when will prices rise as a result of the tariff? or have they risen in advance already? is it worth it looking around for low end tires from countries other than China? I only drive several thousand miles per year, and don't want to pay a tax of another $20-30 per tire.

And will they rise at all? There are plenty of cheap tires (and some very good ones too) coming from India and Brazil as it is. China isn't even all that big a player. If you only drive a few thousand miles a year, spend some money on good soft high performance tires. They will prevent you from dying, and they will last longer before getting dry rot than the cheap tires will. Honest, you will save money by purchasing really good tires, and you might save your life too. --scott

what about Chinese tires?

Sep 18, 2009 21 Replies

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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B 16 years ago

Yup. These say Made in China.

They seem to be decent tires. They're on the Supra, with the removable roof, so noise was a cosideration, and considering I paid $75 per, they are fairly quiet.

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MLD 16 years ago

Not on any of my cars. If the tires are made to the same quality control standards as many of their other products than you can expect to see many of the them start falling apart. Maybe the initial batches will come through alright but in time the corruption, sub-standard materials and poor workmanship ship will take over. You pay for what you get. MLD

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