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What tires should I stay away from?

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Tires you should stay away from include very cheap no-name Chinese tires with poor reviews, retreaded tires for passenger cars, mismatched tires, and tires older than 6 years, plus specific brands with poor ratings like some budget brands with low treadwear and poor wet traction. Tires to avoid include extremely cheap budget tires from unknown brands sold online with no warranty, poor wet traction, and short tread life, tires with low UTQG ratings below 300 treadwear and C traction, retreaded tires for cars which are unsafe, used tires with unknown history, and tires past 6 years old as rubber degrades even if tread looks good, check DOT date. According to tire reviews, brands to be cautious with include some ultra-budget Chinese brands like certain Westlake models with poor reviews, though Westlake has improved, but generally avoid tires with many complaints about blowouts or poor wet braking. Also avoid mismatched sizes and mixing run-flat with non-run-flat. So what tires should I stay away from is ultra-cheap no-name tires with no warranty, old tires over 6 years, retreads for cars, and tires with poor reviews for wet traction and tread life, instead choose reputable budget brands like Armstrong which is decent budget, or mid-range like General, Cooper, with good reviews and warranty, costing 80 to 150 dollars per tire for safety.
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