be the land of the mass produced item in many cases. Yes we probably make the best weapons and computer gear, but when it comes to many other items, we have sacrificed quality for quantity.
I think the most anti-American thing to do would be to buy sub-standard American products (not saying Goodyear makes sub-standard products) simply for the sake of buying American. America was founded on individual freedoms and rewarding achievement.
I do that everyday when I choose to buy the product that meets my needs at a price I can afford. If an American made that product great, if someone else makes it, then I guess the American manufacturer needs to try harder next time to earn my business.
That, my friend, is the way the world is, survival of the fittest.
I love America, but I don't think we are as fit as we can be.
TB
Practicing tough love.
