CHEAP TIRES VS BRAND NAME TIRES (WHAT SHOULD I BUY!)

I’ve been using China and Thailand made tires for years now. Winters, summer performance, and mud terrain tires. They’re hundreds less and perform great. I won’t buy big name brands anymore. You can get all of them in 10 and some in 12 ply. Nothing wrong with them, not sure why they get bashed by a lot of people.

On a budget so I've narrowed my choices for my 2007 Highlands to: 16" Phantom AP's, Rocky Mountain HT and Rocky Mountain LT225. The Rocky Mountains have identical tread patterns, more rugged looking but the LT225 is a 10 ply with a higher load range. Any input from anyone who has any of these would be appreciated.

I'm an old school motorhead and only buy Continental tires, the "Contact" series exclusively. I had to throw out a whole set of 1/4 worn Coopers off my Jeep and Cross Contacts just came out. They're made by computer in Mexico in a completely automated factory. And today have a 91% best brand rating at Tire Rack. And Tire Rack should know, they've sold gazillions of tires of every brand; quite possibly to your own shop. That review is based on people who have actually bought the tires. Not some "experts" opinion. Over the years, since "Contacts" first came out, I've had about 20 sets and have never had a single problem with any one of them. That's the first thing I do when I buy a car. Even a new car, is put a set of Connies on it and don't worry about it. And I've done that with 1 new car and 2 new Jeeps now. Most new cars come with 28 dollar tires. Really. You can't even buy them and they're usually shot in 20,000 miles. Many of my "Contact" tires were purchased at Tire Rack because they're hard to find. And if they have them, you have them within a week. And their tread designs are excellent and have DWS imprints on the 2nd rib. (dry, wet, snow) When the S disappears, it's no longer rated for snow. When the W disappears, it's no longer rated for wet weather. When the D disappears the tire is worn out. I know of no other manufacturer that does this and these are 70,000 mile tires. I even have a pair of Teva sandals for my feet with Continental tire bottoms on them. Don't ask me. I've only had one flat tire out of over 90 tires and it was a nail. From Cross Contacts for my SUV's and Jeeps, to Extreme Contacts for my cars and Hot Rods. Continental's are the only tires I trust, or buy, and I'm currently running 4 sets of them. And when you're running 4 sets of tires, you better be sure. I Have more trouble with my rims than I do my tires. Modern factory alloy rims start corroding the day you get them and the valve stems start leaking. They have to hone out the hole and glue them in. Really, I'm not making this up, you'll see. All the rest of the major tire manufacturers are garbage. If you see a huge dent in your sidewall, it's not NORMAL like your dealer says; that tire is junk and isn't even round. They bounce when you drive down the road and wear your struts and suspension bushings out. That is also why you can't balance them properly. Cooper really disappointed me and Good Year has always been junk. Except in Semi Trucks: Michelin and Bridgestone are the most over rated tires there are. In the winter, Michelin's are useless and won't even let you leave your own driveway. Just ask my brother. And Firestone and Uniroyal? Are they even still in business? They shouldn't be. Dunlop makes excellent Motorcycle tires and that's about it. Pirelli makes good tires, and they wear out so fast you have to replace them every year, or even twice. They're only good for 7,000 miles. NOT 70. Continentals are standard equipment on many European cars and should be on all cars. They're weight rated for the car you buy them for, so they always ride very smooth. But hey, that just the opinion of one old school motorhead, who's been around the block a few times. Take free advice for what it's worth.

Tires have ratings as well. H, V, etc.. It has to do with the durability of the carcass and speed ratings. Generally the higher speed rating on the tire, the stronger the carcass.

Milestar ms932? what do you think?

You’re paying for research and development that Chinese companies do not do. Always go with name brand tyres.

This review was so ridiculous because he's pointing to three stacks of tires and he's saying this one's $140 and this one's $120 and this one's $100 well the difference is the one that's $140 is a totally different tire and it's twice the size of the one that's $100. It would have helped if he had three stacks of tires that are in the same diameter the same with etc. This review was worthless

Hey, have granny send me $500

Dude, Thailand is the worlds second largest producer of latex. All the big tire brands have headquarters and production in Thailand.

The king-dau chin-dau type place 😂😂😂

For daily driving in city traffic, it didn't matter. New rubber it's always better than old rubber.

In my country (eastern Europe) China is about 50 euros brand new while name brand is 100-120 if i don't go for top shelf which can be about 200 for my car, so tell me why should i go to name brand tires?

If you picked out your tires based off comparing hundreds of different tires using the tread wear, temp and traction rating your a fool might as well picked the one with the most nipples on the sidewall. If you ran a tire manufacturing company would you say your tires had a 100 tread life and F temp/traction rating or 500 and AA. All of them are going to bump up their ratings so it's pointless comparing different brands based off that only useful when comparing same brand and that even amounts to nothing.

That's not the reason name brands are more expensive it's due to better materials used. Just because name brand also sells cheap tire the materials are very different. Also the features the tire has. The name brand has different models to choose that differ in price so why not sell cheaper tire along side the others and just use your name instead of best always round rubber for the name that way it bennifits from advertising.They sell the off brand tires with same technology just cheaper materials less material and less features just enough to sell at low cost using an alternative name to protect name brand from being branded as low-end. Cheap tires are safe and pass all the same tests instead of great tread wear, has more tread noise, cheap rubber materials and features like less plies, weaker sidewalls, less rolling efficiency etc are not a bad option. Just to prove that you get what you pay for, the name brand companies are even ashamed of the cheap construction of their cheap tires they don't even put their name on or anywhere near those cheap tires. The ones that do are usually the better cheap tires that are usually more expensive then cheap tires without the name support.

I run cheap Kenda Klever AT tires on my 2019 Silverado, and I have 3 winters on the same set. Great tires in the winter, but they're getting noisy now that they have 75K miles on them.

I think it is the same idea even for Chinese brand, you have to go for the know brand.. if you for unknown cheaper brand then problems will be coming… I bought Chinese Brand “Pearly” and happened to be 3 tires have sever imbalance and the vehicle shakes despite having wheels balances. Fuel economy is bad, not good handeling. Longer breaking distance..

HAVENT BOUGHT FIRESTON ANYTHING SINCE 1900,NOPE no way,and most tires are MADE in China and names Dont mean shit,Find out who REALLY MADE them!!!!!!!!!!

you never explain why buy the middle price rather than the lowest price. If they are both equally good, why pay more?

I like the Firestone LE3. Is there a cheaper company that makes a tire like that I should try?

Your video makes me dizziness

There have been near countless tests proving the cheaper tyres on the whole do not perform the same as the big established brands.
Trying to say that all these tests, many here on you tube, are not fair, rubbish, etc. etc. is incorrect.
I usually go for mid brands, just a little more expensive than budget, but much better performance getting close to the big boys, but much cheaper.

armstrong tru-trac ht worth 125 each?

What do you think of Pace and Zeta?? Same deal as Salun, I'm guessing. Certified safe by Canadian authorities. Why does Scotty Kilmer have a bunch of videos aboout how dangerous Chinese tires are and have killed so many people?? I'm in Alberta, I have to get something on my Truck cheap asp, 20", and brand name tires are like 80-100% more, $200 vs $350

What about contruction. 2 ply, 4 ply.

I tow a 3 ton caravan.
I got falken at3ws.

Anything less. Not interested

Ok, it also depends on you type of vehicle and what you using it for. If you carry a load and travel long distance the it's better to have good premium tyres. If you going mainly to work, shops and home then budget tyres will do. If it's a front wheel drive then buy good tyres for the front and cheaper tyres for the back, cause the front has power direct from the transmission to the tyre and the front is turning, so the front tyre wear more then the back. The back is only trailing on Fwd car. If you have rear wheel drive or 4x4 then you screwed, you need all tyres to be good.

FYI he is NOT speaking for people who drive full size trucks….. we all know who buys tires thus have to replace after only 10k miles…. They cost more for a reason . I will say Bridgestone is Crap. Michelin are the real deal.

To me, Firestone is no name

Higher millage,better traction and breaking...
When it comes to tyres I will always buy brand...

You? Sound. Like a tire salesman? You didn't answer the question answer the question start avoiding the question you'

I would never buy anything from this guy

I only buy used tires. I've never had a blowout. It would suck to buy new tires then lose the car to a wreck 1 week later.

Very good. About the same thing my auto expert told me.

Yes. you are paying a little more for the brands. That's it.

On my previous 2012 BMW e70 35d i got only 19K miles out of 21" ridiculously expensive Michelin Pilot super Sports. Fronts were OK, rear tires were done. Swapped to some Indonesian cheap tires, they were much louder but after 20k miles Accelera PHI tires were like new, just started to brake in. It was hard to balance though, took to more than few shops to balance them, finally Germain BMW in Naples ,FL was able to balance them close to specs. Indonesian tires were 75% less of what Michelin was charging for the same set at the time. Handling on Indonesian tires to my surprise was also on par with Michelin Super Sports, very good grip on dry, and very good handling during Florida thunderstorms, mine were 285 fronts and 325 rears.

You can't compare unless you cut them and examine the profile. Check the bead, check the radial threading, check the inner and outer walls.

I use to use Doral tires on my Optima, I was skeptical since I never heard of them until I talked to my mechanic and was told that they are manufactured by sumitomo. They obviously weren't the best, but I knew they weren't going to blowout and they did the purpose

So if we were to eliminate marketing and advertising companies Americans would save millions of $ s. People are going to buy what looks good but mainly what they like

Do you have any input on the mazzini mud contender tires?

When you're talking to a customer don't use the word cheap. The word to use is inexpensive.

Sounds like Owen Wilson talking about tires

I have been extremely happy with all the Hankook tires I've purchased in the last 20 years

Thank You so much 🙏

The engineering and technology that's in a premium tyre cannot be compared to cheap Chinese trash! How much is your life worth?

I have always bought branded tyres…but when you have your tyres deliberately damaged by criminals..I have opted for budget tyres… not expecting the same drive experience as branded tyres… time will tell when I drive them in the winter..if the grip is poor going back to branded tyres!

You will pay for the name of just about everything in commercial business. At the same time, paying more usually means a better quality product. It's like buying parts. Do you buy OEM or Aftermarket? Nothing is wrong with aftermarket depending on what you buy. But what you will find is when buy the "knockoff" version, it doesn't last as long. Or it falls apart. Or it have defective issues. In the case of name brand vs off brand tires, does it wear bad? How does it hold up in 90-100 degree weather? Depending on the region you live in, this can definitely be an issue. You may just be a victim of blown out shredded tire flying all over ppls cars leaving you on the shoulder. If a shoulder is even available! All I know is that all my years I been buying brand name tires I never was left on the side of the road. Now does this mean that they are that much better than the off brand name tires? You tell me? I'm not looking to play the experimental game at this point.

I purchased the Flintstone's GT, They were kind of Square and rode ruff, But i got a yabba dabba doo price.

You have all name tires, what do you mean no name?????? bad name good bame?????

Murtaza tyer shop

I go buy certain people in the business a lifetime they will say the cheaper tires will only last half as long.

They say the more expensive tires do have higher quality rubber for winter. Ppl say the cheaper tires in colder weather give up having good traction quicker