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: PHILIPPINES
07' ML350
will a 225 tire fit in d trunk as spare tire?
will a 225mm tire on 18x8 wheel fit in the trunk of d sedan???? ( i mean as a spare wheel)
my sedan has a 205/55r16 on 16x7 rim as spare wheel, and i plan on replacing it. im concerned that the wheel n tire might be too wide for the trunk carpet to be placed flat on top of the spare wheel.
my sedan has a 205/55r16 on 16x7 rim as spare wheel, and i plan on replacing it. im concerned that the wheel n tire might be too wide for the trunk carpet to be placed flat on top of the spare wheel.
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Had: 1987 300TD, Had: 2004 C230 Sport Sedan, Have: 2014 E350 Sport, Have: 2019 S450
Everyone with C7 or SportSedan has had this problem.
Max performance tires have tremendous grip, but also wear out quite quickly.
If you search the forum, you'll find that others have gone to different tires (away from Michelin and Continental), and some of these have given better tread life.
It's a trade-off between performance and life span.
MB even puts a warning in their literature concerning high-performance tires and fast tread wear.
I feel your pain, but this is the way it is.
Max performance tires have tremendous grip, but also wear out quite quickly.
If you search the forum, you'll find that others have gone to different tires (away from Michelin and Continental), and some of these have given better tread life.
It's a trade-off between performance and life span.
MB even puts a warning in their literature concerning high-performance tires and fast tread wear.
I feel your pain, but this is the way it is.
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From: Diamond Bar, CA
W206 PHEV AMG
I'm at 205xx miles on my stock Michelin pilotsport. It's down to the tread indicator at the rear in the center and both inside and outside tread of the front have pretty much gone (I've rotated the front tires). Since it's summer, I'm holding off changing the tires till rain season comes. But it's super noisy now tho...lol
Not sure what do you mean you need new tires already. Can you describe more? also, if you check your front tires, you'll probably see it only wear on the outside tread. If that's the case you can just remount the front tires to suit the directional tires need.
Not sure what do you mean you need new tires already. Can you describe more? also, if you check your front tires, you'll probably see it only wear on the outside tread. If that's the case you can just remount the front tires to suit the directional tires need.
Last edited by FrankW; Aug 20, 2003 at 03:25 PM.
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2003 C230K
~~Tire Thread~~~
Okay since we all know the stock Continentals are crap. All ready at 16,000 Miles, and they are almost completly worn out. Here is what I want to know. Who ever has diffrent tires on their coupe or Sedan with the C7 rims give me any input on the tires that you have, and if they are better than the continentals. This thread can benefit lots of people. Thanks
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Volvo V90 CC
If they are rated Z and above, you'll get about the same life out of most tires.
You might want to try Michellin Sports, I've heard they give you a pretty good life, I have these on my car, but they only have 4k miles or so.
You might want to try Michellin Sports, I've heard they give you a pretty good life, I have these on my car, but they only have 4k miles or so.
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From: Canada
05 CLK 500 cab
I'm going to leap, well maybe just hop, to the defence of the Continentals. With a bit over 7,000 miles, I took 20 measurements of tread depth across the tire and compared them with a new tire. Result: an average of 10% worn. No, I do not expect to get 70,000 miles out of these tires, but 35,000 should be possible. Not too shabby for a Z-rated tire.
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From: New Castle, IN
C230Kompressor
I've got the Conti's, with 24,000 miles, and I drive the crap out of them. They're probably good for a few thousand more, so I'm starting to look. Probably won't get them again just because of the $$.
I've always found TireRack's site very helpful because you get feedback from a lot of different people in the survey area.
I've always found TireRack's site very helpful because you get feedback from a lot of different people in the survey area.
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Originally posted by pocholin
If they are rated Z and above, you'll get about the same life out of most tires.
You might want to try Michellin Sports, I've heard they give you a pretty good life, I have these on my car, but they only have 4k miles or so.
If they are rated Z and above, you'll get about the same life out of most tires.
You might want to try Michellin Sports, I've heard they give you a pretty good life, I have these on my car, but they only have 4k miles or so.
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W213 '17 E43 ///AMG - W211, W208 no more
Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
With my experience oh pilot sports on both my cars they are both very very low life on the rears. My C230 needed them very qucik and my CLK430 at around 12k are just about bald.
With my experience oh pilot sports on both my cars they are both very very low life on the rears. My C230 needed them very qucik and my CLK430 at around 12k are just about bald.
hehe... nah, lets see... for me, my rears have seen about 20,000 miles and they still have about 40% tread left... my fronts had probably around 50+%, but I replaced them cause my SA hooked me up with free replacements...
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Originally posted by mmgrad
ya'll must have a lead right foot... my rears is still looking good
hehe... nah, lets see... for me, my rears have seen about 20,000 miles and they still have about 40% tread left... my fronts had probably around 50+%, but I replaced them cause my SA hooked me up with free replacements...
ya'll must have a lead right foot... my rears is still looking good
hehe... nah, lets see... for me, my rears have seen about 20,000 miles and they still have about 40% tread left... my fronts had probably around 50+%, but I replaced them cause my SA hooked me up with free replacements...
btw, i have posted it before but i will post it again that i needed new pilot sport tires at 5k on my C230, and i could swear it was something wrong with the tires and not my driving!
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From: San Jose
2005 CLK320
Yokohama
I've tried performance tires from Yokohama and they seem to be the best of both worlds. Long lasting, quiet ride, and enough performance for most needs. Check out the tire rack.
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From: US-Philadelphia
SL600
My 240 came with Goodyears. I told my dealership that I would not drive a Benz with Goodyear crap. He swapped it with another C that had Michelin MXVs. While there are tires that perform better than the MXVs, they are far better than the Goodyears and Continetals.
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W213 '17 E43 ///AMG - W211, W208 no more
Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
Are u talking about the pilot sport tires? it must be hard for u to tell how many miles u get on your tires since you've have multiple sets of wheels already!
btw, i have posted it before but i will post it again that i needed new pilot sport tires at 5k on my C230, and i could swear it was something wrong with the tires and not my driving!
Are u talking about the pilot sport tires? it must be hard for u to tell how many miles u get on your tires since you've have multiple sets of wheels already!
btw, i have posted it before but i will post it again that i needed new pilot sport tires at 5k on my C230, and i could swear it was something wrong with the tires and not my driving!
I've tacked on about 20,000 miles on them and they still look great.
I have had multiple sets of wheels on my car, but only for a very limited time.
- I had 19 ADRs on my car for probably under 2,000 miles before it was stolen.
- I then had 18 Brabus Mono VIs on my car for 1 day, but once you go 19s, you can't go back, so I took them off
- I just got new 19 AMG CL wheels on, probably less than 300 miles so far, and my car now has about 23,000 miles.
Therefore, yes, my OEM Michelin Pilot Sports lasted 20,000 miles, and there were still in very good usable condition when I took them off. I wouldn't be surprised if I took it past 30,000 miles on those babies...
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Originally posted by mmgrad
I wouldn't be surprised if I took it past 30,000 miles on those babies...
I wouldn't be surprised if I took it past 30,000 miles on those babies...
LOL, I guess it is somehow possible, but its rare and probally will never happen to me.
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W213 '17 E43 ///AMG - W211, W208 no more
Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
You sir will be god if u get 30k miles on those!
LOL, I guess it is somehow possible, but its rare and probally will never happen to me.
You sir will be god if u get 30k miles on those!
LOL, I guess it is somehow possible, but its rare and probally will never happen to me.
A tire is considered legally bald at 3mm depth, so, you figure about another 10,000 miles...
so, should I add in "tire god" in my title too???
btw, lets talk about brake pads... have you had to change them yet? I still haven't changed mine yet...
i believe brake pads (new) have 9 or 12 mm... during my 20,000 miles check up, I had 5mm left (2 or 3mm is when it needs to be changed)... so those will probably need to be changed within 3-5000 miles
my SA is suppose to hook me up with that too... about $250 to change brakes & rotors... if he doesn't, then I'll get the C32 brake kit... that will look badass with the 19 CL wheels...
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Originally posted by mmgrad
well... put it this way... i believe the tires originally come with 10/32mm worth of tread as a new tire... during my 20,000 mile check up, the measurements stated that I had about 5mm left, so about 50% left.
A tire is considered legally bald at 3mm depth, so, you figure about another 10,000 miles...
so, should I add in "tire god" in my title too???
btw, lets talk about brake pads... have you had to change them yet? I still haven't changed mine yet...
i believe brake pads (new) have 9 or 12 mm... during my 20,000 miles check up, I had 5mm left (2 or 3mm is when it needs to be changed)... so those will probably need to be changed within 3-5000 miles
my SA is suppose to hook me up with that too... about $250 to change brakes & rotors... if he doesn't, then I'll get the C32 brake kit... that will look badass with the 19 CL wheels...
well... put it this way... i believe the tires originally come with 10/32mm worth of tread as a new tire... during my 20,000 mile check up, the measurements stated that I had about 5mm left, so about 50% left.
A tire is considered legally bald at 3mm depth, so, you figure about another 10,000 miles...
so, should I add in "tire god" in my title too???
btw, lets talk about brake pads... have you had to change them yet? I still haven't changed mine yet...
i believe brake pads (new) have 9 or 12 mm... during my 20,000 miles check up, I had 5mm left (2 or 3mm is when it needs to be changed)... so those will probably need to be changed within 3-5000 miles
my SA is suppose to hook me up with that too... about $250 to change brakes & rotors... if he doesn't, then I'll get the C32 brake kit... that will look badass with the 19 CL wheels...
About brakes, i am still on my original brakes on both my cars. When the time comes, If i do not upgrade my brakes to the C32's which i was considering on my C230, i will just go with porterfeild low dust pads and get brembo cross drilled rotors on all 4 corners. Thats if i can even wait that long, (i dont think i will).
I will probally see about the low dust pads on the CLK also and maybe even check if brembo had cross drilled rotors for the CLK since i never even looked.
For you on the other hand, the C32 brakes will look sick with the 19" CL wheels. please do it!
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
LOL, yes please add the tire god thing into your sig 2.
About brakes, i am still on my original brakes on both my cars. When the time comes, If i do not upgrade my brakes to the C32's which i was considering on my C230, i will just go with porterfeild low dust pads and get brembo cross drilled rotors on all 4 corners. Thats if i can even wait that long, (i dont think i will).
I will probally see about the low dust pads on the CLK also and maybe even check if brembo had cross drilled rotors for the CLK since i never even looked.
For you on the other hand, the C32 brakes will look sick with the 19" CL wheels. please do it!
LOL, yes please add the tire god thing into your sig 2.
About brakes, i am still on my original brakes on both my cars. When the time comes, If i do not upgrade my brakes to the C32's which i was considering on my C230, i will just go with porterfeild low dust pads and get brembo cross drilled rotors on all 4 corners. Thats if i can even wait that long, (i dont think i will).
I will probally see about the low dust pads on the CLK also and maybe even check if brembo had cross drilled rotors for the CLK since i never even looked.
For you on the other hand, the C32 brakes will look sick with the 19" CL wheels. please do it!
yeah, i think the C32 brakes WILL look sick too... i might even go as far as painting the calipers just to give it a different look...
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Originally posted by mmgrad
i think evosport carries the cross-drille rotors for the CLK...
yeah, i think the C32 brakes WILL look sick too... i might even go as far as painting the calipers just to give it a different look...
i think evosport carries the cross-drille rotors for the CLK...
yeah, i think the C32 brakes WILL look sick too... i might even go as far as painting the calipers just to give it a different look...
And the painted C32 brakes will look awsome 2, no matter what u do to those brakes they will look good.
Just make sure u post some pics if u get them, i know it will look sweet.
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98 E430 & 06 C230
when u guys talk about continental tires, r u guys talking about the continental sport contact 2? i have those tires, and im at 106XX miles on them, i was wondering what is the average life of those tires. i think my tires are 225/45/17 91W... thanks in advance
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I had ContiSportContact 1 on my previous car, which was a 00 328Ci. The tread was almost completely bold after 13k miles. Now with the C32's PilotSport I'm at 20k miles and still going. There's no change in my driving style either.
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2003 C230K
This is the tire that I have decided on guys.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....m=245YR7F1GSD3
Can I mount 235/45/17 on the stock C7 wheels? or should I just stick to 225?
Thanks in adavanced
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....m=245YR7F1GSD3
Can I mount 235/45/17 on the stock C7 wheels? or should I just stick to 225?
Thanks in adavanced
