On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:43:22 GMT, Jeff >
wrote:

>clare at snyder.on.ca wrote:
>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:07:44 -0800, "Ted Mittelstaedt"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>> What happened to competition? Seems to me there ought to be a big
>>>>> case here for an anti-trust price fixing lawsuit against the tire
>>>>> manufacturers.
>>>>> Anyone have any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ted
>>>>>
>>
>> In checking prices for tires for my daughter's car, I found the
>> difference in price for THE SAME TIRE to vary 15% from the cheapest to
>> the most expensive tire reseller in my market area. The difference
>> between the private branded tire built in an American BFG owned
>> (Kelly) plant and Michelin, Toyo, and Bridgestone for the same quality
>> tire was about 10-13% at a dealer that sold all of them except the
>> private brand, and accross the market, about 15% between the highest
>> and lowest across brands.
>> I bought the private branded (Moto-Master from Canadian Tire) because
>> they had them in stock, could install them in a short time, and the
>> price was near the bottom of the range.
>>
>> The chinese built tire from the same retailer was only a few bucks
>> less, and I don't buy Chinese CRAP if I have another alternative that
>> makes sense.
>
>I don't buy crap, regardless of where it is made. Of course, I do buy
>good quality stuff from China as well as the US, India, Singapore,
>Canada, Europe, Isreal, and other countries.
>
>Just because it is from China doesn't mean it is (or isn't) crap.
>
>Jeff

Correct - but "good quality" stuff from China is always a crap-shoot
with their quality control issues.
Also, too many of my friends and their parents have lost their jobs in
the Canadian Rubber industry - BFG, Goodyear, and Uniroyal are all
gone now.

I'll still buy Canadian/American and even Euro and Japanese before
I'll buy Chinese.

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