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Originally posted by LarryBible
I hesitate to brag on them too much for fear of the Kumho people catching on and raising their prices.
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I know! I hope that Kuhmo's word-of-mouth-low-price-incredible-value strategy pays off and they continue on that path.
I bought our KW-11's through a mail-order outfit here in Canada and had them installed by my local shop. The installer was surprised at the tires (not having seen many before) and commented about how easy they were to balance, even studded. Hardly any weight required.
I have just this one season on them, but all (we now have KW-11's on the new Subaru, the 626 (non-studded), the 190E and the C230) all four sets are holding up very well. They all still run true and smooth.
Kuhmo could go two ways:
1. They could keep up the good work of producing tires where you pay a little get a lot and keep costs down through minimal marketing schemes other than dealer networks (Tire Rack sells them now) and word-of-mouth.
2. Take advantage of the growing reputation to raise prices and blend into the "mainstream" tire market.
Let's hope they choose #1!!