WaSMaN

I'm thinking of getting Brigestone Potenza GIII's 205/55 R16 instead of Michelin Pilot Primacy's. Any comments/suggestions ?

raklert

bridgeatone tires are garbage, try Micheline PS2 if you on a budget go for Falken 452 they are cheap and perform great.

yeuchau

i have michilin pilot sport

white_w203

i have toyo t1r. wat kind of tire are you looking for? performance? all weather?

Buellwinkle

I have the best tires made on both my MB's, Riken Raptors, rim protectors, cool looking pattern, and priced reasonably ($387 OTD (tax, balance, mounting) for C7 wheels, $420 for staggered wheels on my 2004.5 C230)

1stBenzo

Right now I just have the stock Sport wheels on them. Does anybody know what brand they are????

I also have an 05 Nissan Altima which I was planning on driving this winter and parking the Benz but after driving the Benz the Altima isn't the same. I am going to sell it and buy winter tires for my Benz. I was thinking of the Nokian Hakkapellittas (sp?) because I have heard they are good. Any advice on winter tires from people who are unfortunate like to me have to drive through lots of snow and ice? Thanks!

1stBenzo

nlpamg

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's

I love em. Waaaay better than the Toyo T1-S's that I had.

RES

I like the Eagle F1 for performance, I'm trying the General UHP for longer life and they seem to be holding up well. I hate Continental because every set I have had has worn uneven and made the car handle terrible and start pulling like the alignment was out. Changed the tires and the problem went away. One note General tires I believe is part of Continental.

BabyBenz6spd

Pilot Sports, front set is from when I bought the car new (July, 04). Replace the rear set around 30k miles. Currently the car is at 50K miles. I think I'll have to replace them (All 4 tires) in couple of months.

I love Pilot Sports, but they are so expansive. I will either go with Pirelli or Falken for my next set of tires.

Blazinpin0i

Toyo T1rs

dmatre

BFG G-Force KDW's. Great price, great dry & wet traction, great hydroplane resistance, fantastic feel while cornering (stiff sidewalls), sound like Monster Mudder 4x4 tires while riding down the highway.

rlee02135

+1

WaSMaN

Here are my 2 choices:

Michelin Pilot Primacy - 450$ (cost of 4)
http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/front/a...0-0/0&retour=1

Bridgestone GIII - 400$ (cost of 4)
http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/...reads/gIII.asp

I tend to drive the car hard...

nlpamg

if you drive the car hard, then both tires aren't for you... those are just all season tires. and, the tire size you have really isn't conducive to driving it hard, you should upgrade to 17's at least.

Gilgorm

I too need winter tires every winter. I have had Nokian tires before but currently have Kumho winter tires. I have been very inpressed with their snow and ice ability. They are also quiet and run well on dry pavement. Mileage wear so far seems to be pretty good.

STi_JL

michelin pilot sport. 225/45/17

Elliott

BFG G-Force Sports....awesome tire and only about 100 per tire...great all around package

ML55CLA45

mich pilot sport a/s

225 40 18

Arn560

I'm running Falken Ziex

Untouchable08

I got General Excalim UHP's they are cheap and work well. Probably upgrade when i decide on Rims.

Holson

Eagle F1 GS-D3

I replaced the Pilot Sports that still had about 3~4mm of tread left on each tire.

The PSports were noisy and terrible in the wet (they're pretty well worn I guess).

The Goodyears solved the problem... the car now rides more like a Mercedes should.

c230 o5

Sumitomo HTR 2

great handling for wet and dry traction
no prob. in the rain
excellent cornering grip and performance
SUCKS IN SNOW

http://www.sumitomotire.com/theline/...asp?c=per&id=1

NY C32

Ditto on the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3

Quiet, sticky, very good in the wet and the best looking tread pattern of any performance tire

Granite230K

I use Kumho ASX

-cheap
-real quiet
-non directional (can rotate staggered setup)
-good in the rain

225-40 18
255-35 18

loved the pilot sports tho

samuel003

I have one side question,
if I want to change all four,
can i use the same size,
not like factory, 225/45/17 front, 245/40/17 rear
can i use just 225/45/17 or I can't

I know Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's isn't good for winter,
but can i still drive with those in winter,
i'm in NYC.