Tyre wear
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Are your Continental ProContact GX or ContiSport Contact? 50K and 28K mi respectively.
Should check your tire coverage that comes with your car and see if there is any tread/mileage warranties on those babies. In addition, there's a Continental recall on those tire, check out if it's covered. Good luck.
Mine came with Pirelli Cinturato and I'm happy with them and they are rated to 50K mi.
Last edited by miketc; Jan 30, 2015 at 01:13 PM. Reason: There are two Continental run flats.
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From: Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa
late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
Benz cars are quite heavy on tyres. My CLK has just hit 20K miles & the tyres are completely shot. (German manuf. Conti Sport Contact 3 which I hate). About to fit Michelin PS3's which I know I will love from previous experience but I'm not expecting any greater mileage. 20K is fine with decent tyres.
Decent performance tyres have fairly soft compounding. You can't have it both ways. Long life tyres do not perform well.
Decent performance tyres have fairly soft compounding. You can't have it both ways. Long life tyres do not perform well.
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C220 sport with prem plus
I am not an expert but I think you must have run flats, in the sales stuff I noticed the car had run flats, when I checked this with the salesman before purchase he said they were not run flats, yet when the car arrived they had them on the car
I would assume if you have no spare or foam then they are run flats but someone else will know
I would assume if you have no spare or foam then they are run flats but someone else will know
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C250 CDI coupe, Obsidian Black Vision Pack, Drive Assist Plus pack, Comfort Pack, Rev Camera
I am not an expert but I think you must have run flats, in the sales stuff I noticed the car had run flats, when I checked this with the salesman before purchase he said they were not run flats, yet when the car arrived they had them on the car
I would assume if you have no spare or foam then they are run flats but someone else will know
I would assume if you have no spare or foam then they are run flats but someone else will know
More info here:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=234
I opted for tire and rim insurance which was roughly $650. This will cover damage to both as well as towing (which MB should cover anyway) I'm likely to rash my rims in Sydney so a good investment in my book.
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Mercedes C300, BMW X5
Tire wear is very sensitive to alignment. Has anyone checked alignment on the MB? The key to watch is to make sure toe is not excessive. I have been wondering if MB has the same issue as BMW regarding alignment. Since I don't read much about it, I figure it should be good. It would be nice for someone with experience to shine on this subject.
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From: Sydney, Australia
C250 CDI coupe, Obsidian Black Vision Pack, Drive Assist Plus pack, Comfort Pack, Rev Camera
Tire wear is very sensitive to alignment. Has anyone checked alignment on the MB? The key to watch is to make sure toe is not excessive. I have been wondering if MB has the same issue as BMW regarding alignment. Since I don't read much about it, I figure it should be good. It would be nice for someone with experience to shine on this subject.
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From: Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa
late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
