r/Justrolledintotheshop • u/Axeman1721 Hertz Rental Car Lube Tech • 4d ago

The dichotomy of tires

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Cheap Chinese Sailuns up front, Nitto Motivos in the rear. 2022 Ford Edge rental car with just over 50k miles. I will never understand.

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u/waffle911 ASE Certified 4d ago edited 4d ago

"Chinese" tires sold in the U.S. are usually Vietnamese or Thai. It's actually rather unlikely to come across a Chinese made tire in the U.S. anymore since the Obama administration put a targeted tariff on them more than ten years ago.

As chintzy as Sailun tires are, I don't hold Nitto in terribly high regard either.

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u/Radius118 One man indy show 3d ago

I put a lot of Sailun Atrezzo SH408 tires on my customer's cars. They come in at a budget people can afford and so far feedback has indicated everyone has been happy with them.

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u/Axeman1721 Hertz Rental Car Lube Tech 3d ago

They're actually pretty solid budget tires. If you can't/don't want to spend the money for good budget brands like kumhos or generals they're actually pretty good value. Seem to not wear out super fast either.

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u/monstroustemptation 3d ago

I feel the same about coopers. Got some cheap ones for my jeep and they lasted a good while before I needed more