# A review of American Platinum tires? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** protege, mazda\ **Created:** [December 16, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-review-of-american-platinum-tires/40824 "2009-12-16T00:22:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-review-of-american-platinum-tires/40824/1 "2009-12-16T00:22:28Z")
My Belle Tire dealer in SE Michigan offered me American Platinum tires (made in USA by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.)for my 1992 Mazda Protege. [Tirerack.com](http://Tirerack.com) doesn’t show this brand. Where can I find a decent review & opinions? ---
**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-review-of-american-platinum-tires/40824/2 "2009-12-16T00:28:15Z")
just google…American Platinum Tire…here is a site with reviews… [http://automotive.become.com/american-platinum-20565-r15-94h-rbl-all-season-tires--compare-prices--sc779202610](http://automotive.become.com/american-platinum-20565-r15-94h-rbl-all-season-tires--compare-prices--sc779202610) ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/a-review-of-american-platinum-tires/40824/3 "2009-12-16T00:42:08Z")
Shelf-space…Every dealer in town gets to sell his own “Brand”…The nylon cap ply, usually only found in “performance” tires, greatly reduces the chance of tread separation…Tires have become a consumer commodity…Shelf-space and price-points, that’s the name of the game these days…