[gicadin]

50% cheaper tires may not necessarily 50% worse tires than the competitor. It could be that 99% of tires between the companies are near identical, but the likely hood of a serious defect is higher in the cheaper tire ( due to less quality control resulting from cheaper prices and/or lower standards ). Or it can mean less tolerance at the extremes( heat/cold).

Higher price can mean mean price gauging (like you are refering) but it can also mean straight up higher quality, reliability(consistency), or it can or many other things.

[alexanderstears]

I bought the tires for their value proposition, not their absolute performance. The tires are strictly inferior to the Michelins but I can live with that. If one pops, I can swap it out for a spare in 10 minutes, tops.

FWIW, I buy top of the line tires for my snow tires and motorcycle tires.

[walshemj]

assuming you don't have a blow out at 80 and kill yourself just hope you don't take anyone else with you

[alexanderstears]

Have you ever had a blowout in a car? They don't happen like that.

Besides, you're not making this statement to everyone else who has an elevated risk factor - tires are more likely to fail as they age, tires are more likely to fail when they're not properly inflated, or etc. Why single me out? Go lecure the stancenation crowd about their risk factors. Additionally, I carry very good insurance and I drive a lighter car. From a utilitarian perspective, you'd be better off checking truck tires.

I'd rather have my tires than 10 year old Goodyears. In fact, I got my tires because one of my 10 year old tires blew out. My car is safer now than it was prior to installing the Chinese tires.

[firemancoder]

Are we seriously tire-shaming people on here now? That can happen with any tire, any time, anywhere. And people have blowouts on the freeway all the time it doesn't send you flying into oncoming traffic.