Republic Ensign Tires

[MonsoonMike]

Anyone know anything or had any good or bad luck with a brand of tires called Republic Ensign? They're supposedly a generic tire manufactured by Goodyear. Their price is tempting. But the fact that I can hardly find any information about them through various searches concerns me a bit. Anyone have any info?

[MadDriver]

Originally Posted by MonsoonMike

Anyone know anything or had any good or bad luck with a brand of tires called Republic Ensign? They're supposedly a generic tire manufactured by Goodyear. Their price is tempting. But the fact that I can hardly find any information about them through various searches concerns me a bit. Anyone have any info?

I am on my second set of Republic Ensigns in 2 weeks, 5 in all now (they replaced one the next day after I got them), all warranty replacements at the local Gemini store. They run like they are out of round. Slapping the road and making the whole car bounce. Not out of balance, because it only happens about 25-35 mph. The second set isn't as bad but because of the aggressive tread pattern, they sure are noisy and cause a low frequency vibration. The store manager was eager to sell me an upgrade to the next level of "Goodyear" for a mere $17 each plus balance/mount and tax. I only drive the car about 2500 miles per year so I wanted something cheap and would get me through the PA inspection scam so I took the warranty replacements. I guess you get what you pay for. They are made in Venezuela by the way. Wouldn't have bought em if I knew that.