[T3] type3-vwtype3.org - Kumho crap china junk

[Ralph Tree]

I've run the continentals on my last two cars. I'm still running them on my Ghia, so bought a set for the square. Never had one problem with any of them, but I've sold every car but the Ghia so I don't know about longevity.
Ralph

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> On Jul 10, 2015, at 8:25 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Yea, I found stories like this for ALL the brands available at the time,
> Nankang was the worse but Nexen wasnt much better... most tires are made in
> China now and are crap compared to what we had 10 or 15 years ago.  That
> being said, the Kumho's are the best tires Ive ever had on the Square, the
> stiffest sidewalls made for the best handling tires, the best ones in the
> rain, the held their balance better than any ive had (cooper, Kelley,
> Michelin) and remained round... until :-)
> 
> Ive got 37K on them, they were a 44Kmi tire and I could have made that had
> the belts not given way.  So I guess while they were a good tire performace
> wise, the cheap rubber and CHinese manufacture aspect have caught up with
> me.
> 
> Or I need to stop rock crawling with Cheap tires!
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> Topnotch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback  "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
> 93 RX7  "Redstur"
> 87 Golf  "Winterat"
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
> On Behalf Of J L Stamey
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 8:51 AM
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> Subject: Re: [T3] type3-vwtype3.org - Kumho crap china junk
> 
> kumhos are chinese junk. my lowrider buddy has told me some horror stories
> about them. I wouldn't touch 'em if they were $10 a piece!
> 
> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/tires/kumho.html
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