> You could do that; I'd recommend moving on to a more
> mainstream established brand.  Tires aren't really a good
> item to go cheapo on.

When CIP1 first started offering the Nankangs I did some research on them,
wondering if they knew something I didn't. If these were a worthy
alternative to the Hankooks and Vredesteins, I would have seen no reason not
to add them to my roster.  Alas I found surprisingly little about the
manufacturer, let alone the particular tire. The company does not even have
a U.S. presence or website (their offices/factories are in China and Taiwan)
and they are not an OEM supplier to any auto manufacturer.  About the only
info I could find related to a bankruptcy filing (which was quite some time
earlier, and, I presume, long since resolved).  By comparison, Hankook is an
OEM supplier to most of the major auto manufacturers (including Volkswagen),
has a 20 year track record in the U.S. market (65 years overall), and is
minority owned by Michelin.   I decided not to consider Nankang until they
had established some sort of track record.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
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