[Auto Talk] What tyres or tires are you using? - Page 5

Chai · 16th Jun 2008, 07:51 AM

No wonder you want to continue to 'believe' that ASEAN made stuff are equally as good.

I'm not going to take chances, after all, tyres are the only contact patch between the car and the road.

PsYkHoTiK · 16th Jun 2008, 12:33 PM

You get what you pay for. That's what I always say.

As for company's QCs, there is this thing called market segmentation...

No way will the attention paid to the high end offerings would be the same with the 'cheaper' offerings. It's called budget for a reason.

Chai · 16th Jun 2008, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

You get what you pay for. That's what I always say.

As for company's QCs, there is this thing called market segmentation...

No way will the attention paid to the high end offerings would be the same with the 'cheaper' offerings. It's called budget for a reason.

Completely agree with you. The reason why the production is moved elsewhere is because of price. How do they want to cut price? In many ways, and they do it as 'invisible' to public as possible.

If they can continue selling at higher price while still having the market demand, I don't see any reason why they want to move their production line. If the labour cost increases, then just have to increase the price! They have to move because of the cost increase, and most consumers are not willing to pay for the increase.

That's why some items are still being made in the origin, while the lower ends are moved. Tyres are one of the best example. Bridgestone Potenza RE-11, the latest ultra high performance tyres are still made in Japan, extremely expensive, more than RM1000 per tyre if I'm not mistaken.

Or maybe something that you are familiar with, D300 made in Thailand. D3 made in Japan. See the trend yet?

mikegas · 16th Jun 2008, 06:55 PM

I did remember an article bout the information written on the tires especially on manufacturing datecodes.. not sure where they are now. The thing is some tires are on sales because they are nearing expiring dates. Tires got lifespan of about 4 years so have to watch for this. If they are nearing their lifespan, they don't buy those cause, the rubber there would not be as good.

Correct me if I am wrong...

zy · 16th Jun 2008, 08:41 PM

yes, tires degrade over time, but i dunno the life span. 4-5 years i guess. anything older than that you gotta watch out.

PsYkHoTiK · 16th Jun 2008, 09:59 PM

Mmmm RE-11.....

Chai · 16th Jun 2008, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikegas

I did remember an article bout the information written on the tires especially on manufacturing datecodes.. not sure where they are now. The thing is some tires are on sales because they are nearing expiring dates. Tires got lifespan of about 4 years so have to watch for this. If they are nearing their lifespan, they don't buy those cause, the rubber there would not be as good.

Correct me if I am wrong...

Yup, but very seldom you will find old tyres. Just make sure the tyres are not more than 2 years old. Manufacturing date should be in Week/Year format.

Adrian Wong · 11th Jul 2008, 02:19 AM

Just bought Yokohama A.drive tyres. RM 200 (US$ 61.50) each.

Seems okay but haven't tried it in the wets yet. It is quite noisy though.

Chai · 11th Jul 2008, 07:38 AM

You can consider that budget tyres. Yokohama has started moving all their production to ASEAN countries. No surprise if quality dropped.

PowerSlide · 23rd Jul 2008, 01:48 PM

since putting the 4 new tyres a month ago i drive even lesser

only done 250km++ in a month

16th Jun 2008, 07:51 AM	#41 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,994 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	No wonder you want to continue to 'believe' that ASEAN made stuff are equally as good. I'm not going to take chances, after all, tyres are the only contact patch between the car and the road. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/ Last edited by Chai : 16th Jun 2008 at 08:03 AM.

16th Jun 2008, 12:33 PM	#42 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,389 Reputation: 4136 Rep Power: 60	You get what you pay for. That's what I always say. As for company's QCs, there is this thing called market segmentation... No way will the attention paid to the high end offerings would be the same with the 'cheaper' offerings. It's called budget for a reason. __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : G92 8800GTS 512mb 820MHz Core : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com PsYkHoTiK's Meanderings

16th Jun 2008, 08:41 PM	#45 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Penang,Malaysia - Buffalo,New York Posts: 12,884 Reputation: 2064 Rep Power: 39	yes, tires degrade over time, but i dunno the life span. 4-5 years i guess. anything older than that you gotta watch out. __________________ current: P4-3.2\|P4P800-Deluxe\|512x4-DDR\|NV6600 WD2500KS\|WD5000AAKS\|AD-7191A\|1860NX\|Z2300\|MP470 home (malaysia): P4C-2.6@3.1-StockHSF\|AI7\|256x2-BT-D43\|512x2-DT-D43\|A9600XT-VIVO WD1200JB\|2xWD2500KS\|DRU-800A\|DVD-E616P\|LTR-52327S\|152x\|V.S.4121\|iP1500 laptop: M1210\|T7200\|2GBDDR667\|160GB5K160\|GO7400

16th Jun 2008, 09:59 PM	#46 (permalink)
PsYkHoTiK "Little" Devil Join Date: 8 Apr 2004 Location: On the "throne" Posts: 14,389 Reputation: 4136 Rep Power: 60	Mmmm RE-11..... __________________ Intel SLAPL 4.3GHz @ 1.35v : 2x2GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 : Asus P5K Premium : WD RE3 250GB x2 RAID 0 : 3ware 9650SE-2LP : G92 8800GTS 512mb 820MHz Core : XFi Platinum : Silverstone OP650 : Silverstone TJ-07 : Dtek FuZion CPU : Swiftech MCW60 : MCP655 : Thermochill PA120.3 w Scythe Ultra Kaze CPU-Z: SLAPL : SLA9U : FX-55 : DDR 600 : VX www.techarp.com PsYkHoTiK's Meanderings

11th Jul 2008, 02:19 AM	#48 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,419 Reputation: 3147 Rep Power: 68	Just bought Yokohama A.drive tyres. RM 200 (US$ 61.50) each. Seems okay but haven't tried it in the wets yet. It is quite noisy though. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

16th Jun 2008, 06:55 PM	#44 (permalink)
mikegas I'm a regular Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 385 Reputation: 206 Rep Power: 3	I did remember an article bout the information written on the tires especially on manufacturing datecodes.. not sure where they are now. The thing is some tires are on sales because they are nearing expiring dates. Tires got lifespan of about 4 years so have to watch for this. If they are nearing their lifespan, they don't buy those cause, the rubber there would not be as good. Correct me if I am wrong...

11th Jul 2008, 07:38 AM	#49 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,994 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	You can consider that budget tyres. Yokohama has started moving all their production to ASEAN countries. No surprise if quality dropped. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/ Last edited by Chai : 11th Jul 2008 at 07:53 AM.

23rd Jul 2008, 01:48 PM	#50 (permalink)
PowerSlide Super Active Join Date: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 1,402 Reputation: 871 Rep Power: 14	since putting the 4 new tyres a month ago i drive even lesser only done 250km++ in a month

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
[Auto Talk] Can regularly shifting to Neutral on an automatic gear damage it?	Adrian Wong	Lounge	59	25th May 2008 03:11 PM
[Auto Talk] Honda Accord Or Toyota Camry?	Adrian Wong	Lounge	96	25th May 2008 10:15 AM
[Auto Talk] Voltage Stabilizers really any help?	peaz	Lounge	15	24th May 2008 05:21 AM
AirAsia's Boeing 737 bursts tyres on landing!	aKho	Lounge	11	24th Dec 2005 05:11 PM