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Do you ever read the disclaimer information in a tire ad?
past web polls
Which team will win the American League Championship Series?
Cleveland Indians(57%)
Boston Red Sox(43%)
Do you believe Consumer Reports´ tire testing procedures are fair?
Yes(47.6%)
No(34.1%)
Not sure(18.4%)
Used passenger tires are:
A profitable part of my retail business.(39.4%)
A scary proposition -- I don´t sell them.(40.6%)
A scrap tire nightmare.(20%)
What form of advertising increases your retail tire sales the most?
Newspaper(19%)
Direct mail(8.6%)
Cable television(4.3%)
National TV ads from manufacturers(4.3%)
Word of mouth(63.8%)
Would a recall of hundreds of thousands of defective Chinese tires affect your business?
Yes(52.9%)
No(37%)
Maybe(10.1%)
How would you describe business at your tire dealership year-to-date?
Absolutely wonderful(27.8%)
About the same as last year(13%)
A roller coaster(38.3%)
A bad year a brewin´(12.2%)
ARRRGGGHHH!(8.7%)
Do you think Les Schwab´s death will affect the way his retail chain is run?
Yes(58%)
No(42%)
How many tire pressure monitoring systems have you serviced in the last year?
Zero(23.7%)
1-5(14.1%)
6-10(5.8%)
More than 10(56.4%)
As a tire dealer, which of the following are you most concerned about?
Competition from car dealerships(25.2%)
The economy(36.2%)
Tire aging(6.7%)
Tire pressure monitoring systems(24.5%)
Global warming(7.4%)
How did your dealership´s tire units sold through February compare to the first two months of 2006?
They were the same(14%)
The were down(39.7%)
They were up(46.4%)
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