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11-11-2010, 05:19 PM
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Why are 21 inch tires so expensive?
I was looking at the GM Camaro 21inch wheels a few days ago. Liked the design of the wheel the price of 21inch tires are ridiculously expensive,poor selections, and treadwear is bad too.
There are a much wider selections of 22inch tires and they are cheaper than the 21s....are there any reason why the 21s are so expensive compared to the 20s and 22s? |
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11-11-2010, 05:22 PM
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19"s seem to be the same way.
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11-11-2010, 05:24 PM
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19s and 21s just never caught on.... not sure why
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11-11-2010, 05:30 PM
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11-11-2010, 05:30 PM
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11-11-2010, 05:32 PM
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Supply & demand
Few are going with 21" so more cost to produce fewer tires.
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11-11-2010, 05:34 PM
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The BBOMG fill-in husband
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Odd sizes don't seem to catch on.
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11-11-2010, 05:35 PM
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They're so expensive b/c they are far less popular. It cost the tire maker more per tire to make a 1000 pc lot compared to a 5000 pc lot.
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11-12-2010, 01:02 PM
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Quantity demanded can't go up unless the price comes down, which can't happen unless the quantity supplied goes up.. It's just a circle. The only things that will change it are a vast shift in income (not likely anytime soon in todays economy), or a tire company willing to put themselves in the hole for a while by producing more at a lower price until consumers come around and start buying (not likely ever in a business model).
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