I bought my Expedition 2 weeks ago from a Ford dealership, they had put new tires on the vehicle prior to my seeing/buying it (it has 45k miles). I didn't take the time to look at the brand they installed, other than seeing that they were new - which is good and bad.
The Ford dealer installed cheap Tier 3 tires - Sailun Altrezzo - a brand I've never even heard of before. They're roughly $120/each - pretty cheap tires. I traded in my '16 Explorer which was almost ready for new tires, so I already knew what those would cost to replace ($1100 for Michelin).
Now, I'm satisfied with how the Expedition handles and drives/rides, but I haven't gone on any extensive trips aside from driving the car home (the dealer was 65 miles from my house!). But I'm not satisfied with the thought of driving on cheap, Chinese tires.
I did price new tires, at Costco I can get 70k mile Michelins for just over $900. The question is, SHOULD I? I'd like some opinions on this, please! Not that I want to spend ~$1k (though I would have had to if I'd kept the Explorer, or if the dealer hadn't already replaced these), but.... Thoughts?
The Ford dealer installed cheap Tier 3 tires - Sailun Altrezzo - a brand I've never even heard of before. They're roughly $120/each - pretty cheap tires. I traded in my '16 Explorer which was almost ready for new tires, so I already knew what those would cost to replace ($1100 for Michelin).
Now, I'm satisfied with how the Expedition handles and drives/rides, but I haven't gone on any extensive trips aside from driving the car home (the dealer was 65 miles from my house!). But I'm not satisfied with the thought of driving on cheap, Chinese tires.
I did price new tires, at Costco I can get 70k mile Michelins for just over $900. The question is, SHOULD I? I'd like some opinions on this, please! Not that I want to spend ~$1k (though I would have had to if I'd kept the Explorer, or if the dealer hadn't already replaced these), but.... Thoughts?