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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From: Ashburn, VA
'19 GLC 300, '19 TM3SR+
Originally posted by 230 Cedan
I just checked them. Turns out they are W rated.
I just checked them. Turns out they are W rated.
W and Y are newer standards specifying the top speed limit for the tire, whereas Z simply states "149 mph and above".
From tirerack.com (worth bookmarking!) :
http://www.tirerack.com/about/techcenter.html
Z=149 MPH, 240km/h and over, Sports Cars
W=168 MPH, 270km/h, Exotic Sport Cars
Y=186 MPH, 300km/h, Exotic Sport Cars
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From: Dublin, CA
2003 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan/2008 M3 Coupe M-DCT/1996 328i (Gone)/1988 190E 2.3 (Gone)
Originally posted by 230 Cedan
I just checked them. Turns out they are W rated.
I just checked them. Turns out they are W rated.
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2010 C300 4matic
Yeah, my parents are completely against it too. That's why it's good that I don't live with them anymore. I got the bike yesterday and they don't know. I don't know whether I should just tell them and get it over with or keep it secret. They're gonna know eventually. I told them I was gonna buy one, so it won't be a shock. Maybe I'll just ride it over there tomorrow. 
Bobdole, I love the R1, nice choice.
I'll probably get something like that for my next bike. Depends on what's out at the time. But the SV should be good for my first bike.
Bobdole, I love the R1, nice choice.
I'll probably get something like that for my next bike. Depends on what's out at the time. But the SV should be good for my first bike.
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From: The blue white rock, third out.
2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
Re: Got a new bike, but lost a tire on the coupe!
Originally posted by Matt230K
But here's the strange part. Apparently there was a malfunction on the dash and something about tire pressure. He may have misread, but I'm wondering what it said. I told him it definitely didn't have tire pressure monitoring. But I'm wondering if the car knew that there was something wrong with the tire based on the movement of the back end. And I also wonder if ESP is what kept him off the guardrail, considering it looks like a pretty massive blowout. Any ideas??
But here's the strange part. Apparently there was a malfunction on the dash and something about tire pressure. He may have misread, but I'm wondering what it said. I told him it definitely didn't have tire pressure monitoring. But I'm wondering if the car knew that there was something wrong with the tire based on the movement of the back end. And I also wonder if ESP is what kept him off the guardrail, considering it looks like a pretty massive blowout. Any ideas??
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From: Ohio
2010 C300 4matic
Re: Re: Got a new bike, but lost a tire on the coupe!
Originally posted by Outland
Neat, if it works. I'd love to know what that message was.
Neat, if it works. I'd love to know what that message was.
All you gotta do it just cut the tire a little bit, but not all the way through and then wait till it blows out.
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From: OR
About your error question...
Since wheel speeds are monitored for stability control, it would be really easy to write the software to monitor for a constant offset between the two driven wheels. Kind of a poor man's tire pressure monitoring system. It would be really cool if they did that.
jlm
Since wheel speeds are monitored for stability control, it would be really easy to write the software to monitor for a constant offset between the two driven wheels. Kind of a poor man's tire pressure monitoring system. It would be really cool if they did that.
jlm
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From: Ohio
2010 C300 4matic
Originally posted by young
let us know how you like the bike after a few weeks of riding it. the sv650 gets great reviews and it's very reasonably priced.
let us know how you like the bike after a few weeks of riding it. the sv650 gets great reviews and it's very reasonably priced.
But it's a lot of fun. Plenty of power for me. I'm a little slow through the corners getting comfortable. It's my first bike. But I've pushed it pretty hard going straight and it's pretty quick.
You know, by looking at that picture of the new model, mine isn't really that much different (It's a 2000). I think I like the round frame rails on mine as opposed to those squared off ones.
Sunday should be a great day here, so I might try to get another 100 miles in.
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2010 C300 4matic
Originally posted by jlm
About your error question...
Since wheel speeds are monitored for stability control, it would be really easy to write the software to monitor for a constant offset between the two driven wheels. Kind of a poor man's tire pressure monitoring system. It would be really cool if they did that.
About your error question...
Since wheel speeds are monitored for stability control, it would be really easy to write the software to monitor for a constant offset between the two driven wheels. Kind of a poor man's tire pressure monitoring system. It would be really cool if they did that.
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From: The blue white rock, third out.
2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
Re: Re: Re: Got a new bike, but lost a tire on the coupe!
Originally posted by Matt230K
Me too! Do you want to go test it for us??
All you gotta do it just cut the tire a little bit, but not all the way through and then wait till it blows out.
Me too! Do you want to go test it for us??
All you gotta do it just cut the tire a little bit, but not all the way through and then wait till it blows out.
Since wheel speeds are monitored for stability control, it would be really easy to write the software to monitor for a constant offset between the two driven wheels. Kind of a poor man's tire pressure monitoring system. It would be really cool if they did that.
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From: San Francisco
2002 C230
that shouldn't make that much of a difference, rite? I am just trying to get a wider tire, original tire is already 225/45/17. The main concern I am having is just will the wider tires scratch anything.
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Does your car come with 225/45/17 originally? 235/45/17 should be okay.
Umm...your speedo will be off, but I dont think it will be off by that much. The diameter of 225/45/17 is 25.1" and 235/45/17 is 25.4". Anybody knows what 0.3" difference in diameter will affect the speedo?
Umm...your speedo will be off, but I dont think it will be off by that much. The diameter of 225/45/17 is 25.1" and 235/45/17 is 25.4". Anybody knows what 0.3" difference in diameter will affect the speedo?
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1991 mr2 turbo, 2002 coupe
Isn't it just 0.3 (the diff)/25.1 (orig diameter)?
That came out to a whopping 1.2%. So if your speedo reads 100mph, you'd be doing roughly 101.2. Don't most speedos err toward the actual being a shade less anyway? I remember they used to give that info in road tests and many cars that I recall were doing 59 when the speedo read 60. Whatever its so slight a delta that it really won't matter regardless. Will the 235 comfortably fit on the 7.5" wide wheel? I usually see an 8" wheel used with 235s if I remember correctly.
That came out to a whopping 1.2%. So if your speedo reads 100mph, you'd be doing roughly 101.2. Don't most speedos err toward the actual being a shade less anyway? I remember they used to give that info in road tests and many cars that I recall were doing 59 when the speedo read 60. Whatever its so slight a delta that it really won't matter regardless. Will the 235 comfortably fit on the 7.5" wide wheel? I usually see an 8" wheel used with 235s if I remember correctly.
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From: San Francisco
2002 C230
Originally posted by zimmer26
Isn't it just 0.3 (the diff)/25.1 (orig diameter)?
That came out to a whopping 1.2%. So if your speedo reads 100mph, you'd be doing roughly 101.2. Don't most speedos err toward the actual being a shade less anyway? I remember they used to give that info in road tests and many cars that I recall were doing 59 when the speedo read 60. Whatever its so slight a delta that it really won't matter regardless. Will the 235 comfortably fit on the 7.5" wide wheel? I usually see an 8" wheel used with 235s if I remember correctly.
Isn't it just 0.3 (the diff)/25.1 (orig diameter)?
That came out to a whopping 1.2%. So if your speedo reads 100mph, you'd be doing roughly 101.2. Don't most speedos err toward the actual being a shade less anyway? I remember they used to give that info in road tests and many cars that I recall were doing 59 when the speedo read 60. Whatever its so slight a delta that it really won't matter regardless. Will the 235 comfortably fit on the 7.5" wide wheel? I usually see an 8" wheel used with 235s if I remember correctly.
