IslandTractor
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- 2010 CX9 GT Silver/Blk
I have nothing at all against Paradas. I'm sure they are fine tires and they are certainly less expensive than the Duellers. My beef is with advice that makes people think the Duellers are somehow unsafe or incompetent in winter use. Quoting the tirerack reviews, especially the negative ones on the Dueller, is just stupid without considering the reliability of that data. How do people come up with these ratings? Do they drive cars with new tires of two or three types and then enter their comparative comments? I am pretty sure that is not what happens. The reviews are largely written by people who have just replaced a worn set of OEM Duellers with whatever fad tire is currently hot with NASCAR wannabes on TireRack and they then just have to leave a review or two to justify their new purchase. There is a lemming like consistency to the reviews and they are really worthless. Compare the TireRack reviews to professional reviews of the same tires done by either one of the car magazines or consumer reports. You will find that the Duellers are well rated by the pros and fit pretty much into the middle of the all season pack with similar tires from other brands. And, those reviews were in fact done by comparative driving and skid pad testing of three or four newly mounted tires from a variety of brands. The TireRack reviews are just wannabe trash talk forums. Pure BS.
So, I'm not arguing against replacing a set of Duellers with Paradas or anything else once the Duellers are worn out. Duellers are expensive and may not have any significant advantage over less expensive tires. But don't let the fanboys convince you to toss a relatively new set of OEM Duellers because of unsubstantiated BS parroted from Tire Rack.
So, I'm not arguing against replacing a set of Duellers with Paradas or anything else once the Duellers are worn out. Duellers are expensive and may not have any significant advantage over less expensive tires. But don't let the fanboys convince you to toss a relatively new set of OEM Duellers because of unsubstantiated BS parroted from Tire Rack.