Les Schwab has their own tire brand “Caldera” which produces “Confidence C3” tires– I can’t find any info about this tire–no reviews, nothing–anyone have experience with this tire? I drive an old Sentra–still in great shape–used mainly for local errands and such–so won’t be putting alot of miles on…

I was pretty sure the word “quality” was going to result in some confusion, so allow me to explain. First is" Design Quality" - that is: What was intended to be produced and how well did the design meet the target. This not the normal use of the word “quality” in any manufacturing sense, but seem…

The only reason I would not buy a Les Schwab tire is if I was going a long distance from home. For a strictly local driving pattern I would if the price was suitable to me. That said I could go online , find tires and make an appointment in less time then it takes to read this thread.

I wouldn’t equate quality with consistency as some tires are consistently bad.

Does it have a DOT code? What is the warranty? Private labels are used to keep you from price shopping.

[image] Jerome-Silverman: Does it have a DOT code? What is the warranty? Do you really think a large chain like Les Schwab is going to sell tires with out a DOT marking ? Also their web site shows really good support and service for the tires they sell . The only disadvantage is that they jus…

I don’t know about Les Schwab tires, but i do know a little about Michelin tires. i put a set of Michelin tires on my sisters 2007 Accord, I thought they would last longer than less expensive brands. In 3-1/2 years the sidewalls were cracking and losing air,even though there was still more than 3/4 …

[image] SidneySpeiden: In 3-1/2 years the sidewalls were cracking and losing air,even though there was still more than 3/4 of the original tread depth left Did you check the age of the tires? Did you get a partial refund under the tire warranty?

VOLVO-V70 […]“Also their web site shows really good support and service for the tires they sell . The only disadvantage is that they just do not have a wide spread network . For local use only I see no reason not to buy them.”. Les Schwab has a network of nearly 500 stores in 10 western states. T…

[image] SidneySpeiden: I don’t know about Les Schwab tires, but i do know a little about Michelin tires. Our Acuras came with Michelin tires and really I was never really fond of them. I got maybe 40K out of them and didn’t notice they were that great in snow. No big problems, just thought …

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Jerome-Silverman April 19, 2021, 1:54pm 41

No Schwab around here and the DOT code tells where and when the tire was manufactured and the manufacturers part number.

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