How many miles out of a set of mitchalin energy tyres?
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The original Michelin Energy tyres that came with my car were on the rear, and had been there for 78k miles and 7 years. I put them on the front so that they'd wear and eventually replaced them with some Uniroyals. I was impressed by the fact that they wore uniformly over their width rather than losing the shoulders of the tyre.
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Uniroyal are Continental not Michelin, but you're right that they are a cheaper brand from one of the premium manufacturers....BonceChops wrote:Another Michelin brand made in that same Dundee factory along with the Klebers. Michelin are also BF Goodrich.Kowalski wrote:eventually replaced them with some Uniroyals
http://www.tyres-online.co.uk/marketing/brands.asp
That page is quite interesting
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Michelin do own Uniroyal, it says so on their US site http://careers.michelin-us.com/why/about/
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Chaps
Check out http://www.blackcircles.co.uk. You get the choose the tyres you want from just about every currently available type, pick where and when you want them fitted and pay on-line. Then just turn up and get them fitted. Much better than making do with what's on the shelf on the day that you turn up.
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Check out http://www.blackcircles.co.uk. You get the choose the tyres you want from just about every currently available type, pick where and when you want them fitted and pay on-line. Then just turn up and get them fitted. Much better than making do with what's on the shelf on the day that you turn up.
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That is a bit strange, especially when there are sites like this one about.BonceChops wrote:Michelin do own Uniroyal, it says so on their US site http://careers.michelin-us.com/why/about/
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/w ... al_en.html
Why do both Conti and Michelin think they own Uniroyal? Does one have the brand in north america and the other in Europe?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_AG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniroyal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodrich_Corporation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin
So, according to those pages.... Goodrich merged with Uniroyal, the Michelin bought the tyre businesses of Goodrich / Uniroyal but Continental uses the brand.... I'm confused
http://www.conti-online.com/generator/w ... ds_en.html