The Fallacy of Cheap Tires Sold in Portage La Prairie

New tires are a big ticket item for most Portage La Prairie drivers. You’re not only concerned about the price, but you want to know that it’ll be a long time before you need to buy new tires again.

And of course there’s the safety aspect as well. The tires do a lot of work, they carry the weight of the vehicle and you and your passengers around Portage La Prairie. They need to be up to the task. You want to be sure they hold the road and provide good traction. Portage La Prairie drivers who carry heavy loads or tow a trailer need a high load tires to be up for the job.

The tire professionals think it’s important that Portage La Prairie drivers understand the effect of price on a tire’s performance and durability. The major tire brands sold in Portage La Prairie that you’re familiar with are known as Tier 1 tires. These tires are well-engineered and very high quality. Comparable tires are usually in the same price range from brand to brand.

Stepping down in price you come to private label tires. Some large Portage La Prairie tire store chains carry tires with the chain’s own brand. It’s important to know that most private label tires sold in the Portage La Prairie area are built by the same Tier 1 brands that you are familiar with, so they are a quality product. You can ask your Prime Auto tire professional who makes their private brand.

The lowest priced tires on the market are Tier 3 tires. These tend to be imported from China or South America. Since you get what you pay for, you can’t expect a Tier 3 tire to deliver the same performance and durability as the others. Hey, sometimes the budget will only allow for a Tier 3 tire. That’s OK because it’s a good thing to be driving with safe, new tires than pushing your old tires beyond their safety limits. But it’s good counsel to buy as much tire as you can afford, because it will be much less expensive in the long run. Your tires are the only part of your vehicle that touch the Portage La Prairie road. You’re only as safe as your tires are well built. Buy value – not price.

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Prime Auto
401 Saskatchewan Ave E
Portage La Prairie, MB R1N 0L5
204-239-5841

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