View Poll Results: What Tires are the best?
Goodyear
21
5.92%
Toyo
28
7.89%
Michelin
140
39.44%
Continental
43
12.11%
Falken
25
7.04%
Pirelli
43
12.11%
Other
55
15.49%
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W203/CL203/S203 TIRE Discussion Thread - Every question on TIRES
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2002 C240 6-spd (ret)
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If you have a C320, TeleAid should have been standard for you. Why didn't you call MB and have them do it?
If you have a C320, TeleAid should have been standard for you. Why didn't you call MB and have them do it?
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crap like that is enough for me to pay the $200 or so a year to renew tele-aid. No to mention thee mobile direction service is great!
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2002 C230K, 2001 Audi TT 225 Coupe
Tire prices
Go to www.tirerack.com for best prices or Discount Tire, if you have an outlet near you, may be quicker than waiting for the tire from tirerack.
That is the thing with 18/19 inchers -- and why I stay with the C7 17 inchers, bigger tires and wheels are more susceptible to blow outs and damage.
Good luck.
That is the thing with 18/19 inchers -- and why I stay with the C7 17 inchers, bigger tires and wheels are more susceptible to blow outs and damage.
Good luck.
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Even if we have no tele-aid, Can we get the roadside assistance from MBUSA? I think we can. Let us know if it is not true.
Even if we have no tele-aid, Can we get the roadside assistance from MBUSA? I think we can. Let us know if it is not true.
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Originally posted by E_Corleone
DAMN! Thats awful. I just got 19" with low profile 235x35x19 P7000. Tire rack has them on sale for $198 i think. I hope you have better luck next time, I hate to hear stories like this it makes me drive even more careful than I already do. Do you have staggered tires?
DAMN! Thats awful. I just got 19" with low profile 235x35x19 P7000. Tire rack has them on sale for $198 i think. I hope you have better luck next time, I hate to hear stories like this it makes me drive even more careful than I already do. Do you have staggered tires?
P.S. Thanks for all your support guys, and no I didnt renew tele-aid
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Originally posted by MBSang
Even if we have no tele-aid, Can we get the roadside assistance from MBUSA? I think we can. Let us know if it is not true.
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you sure can. the phone number should be on the inside of the driver's side sun visor.
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Originally posted by MBSang
Even if we have no tele-aid, Can we get the roadside assistance from MBUSA? I think we can. Let us know if it is not true.
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you sure can. the phone number should be on the inside of the driver's side sun visor.
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MB Roadside assistance
What type of services are included in the MB roadside assistance? I was told it includes putting on your spare or a jumpstart. Is this free? Is anything else included?
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C230 Sports Coupe
i "think" they may give you a gallon or so of gas to get you to the nearest gas station. And thats about it. but still thats better than nothing.
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Re: MB Roadside assistance
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What type of services are included in the MB roadside assistance? I was told it includes putting on your spare or a jumpstart. Is this free? Is anything else included?
What type of services are included in the MB roadside assistance? I was told it includes putting on your spare or a jumpstart. Is this free? Is anything else included?
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Flat tire..
Ran over a nail yesterday and about an hour after I got home my tire was flat. I have C7. MB roadside assistance put the spare on and today I took it to Discount Tire, which repairs tires for free (unlike MB). Well, Discount claims they couldn't repair the tire (with 4600 miles on it!!), because I have "run flat" (?) tires and the nail did a number on the inside. Bottom line...$256 & tax for a new Michelin Pilot Sport tire. Has this happened to anyone else? The nail was almost in the center of the tire, so I was surprised they couldn't fix it, but the "run flat" has something to do with that. I am checking out the old tire tomorrow so I can see for myself.
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I could be wrong but I thought "run flat" was when the sidewall of the tire got damaged from driving on the tire when it was flat (or really low), and not from an obstruction like the nail. I'm not 100% on this, so I'm sure some one can confirm or correct.
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2002 C230 Coupe
I had a screw in my sidewall. Had to by a new michelin mvx or something. $130 at discount. I have the 16" rims. I just wish I had the C7's :p
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-Eric
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OK, I don't know what run flat is... is that a type of tire? If so, that's what the tire place said I had, and I am replacing it with the SAME tire, which was (is) Michelin Pilot Sport. They came with the C7 package, and the tire place said they are run flat.
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Originally posted by Margo
OK, I don't know what run flat is... is that a type of tire? If so, that's what the tire place said I had, and I am replacing it with the SAME tire, which was (is) Michelin Pilot Sport. They came with the C7 package, and the tire place said they are run flat.
OK, I don't know what run flat is... is that a type of tire? If so, that's what the tire place said I had, and I am replacing it with the SAME tire, which was (is) Michelin Pilot Sport. They came with the C7 package, and the tire place said they are run flat.
Run flat (used as a verb) is what you do when you lose most or all the air in a regular tire (like the Michelin Pilot Sport) and keep driving on it. Result is a thrashed sidewall, i.e. a non-repairable tire.
My guess is that your Discount Tire guy used run flat as a verb - in other words, you ran over a nail, lost most of the air in your tire, and drove on it long enough to do serious damage to the sidewall in your Pilot Sport.
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$256?
that sounds awfully expensive...i thought the price for pilots came down quite a bit. installation shouldn't be that much either
that sounds awfully expensive...i thought the price for pilots came down quite a bit. installation shouldn't be that much either
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i dont think theres any Pilot Sport Runflat Tire.
u must have been "running flat" a tire w/c is not RunFlat. get it?
so running flat for long periods=damaged sidewall=new tire.
RunFlat=is a tire capable of running w/out air for a considerable distance, but it too gets damaged if u run it for too long a time with no air.
u must have been "running flat" a tire w/c is not RunFlat. get it?
so running flat for long periods=damaged sidewall=new tire.
RunFlat=is a tire capable of running w/out air for a considerable distance, but it too gets damaged if u run it for too long a time with no air.
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btw i forgot, if u have RunFlats on, you should have NO SPARE TIRE at all, and ur car is equipped with tire pressure monitoring system. So for sure, C Coupes dont come standard with RunFlats.
#244
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goose egg on front tire
It's on my driver's side, about the size of a half-dollar. Couple of q's:
Assuming it's not covered, but is there a tire warranty?
If not, do I buy one new tire? (is it awful to drive on a tire with a goose egg for a while?)
Or is this a rationalizable excuse for putting some real tires on my car? If so, any recommendations?
TIA!
Assuming it's not covered, but is there a tire warranty?
If not, do I buy one new tire? (is it awful to drive on a tire with a goose egg for a while?)
Or is this a rationalizable excuse for putting some real tires on my car? If so, any recommendations?
TIA!
#245
Re: goose egg on front tire
Originally posted by tommy
It's on my driver's side, about the size of a half-dollar. Couple of q's:
Assuming it's not covered, but is there a tire warranty?
If not, do I buy one new tire? (is it awful to drive on a tire with a goose egg for a while?)
Or is this a rationalizable excuse for putting some real tires on my car? If so, any recommendations?
TIA!
It's on my driver's side, about the size of a half-dollar. Couple of q's:
Assuming it's not covered, but is there a tire warranty?
If not, do I buy one new tire? (is it awful to drive on a tire with a goose egg for a while?)
Or is this a rationalizable excuse for putting some real tires on my car? If so, any recommendations?
TIA!
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Well, I think we've now figured out why Discount Tire repairs tires for free! :p Margo, unfortunately, I think you were "taken". If they said "you have run flat tires" and that's why they couldn't fix it, they weren't inferring that you damaged the tire by driving on it, so it sounds like they were lying. If they thought you had driven too long on a flat tire, they would not have said "you have run flat tires", they would have said "we can't fix it because the sidewall was damaged by driving while it was flat".
#247
Re: Flat tire..
Originally posted by Margo
Ran over a nail yesterday and about an hour after I got home my tire was flat. I have C7. MB roadside assistance put the spare on and today I took it to Discount Tire, which repairs tires for free (unlike MB). Well, Discount claims they couldn't repair the tire (with 4600 miles on it!!), because I have "run flat" (?) tires and the nail did a number on the inside. Bottom line...$256 & tax for a new Michelin Pilot Sport tire. Has this happened to anyone else? The nail was almost in the center of the tire, so I was surprised they couldn't fix it, but the "run flat" has something to do with that. I am checking out the old tire tomorrow so I can see for myself.
Ran over a nail yesterday and about an hour after I got home my tire was flat. I have C7. MB roadside assistance put the spare on and today I took it to Discount Tire, which repairs tires for free (unlike MB). Well, Discount claims they couldn't repair the tire (with 4600 miles on it!!), because I have "run flat" (?) tires and the nail did a number on the inside. Bottom line...$256 & tax for a new Michelin Pilot Sport tire. Has this happened to anyone else? The nail was almost in the center of the tire, so I was surprised they couldn't fix it, but the "run flat" has something to do with that. I am checking out the old tire tomorrow so I can see for myself.
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Viper, yes, exactly what you said.
The initial screener at my dealer said she didn't think so, then passed me on to a tech, who of course didn't answer the damn phone.
So, since I have the day off (to work on the crx), I'll just drive over there at lunchtime and see what the real deal is.
The initial screener at my dealer said she didn't think so, then passed me on to a tech, who of course didn't answer the damn phone.
So, since I have the day off (to work on the crx), I'll just drive over there at lunchtime and see what the real deal is.
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Tommy, you should have received from your dealer upon delivery the Warranty booklet for the tires. I would read that first and find out about coverage and claiming procedures.
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2002 C230K, 2001 Audi TT 225 Coupe
Go to tirerack.com
They have the warranty terms of every manufacturer and your specific tire type. It should be warrantied unless you are down to the nubs. The dealer won't warranty it, the tire manufacturer does and their rep should approve a replacement for you -- hopefully if it's a Mercedes dealer the rep will give you another -- no charge