A strange blast from the past

[rmay635703]

https://www.utires.com/articles/tire-product-lineup/

It’s 1988 and your starting a tire shop

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

I was born in '90, but anyway, until at least '98 tubeless tyres still sounded quite "exotic" to me. When my dad had to get the tyres of a '98 Opel Corsa for the first time, I must confess it was somewhat surprising to me that most tyres for its size by then were tubeless. Well, maybe now I have something else to talk about with a cousin who owns a tyre shop

[freebeard]

" 10.09.2015 " The article is dated either 20150910 or 20151009. It's ambiguous but the dot separators suggest a European date system.

OTOH bad, bad grammar or syntax is timeless.

There is nothing in law preventing you from carrying any particular brand of tire. If you want to sell Good years you can buy them. However unless you’re con
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That you tire life side red a Goodyear dealer the financial terms you’re given won’t be as favorable in a competitive market area.

[rmay635703]

Yeah in 2015 half of tire buyers want bias treads and 1/3 get recaps on their passenger cars

Also according to data in 1987 it costs $12000 to start a tire shop in 2017