What tires came with your new C?
 

What brand and specific tire did you get with your new C? Also, please add where you live. It will help everyone to see what the pattern is if they aren't all the same. Thanks in advance everyone!

I don't have it yet, but my 350 will have the AMG 17" Alloy wheels that come standard on the 350 in the US...which is where I live.

Mercedes has contracts with Continental and Michelin Tires. For as long as I can remember I've never seen anything else on C Classes. Awhile back they had Dunlop on the ML's but have since changed those to Conti's and Michelins.

OK, I'm an idiot...read the OP and assumed rims rather than tires....

Will have to let you know on that one when the car arrives...

I was just curious because I have heard a lot of complaints about the all-weather Continentals. I was hoping for the Michelins and was curious what kind, so I can judge how long they will last. My last car came with Michelins and the originals were very bad. They needed replacement after only 25,000 miles. I replaced them with Michelins that had much more grip, but they didn't last very long either. I now have some very nice Yokohama's. They seem to have the grip of the second set of Michelins and are lasting longer.

Before you flame me:
I know that Michelin make some very good tires and that there is some degree of tradeoff between grip and wear.

I have heard that the grip in the Continentals that were tested by Road and Track on the new C was very poor.

Anybody else have any other insite into tires for the new C?

C350 17" 6-spoke AMG Michelin Pilot, Southern California.

C300 18" AMG, Contisport 3. Good grip wet or dry, fairly comfortable, but loud on the roads around here.

Thanks Guys!!! Keep um coming. :zoom:

I do know they use a lower grade tire than what you could purchase yourself aftermarket. I only got about 15k out of the Michelins on my 06 ML, I asked the service guy about it and he said yeah thats about average depending on your driving conditions and miles ect and confirmed that they use a lower grade tire. Not sure why Mercedes would do this, they might be trying to save themselves some money as they don't warrant tires and could sell you a new set after the oem tires wear out fast. On another note, I had a 02 C Class with Michelin Energy tires and they lasted the entire time I owned the car (about 37k).

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is it the pilot ps2?

is it the pilot ps2? exalto? or sport?

Mine came with Contiprocontact while my cousin's came with Michelin Pilot Exalto.

GPI,

Do you both have the 17's?

Michellins and I have a C350 Sport with 17" AMG

Do you happen to know how much the 17" amg like yours weighs? They claim its light alloy but question is how light is it? approx 25lbs would u say?

Yes, we have the same wheels.

This is a very good question because my Fiance is getting her C300 sport 4Matic sometime in December. I was wondering what kind of all season tires it would come with since she will be driving it in the snow. I want to assume the Michelins would be better in the snow....is this a valid assumption?:nix:

I'm in NC and I was wondering if I would get all season or not. We hardly ever get snow, but we do get ice on occasion.

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I purchased my C350 in VA and it came with Conti all-weathers. I am now back home in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle and Portland) and the 2008 Cs all have Mich.

There are two OEM suppliers for the all-weather tires - Conti and Michelin. Our car has the Contis, built in June, delivered in Portland OR, and from the first shipment of W204s to the West Coast.

My experience is that the factory will produce "runs" of cars with the same tires - so you'll see lots that have Michelins in one shipment, Contis in the next. It means nothing, and it's purely the luck of the draw what will be on the ground at the dealership at any given moment.

I'm a Michelin fan, but not of the particular tire they're using for this application. The Contis are nothing special, though they seem to wear well [we have 5200 miles on our car]. The new Michelin Primacy MXV4 [not to be confused with previous MXV4s, of which there are at least 5 different models] is in fact something special [quieter, stickier, longer-lasting - I tried them briefly on another car of ours before selling it], but it is not being used on any OEM applications at the moment - so far, offered only as a replacement tire, not as OE. It would be my first choice for this car if I needed a tire replacement. See the TireRack's comparison test to get an idea of how much better this one is than previous versions.

I've got the Michelins on my 350...built late Sept., arrived in San Antonio this week.

Which ones MBTex?

That I'll have to check...will get back to you.

Tires
 

<<Mine came with ContiProContact while my cousin's came with Michelin Pilot Exalto>>

Since I switched my C300 to 18's, I have the four ContiProContact 17s it came with stacked up on my garage floor and have them listed in the local Craigslist at $400. They can be bought from Tire Rack for $537 (includes freight) so $400 seems reasonable.

Sure enough, some bottom-feeder answered the ad tonight offering $300. I declined.

I'm hoping whatever tires come with this car will be good in the snow. We got 4Matic but without the proper tires that means nothing. Are the Conti's or Michelins better in the snow?

I would not bet on either of the tyres being good on snow. Winter tyres are always recommended.

Yes, the only answer in real snow country is dedicated winter tires. All of the OEM tires are too wide and not tall enough to be good in snow, regardless of the tread pattern. This is another issue with this continuous trend toward wider, lower profile tires as OEM.

In the EU, my car [a C300 Lux, aka C280 Elegance] would have 205/55x16s, and a fighting chance in light snow...not here, with 225/45x17s as standard. Even then, dedicated snow tires are best...no substitute if you have real snow very often.

Around here [Portland OR], everybody thinks they need AWD and studded tires, when we might see snow 2-4 times a year....the other extreme of cluelessness. The real danger here is the twice-annual ice storms, when nothing should move, but everybody tries, anyway....with tragi-comic results.

I love it when I hear towns being shutdown because of 3 inches of snow. :rolf: People are so unprepared, and just completely clueless about what they should do.

"... no Sire, you should not be driving that car down the hill shod with z-rated summer performance tyres. Okay, I'll call the tow truck and meet you in the ditch." :crazy:

Michelins
SoCal


:zoom: "If stares were arrows, I'd have nothing but holes on my C!"

I checked, they are Michelin Pilots.

I also took them to the tire shop to register for the road hazard and lifetime balancing program and they charged $155 for it. They also said the front tires were $190 each and the rear tires were $215 each.

C350 sport with 17" amg. I got Michellins tires. Boston area

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my has continentals but I would rather have michellin pilots

ya but what wheels you have? tells us nothing if u have the c350, tires depend on whether you have the 17" or 18" amg's

what u got?

17" amg rims = michellins
18" amg rims = continentals

simple as that, no need for individual posts

Pirelli Pzero 225/45R-17 91W Runflat Ultra high performance tyres.
17" Rims

I picked up my C300 4Matic last week and I have Michelin tires

For the record, my C350 has the Michelin Pilots.

C300 Sport 17-inch with l ContiProContact . I'm pretty ok with that. Maybe they'll wear better, 400 versus 300.

Has anybody tried to choose the tires? i.e. maybe pay a bit more to get the best ones or something. Or is this IMPOSSIBLE?

Choosing which ones come on it out of the factory is probably difficult since the factory just puts whatever tires on that they have for that batch of cars.

I see no reason, though, why the dealer couldn't swap them out for you before you take delivery.

Honey's car came with Continentals.

I'll give it a try :D