Mike:Sorry to hear of your problems with your tires... First off, I did a quick search to see what tire plants are in Zingzough, China. A Google search with that town name and "tire factory" together came up empty. In fact, a Google search on "Zingzough China" comes up empty. It could be just a spelling thing, but Google suggests a spelling change to "zigzough", and that comes up empty again. Any chance you have a reliable source for the spelling to check against?
NJT,I wish it were true that more money buys better tires, and any other stuff for that matter. If it were true I would gladly pay the price. Unfortunately, I have not had that experience with tires or anything else...Michelin tires are very good but they are grossly overpriced. They were not always so and I used to use them. Some are junk just like any other brand but most are good. However, they are not a value.One thing that really ticks me off is people automatically assuming that because something was made in China, Japan(Japan?? Where are the best autos made?), India, Korea, Mexico or any other foreign country is automatically inferior. This is plain bigotry folks, pure and simple.