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Old March 23rd 16, 03:03 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default Wal-Mart Auto Tire Scam

On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 8:16:36 AM UTC-5, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> >>>Ashton Crusher > wrote:

> >
> >I've bought two sets of Hanouk (might have misspelled it) low budget
> >tires from Discount and both sets were great for the time I've had
> >them. I had/have them on cars that don't get driven much so can't say
> >for the long term but they handle decently and seem to be round and
> >don't make any funny noises. The last set I got for $50 each out the
> >door with various incentives.

>
> Hankook is a large well-known Korean tire manufacturer that has been making
> tires since the fifties. Think of them as the Goodyear of Korea.
>
> They make a wide range of tires from cheap stuff to high end stuff, but
> they are in a totally different league from companies that just rebadge junk
> and companies that specialize in selling cheapened-down versions of
> conventional products.
> --scott
>
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."


Hankook tires are what I bought about six years ago for my 1983 Dodge van. They seem to be doing real good.
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