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BB_TX · 04-22-2015, 05:43 AM

My 2007 and a friend's 2008 both came with Mission (Chinese) tires. With all the bad reports on Missions I replaced them with Michelin XPS Ribs after one year. 7 years and about 19,000 miles later they still look new, never a low tire, and lose about 2-3 lbs air per year. Air in spring and good til next year. Thinking of replacing with same only because of age.

Friend ran his Missions for 2 years with no problem, but decided to replace because of reputation. Bought Goodyear Marathons thinking since they were Goodyear they must be US made. Wrong. He was not happy when I showed him "Made in China" on the sidewall. He had 3 blowouts in 2 years.

I would certainly not skimp on tires due to increased possibility of damages, not to mention inconvenience of being down on the side of the highway.

04-22-2015, 05:43 AM	#11
BB_TX Montana Master Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: McKinney Posts: 7,165 M.O.C. #6433	My 2007 and a friend's 2008 both came with Mission (Chinese) tires. With all the bad reports on Missions I replaced them with Michelin XPS Ribs after one year. 7 years and about 19,000 miles later they still look new, never a low tire, and lose about 2-3 lbs air per year. Air in spring and good til next year. Thinking of replacing with same only because of age. Friend ran his Missions for 2 years with no problem, but decided to replace because of reputation. Bought Goodyear Marathons thinking since they were Goodyear they must be US made. Wrong. He was not happy when I showed him "Made in China" on the sidewall. He had 3 blowouts in 2 years. I would certainly not skimp on tires due to increased possibility of damages, not to mention inconvenience of being down on the side of the highway. __________________ Bill & Patricia Riley, our Golden 2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)