need help on tires
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need help on tires
Greeting.
I got a flat front tire the other day, and need to get a pair of new front tires as both are show bubble now (pot holes in the region just...sigh). I have a 2014 C300 4matic sport sedan having 23000 miles on it. Should I go to the dealer to get the tires changed or just go to tire stores like costco to get them replaced? If I go to other tire store and do not use the original tires from MB, would it void the manufacturer warranty? I still got 5 years on it.
I saw some post saying for 4matic, one would have to change all 4 tires at once. Is that reaaly true? sounds scary though.
Another unrelated topic, when I did the service B, the dealer guy told me I need to pay extra for break fluid change as it is not included in B, so I did not do it. Is it normal?
Many thanks.
I got a flat front tire the other day, and need to get a pair of new front tires as both are show bubble now (pot holes in the region just...sigh). I have a 2014 C300 4matic sport sedan having 23000 miles on it. Should I go to the dealer to get the tires changed or just go to tire stores like costco to get them replaced? If I go to other tire store and do not use the original tires from MB, would it void the manufacturer warranty? I still got 5 years on it.
I saw some post saying for 4matic, one would have to change all 4 tires at once. Is that reaaly true? sounds scary though.
Another unrelated topic, when I did the service B, the dealer guy told me I need to pay extra for break fluid change as it is not included in B, so I did not do it. Is it normal?
Many thanks.
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I would read this, http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/....jsp?techid=18. Tire rack claims to offer a tire shaving service. The general take away I got from that was it can strain the 4matic system. Which is known to be expensive to fix and failure prone if neglected.
As for the brake bleed that is normal to do it every 20,000 miles (B service).
From what I've seen at the dealers the tire prices are insane. You could still get the OEM ones for much less at any tire center. But if you need an alignment I would stick to the dealer. The dealer usually does a better job balancing too as they use road force balancing.
As for the brake bleed that is normal to do it every 20,000 miles (B service).
From what I've seen at the dealers the tire prices are insane. You could still get the OEM ones for much less at any tire center. But if you need an alignment I would stick to the dealer. The dealer usually does a better job balancing too as they use road force balancing.
Last edited by michail71; Jun 10, 2016 at 02:16 PM.
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I'm a bit curious after reading that as I thought the 4matic cars also came with staggered wheel configurations. From the above article it stated tires off by as little as 4 revs could cause issues.
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If you barely drive the car, i recommend you wait for Discount Tire direct's deals. They usually have some extremely good deals. ($100 off $400) with their tires already at a discounted price. Deal usually comes back every couple of months. I got 4 new continental extremecontacts dws 06 staggered tires for $670 ($610 for tires + $60 for balanced and mounted, had a hook up 
) compared to a few local shops i called which wanted $1200-$1300 for them. However, the dealership charges $30/tire for mounting and balancing which is extremely surprising considering that, that price is on the lower end of every shop i called. but, of course, 2 orders to maximize the coupon. These tires are the ones that people compare to the michelin pilot super sport. I would have gotten the super sports but the rears were out of stock when the deal was going on.
) compared to a few local shops i called which wanted $1200-$1300 for them. However, the dealership charges $30/tire for mounting and balancing which is extremely surprising considering that, that price is on the lower end of every shop i called. but, of course, 2 orders to maximize the coupon. These tires are the ones that people compare to the michelin pilot super sport. I would have gotten the super sports but the rears were out of stock when the deal was going on.
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Tires dont have or affect warranty. slap on anything you want. 100000% recommend you stay away from the dealership when buying tires unless you like your butthole being resized and if changing all 4, never stick with oem tires as those are just the cheapest ideal tires the manufacturers put on to meet safety specs.
Last edited by myn8m3is8ndy; Jun 12, 2016 at 03:05 PM.
