We somehow missed the Opinion in a Tire review article published online in August.
Thankfully Used Tire dealer Brian Kingsley did not.
For over twenty years new tire makers have waged a smear campaign overseas and domestically they have typically used The Rubber Manufacturers Association to do it with. Overseas false Advertisements were taken out in Newspapers and on Tv in Venezuela.Argentina and Brazil smearing the Used Tire Industry with Half truths and Rumors.Now it appears they have Jim Smith and Tire Review who have never been friends of the Used Tire Industry doing it for them
The Power of Advertising.....I MEAN THE POWER ADVERTISERS HAVE OVER THE PUBLICATIONS WHERE THEY ADVERTISE....................
HOW MUCH REVENUE DOES TIRE REVIEW EARN FROM NEW TIRE MAKERS????????????
But a recent report by TyreSafe, a quasi-independent consumer education body
(don’t you wish we had one of those?) in the U.K., may shed some new light on the issue.
LATER IN THE STORY THE TIRE REVIEW EDITOR SAYS THE FOLLOWING
Full disclosure: TyreSafe is partly funded by donations from Tire makers, but acts independently in its consumer education efforts. Also, the U.K. has strict laws regarding used tires, which must meet certain standards and be permanently marked as being sold as part-worn. FULL DISCLOSURE "PARTLY FUNDED" BY TIRE MAKERS..WOW WHAT A COINCIDENCE.....WHAT HAPPENED TO QUASI INDEPENDNENT CONSUMER EDUCATION.......
This Used Tire Dealer of over Twenty five years has written letters to and had meetings with Congressmen, Senators, US Trade Representative and Commerce Secretary. We also organized and Co founded a Used Tire Association in Puerto Rico as well as won a Permanent Injunction against the government of Puerto Rico to protect tire dealers right to sell and distribute Used Tires.
Why???
Because of the Half Truths and Smear tactics of Tire Makers
Goodyear,Bridgestone Firestone,Pirelli and Michelin. these companies have probably violated the Foreign Corrupt practices Act as well as Anti Trust laws.Goodyear has already violated FCPA so it would not be a first for them.
The sale of Used Tires properly inspected is a viable alternative to the consumer who can not afford a new tire and is safer than driving on the Bald ones they now drive on..New Tires are represented to have a certain amount of mileage for their lifespan MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL INTO QUESTION THE MILEAGE WARRANTIES AND PROMISES OF TIRE MAKERS
THE SIMPLE FACT OF TAKING THE TIRE OFF THE RIM AND DEEMING IT A USED TIRE DOES NOT MAKE IT SAFE OR UNSAFE. THIS IS DETERMINED AFTER A CAREFUL INSPECTION.
THE SIMPLE FACT OF TAKING A TIRE OFF THE RIM BECAUSE A CONSUMER IS BUYING A NEW TIRE SHOULD NOT CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF USEFUL LIFE LEFT ON THE REMOVED TIRE.
EACH TIRE IS EITHER REUSABLE BECAUSE IT IS IN ROAD WORTHY CONDITION OR NOT NO GENERALIZATIONS......
TIRE MAKERS TELL YOU THEY ARE GOOD FOR 20,000 OR 30,000 OR 40,000 MILES OR MORE SO WHY IF THE TIRE IS IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION SHOULD IT NOT BE REUSED?
THIS WOULD APPLY TO ALL TIRE REPAIRS AT THE POINT THE TIRE IS REMOVED FROM THE RIM DOES EVERY TIRE DEALER MAKING REPAIRS KNOW THE ORIGIN AND DRIVING HABITS OF EACH CUSTOMER ????????? WHAT ABOUT CASINGS SOLD FOR RETREADING WHY ARE YOU NOT CALLING THAT INTO QUESTION? OH I FORGOT GOODYEAR FIRESTONE AND MICHELIN SELL RETREADS TOO. TOUGH TO MAKE A RETREAD WITHOUT A USED TIRE(A CASING IS A USED TIRE SUITABLE FOR RETREADING) AGAIN ANOTHER LIFE FROM THAT NEW TIRE...
NO ONE WANTS TO SELL A DANGEROUS PRODUCT USEDTIRES.COM HAS LIABILITY INSURANCE LIKE ALL TIRE DEALERS SHOULD. WE HAVE SOLD MILLIONS OF USED TIRES WITHOUT ONE LAWSUIT!!
CAN FIRESTONE SAY THE SAME???
THE TRUTH IS TIRE MAKERS PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIFE WE ARE ALL DRIVING ON USED TIRES...... STOP THE SCARE TACTICS AND FEAR MONGERING!!!
REUSE IS RECYCLING!!!!!!!!!
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Sell Used Tires If You Must, Just Know What You Don't Know
By Jim Smith email
Editor, Tire Review magazine
August 09, 2010
I have never been a fan of dealers selling used tires. You’re not in the garage business, after all, and selling used only diminishes the value of the new products you rely on for long-term profitability.
But I get it. Certain consumers can only do so much – especially now. A “good” used tire may be in better shape than the rubber they are riding on. A number of you feel expert enough to separate the good from the questionable. Many more simply don’t see a problem, and “any sale is a good sale.”
I get it.
Hawking used tires is nothing new, and certainly not just an all-American phenomenon. It’s been going on for decades, here and abroad.
But a recent report by TyreSafe, a quasi-independent consumer education body (don’t you wish we had one of those?) in the U.K., may shed some new light on the issue.
Proving the acorn-tree thing can work in reverse, drivers in the U.K. are just as bad about tire care as U.S. drivers. Roads and weather are pretty similar. U.K. vehicles tend to be a bit smaller – no one there rolls out in a Hummer 5 Mega-Monster over there – and, therefore, tires are a tad smaller overall.
Still, consumers on both shores see nothing wrong with buying used.
In the U.S., used tires are a featured attraction at countless yard sales and on Craigslist and eBay and the local classifieds. Used cars come with used tires, right? There is, therefore, an expectation that a used tire is A-OK provided there is some tread left and no visible damage.
TyreSafe’s findings, though, should serve as a warning that not all is A-OK when it comes to part-worn tires.
Birmingham, England, officials investigated the quality of used tires sold by local firms. In all, the investigators bought and checked nearly 200 tires, and found that nine out of 10 failed to meet minimum legal standards. Some 30% had physical defects (embedded nails, exposed cords, excessive wear). Some had required markings buffed off, and most failed to carry a mark identifying the tire as being used. One in particular was all of 17 years old.
And these were tires sold by tire shops – not at yard sales – by tire experts, I suspect, who pride themselves on having a keen eye for these kinds of things. Like American dealers.
Oh, it gets worse. TyreSafe did a deeper examination of six of the tires, using X-ray equipment to look for internal damage. All six showed clear signs of impact damage, exhibiting “unstable stress points” or “fatigue in components” that increase the likelihood of a blowout.
As TyreSafe noted, these highly dangerous defects would not be visible under normal inspections that used tires should undergo before going on sale.
“The results from the Birmingham investigation are extremely worrying and confirm our worst fears about part-worn tires,” said TyreSafe chairman Stuart Jackson.
“Although guidelines do exist about the condition of tires being sold as part-worns, they are clearly not being adhered to by all traders. The types of faults found are extremely dangerous and, if fitted to a vehicle, could have caused serious accident and injury.”
Full disclosure: TyreSafe is partly funded by donations from tiremakers, but acts independently in its consumer education efforts. Also, the U.K. has strict laws regarding used tires, which must meet certain standards and be permanently marked as being sold as part-worn.
Back on these shores, here are some stats you can examine under your in-shop shearography machine, courtesy of the RMA’s 2010 Tire Pressure Survey:
• Of 6,300 vehicles checked, only 17% had four properly inflated tires.
• 55% had at least one underinflated tire.
• 15% had at least one tire down by at least 8 psi
• 20% had at least one tire underinflated by 6 psi.
• 31% were underinflated by at least 4 psi.
As used tires go, eight in 10 you might sell have been run underinflated.
How long were these tires run underinflated? How many potholes and curbs did they meet? What debris did they roll over? How many panic stops did they endure? How many times have they been mounted/dismounted?
Who knows? You don’t, and no one’s eyeballs are that good.
Look, to sell or not to sell used is your decision, and yours alone. But don’t think that in “sue-first” America that you’re alone; if one of your used tires fails, there is nothing to insulate you from a court judgment – and nothing to prevent that tire’s maker from joining you in court.
Our industry much prefers suggestion to regulation. And when it comes to used tires, that’s exactly what we have.
If you want to sell used tires, that’s fine. Some will even praise your efforts. Just know what you don’t know, and understand that every used tire you sell is another round of Lawsuit Roulette.
Because you just don’t know.
AGAIN USEDTIRES.COM HAS THE FOLLOWING POSITION.
NO ONE WANTS TO SELL A DANGEROUS PRODUCT USEDTIRES.COM HAS LIABILITY INSURANCE LIKE ALL TIRE DEALERS SHOULD. WE HAVE SOLD MILLIONS OF USED TIRES WITHOUT ONE LAWSUIT!!
CAN FIRESTONE SAY THE SAME???
THE TRUTH IS TIRE MAKERS PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIFE WE ARE ALL DRIVING ON USED TIRES...... STOP THE SCARE TACTICS AND FEAR MONGERING!!!
REUSE IS RECYCLING!!!!!!!!!
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