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Goodyear Tyres Germany/Poland

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  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,874 Forumite
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    That wasn't out experience with bridgestone, they may have both passed the same tests but the Japanese ones provided more wet weather grip. I have a pair of each, and the Spanish ones go on the front, as I 'd rather crash straight on behind an airbag than slide sideways into a post.
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    There may well be a big difference between European and Far Eastern-specification tyres, and two European factories that could easily be within a mile of each other...
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