Victor Smith wrote:
> On 15 Jan 2006 09:08:46 -0800, "James" <j0069bond@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >My question is not so much if Kumho make good tires. Question is the
> >Kumho ECSTA 711 tire. It's the cheapest in Kumho which have tires in
> >the same size that cost more than twice as much. Are the Kumho ECSTA
> >711 cheap for advertising purposes or are they cheap because ihey are
> >not as good as the expensive Kumho tires?
>
>
> I always go to tiretack.com before putting new tires on my cars.
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....odel=ECSTA+711
> has 689 reviews of the ECSTA 711 by owners of the tire.
> You can filter by vehicle to get reviews that relate to your specific
> car, and that's important.
> Tires which may are great on one type car may be dogs on another type.
> Then make a judgement of the info. Some reviews are informational
> and believable, some aren't.
>
> --Vic
The reviews that worries me are the complaints about poor wet
traction. I don't drive fast enough to worry about blow outs.
Really hate it when the only tires for your car are high performance
tires which are not allowed to be repaired. You get a flat, you've
bought a new tire. Guess road hazzard package is now a good buy.