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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomodachi" data-source="post: 2476617" data-attributes="member: 17935">Perceived quality of tires and clothingThe way I see it, your tire comparison is not exactly true.  Tires like clothing are considered "the most valuable" depending on what you are trying to do with them.  If you are driving in mud and snow then mud and snow tires are considered most valuable.  If you are on a race track then low tread racing tires are considered most valuable.  If a person took mud and snow tires onto a race track, they would indeed be considered "low class".  In this case the most durable tire(M&S) would not be the "most valuable".It is the same with clothing.  If a person is say roofing his house then t-shirt and jeans would indeed be the  "most valuable".  If that person tried to roof his house in a tuxedo, he would most likely be viewed as "low class".  He would be viewed as not having the means to aquire the proper attire.  On the other hand,  if a person is going to a dinner party, slacks and a button shirt would be "the most valuable".  The purpose of the clothing would not be durability but prettiness(for lack of a better word coming to mind).   Just a thought and different point of view.</blockquote>