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The stock Hankooks at $165
Hankook*Optimo H426
The Continental ExtremeContact DWS are cheaper at $141
Continental*ExtremeContact DWS 06
Why does this happen? Conspiracy? They get a deal with Hankook on some crappy tires that should be ~$80 and then they mark them up for the aftermarket hoping people just replace the tires with the same ones? Just baffling that a tire that is much worse at everything is more expensive and chosen by the people who most want to showcase its performance and have it do well in magazine testing.
Hankook*Optimo H426

The Continental ExtremeContact DWS are cheaper at $141
Continental*ExtremeContact DWS 06

Why does this happen? Conspiracy? They get a deal with Hankook on some crappy tires that should be ~$80 and then they mark them up for the aftermarket hoping people just replace the tires with the same ones? Just baffling that a tire that is much worse at everything is more expensive and chosen by the people who most want to showcase its performance and have it do well in magazine testing.