# New tires

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/84602>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, marauder\
**Created:** [April 14, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/84602 "2014-04-14T16:47:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/84602/21 "2014-04-16T16:39:59Z")

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rattlegas,

I hope you are aware that the vehicle manufacturer writes the specs for the tires that come on their vehicles - not the tire manufacturer. The tire manufacturer either meets those specs or doesn’t get the business. Pretty much every tire manufacturer gets stuck from time to time with supplying a tire that doesn’t perform well. It’s just a part of doing business with a big OEM. BFG is no exception.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/84602/22 "2014-04-16T17:56:19Z")

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Who owns BFG now?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-tires/84602/23 "2014-04-16T18:06:11Z")

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**^**  
Michelin has owned BFG for…quite a few years.

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