General Ameri-660 - any good?

[ExploderOne]

Ford wants to replace my Frightenstones with General Ameri-600s. Are these tires any good? They look like a damn highway tire not an all-terrain tire. What's up with that? Is Ford trying to say that I shouldn't take my Exploder off the road, or is it the fact that highway tires are normally cheaper (especially for Ford) than all-terrains? I once heard a retired Ford executive say that Ford has three requirements in tires: cheap, black, and round. Maybe these Generals fit their requirements better than mine. Ok, time to step off my soapbox.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Nate

 

[Michigander]

You get your pick of a replacement tire... and that definetly wouldn't be mine! Of course Ford wants to keep it cheap... every dollar that the reimburse for the tires comes out of their pocket.

 

[Jim F]

I was told by Ford that they will put on whatever they get in. I was not able to choose the tire I wanted from the list and have Ford order them and put them on. For this reason I went to a tire retailer and got what I wanted, put them on a credit card and waited for the check for $550 from Ford (took about 2 weeks). If you time it right with the billing date on your credit card, the price of the tires will be on the card interest free for almost 2 months. This should be enough time to get the check from Ford and pay the bill.

 

[jimbo74]

those are great tires.... for the street..... remember most explorers are soccer mom cars and will never see dirt....

 

[Michigander]

why don't you go somewhere else and have Ford reimburse you?

 

[ExploderOne]

Fundzzzzzzzz! My bank account is a little small right now for tires. I'm in the early stages of buying a house, so I'm saving all my spare pennies for closing costs. And a $500-$600 charge on a credit card won't help qualifing power.

I saw that Ford has a few other "Approved" tires on thier list so I asked the dealer for the Michelins and he said that all he can get his hands on right now are the Generals.

 

[Michigander]

have you called other dealers near you?

 

[ExploderOne]

Yeah, I did call a few dealers in this area and they have the same tire. There was one dealer a hour and a half away that had some Goodyear RT/S's, but I don't what to drive that far (more of a timing issue with work than anything else).

 

[Michigander]

I think that is just really bad luck, and some really bad dealers. Sorry man.

 

[ExploderOne]

I've never been to impressed with any dealer here in MPLS. Due to the law of averages there has to be a good one somewhere in the area, but I've never run into one and no one I know has either. When stealers get to big they seem to loose sight of customer service, at least anything this customer would call service.

Anywho, thank for the input guys! I think I'm stuck with the Generals for now, who knows they might not be to bad. I could sell these used when I get into my house and get some BFG's. At least there will be more of a market for used Generals over the Deathstones.

 

[Sschultz]

Have you tried boyer ford yet?
(Broadway and 35 dub) I've OK luck with them

 

[ExploderOne]

No, not yet. I'll give them a call. THX!