I hate potholes :(
I paid $988 for three year wheel/tire insurance when I picked up my first Mercedes, a 2015 C300 Sport 4Matic with 19" AMG wheels, then when I traded that in a year later for my current 2016 C450, was reimbursed for 2 years worth.
I didn't bother getting the wheel/tire insurance on my C450 (fingers crossed!), don't think it's worth it. If I blow a run flat tire, I'll just get a set of regular tires since the run flat 19" tires wear so quickly. As for damaging a wheel, replacements can be found on ebay for a lot less than the dealership.
Is this covered under warranty?
Last edited by Gungaslow; Jun 16, 2017 at 07:48 PM.
Btw, in Australia we get Dunlops instead of the mentioned Pirellis. Road noise is awful.
Last edited by MASSC450; Jun 17, 2017 at 06:19 AM.
The Best of Mercedes & AMG
This wasn't my c43 luckily.. it was my w204 c300 that was my motherinlaw car before she passed away..my wife refuses to sell it because of its sentimental value..I usually use it when I'm going somewhere like the super market or mall that I don't want to leave my c43 in the parking lot to get hit by shopping carts
I think it's safe to say that no wheel/tire from any manufacturer would survive a pothole big enough to crack a windshield! I've been fortunate I guess since I've hit a couple big potholes myself using my OEM 19" AMG wheels/tires with my old 2015 C300 and current C450, and I haven't encountered any damage yet...knock on wood!
I think it's safe to say that no wheel/tire from any manufacturer would survive a pothole big enough to crack a windshield! I've been fortunate I guess since I've hit a couple big potholes myself using my OEM 19" AMG wheels/tires with my old 2015 C300 and current C450, and I haven't encountered any damage yet...knock on wood!
Last car I got bubbles in 2 tires. $400 each for new runflats. After the third tire I swapped them all out for non runflats. $800 for all 4.
There were 2 bent rims. $299 each to fix. Then after that my car wobbled cause I drove with bent rims that were not fixed.









