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I couldn't believe it when the mechanic showed me this. The only reason I went there was the low pressure light came on because of the nail, which you could see in the pic. I could not tell it was bald like that because it's on the inside. Scary to think I was driving my car with the tire like that. My car only has 30k miles. The other 3 tires are still pretty good. I also had the brakes done about 4 months ago, I assumed that tire was pretty much worn out at that time,
which the mechanic should've told me.
My tires wore terribly uneven and cord was showing on the inner side with less than 10k on them (P-zeros).
What's even stranger is that I upgraded wheel and tires and they have worn absolutely perfectly with 15k miles on them. Just garbage OEM wheels and tires.
My tires wore terribly uneven and cord was showing on the inner side with less than 10k on them (P-zeros).
What's even stranger is that I upgraded wheel and tires and they have worn absolutely perfectly with 15k miles on them. Just garbage OEM wheels and tires.
I just got the pirelli p7 runflats for replacement, because they were the cheapest. Which tires did you get?
2017 C43 AMG (W205), 2012 AM Vantage V12, 1989 964
Originally Posted by alexasa
My tires wore terribly uneven and cord was showing on the inner side with less than 10k on them (P-zeros).
What's even stranger is that I upgraded wheel and tires and they have worn absolutely perfectly with 15k miles on them. Just garbage OEM wheels and tires.
What where the specs of the wheels and tires your got?
I just got the pirelli p7 runflats for replacement, because they were the cheapest. Which tires did you get?
NOOOOO!!!
Stay away from [****ty] run-flats. Their lifespan is 1/3 of normal tires and they cost ~20% more. Take them off after a couple thousand miles of use and save them for lease return (as they are required when turning the car in). In the meantime, put some quality Michelin's on there. They'll perform better, ride smoother, and most likely last the remainder of the lease. You're welcome
Stay away from [****ty] run-flats. Their lifespan is 1/3 of normal tires and they cost ~20% more. Take them off after a couple thousand miles of use and save them for lease return (as they are required when turning the car in). In the meantime, put some quality Michelin's on there. They'll perform better, ride smoother, and most likely last the remainder of the lease. You're welcome
This is great advice, I didn't know u needed run flats on lease return.
What do you carry fix a flat around in case of emergency?
Stay away from [****ty] run-flats. Their lifespan is 1/3 of normal tires and they cost ~20% more. Take them off after a couple thousand miles of use and save them for lease return (as they are required when turning the car in). In the meantime, put some quality Michelin's on there. They'll perform better, ride smoother, and most likely last the remainder of the lease. You're welcome
I only have 6 more months left so they should be good till then. Thanks for the advice though. The pirellis seems like it rides smoother and quieter than the stock contis.
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I couldn't believe it when the mechanic showed me this. The only reason I went there was the low pressure light came on because of the nail, which you could see in the pic. I could not tell it was bald like that because it's on the inside. Scary to think I was driving my car with the tire like that. My car only has 30k miles. The other 3 tires are still pretty good. I also had the brakes done about 4 months ago, I assumed that tire was pretty much worn out at that time,
which the mechanic should've told me.
yup...and the rear tires probably have another 10-15k left. Most of my other leased cars always made it past 30k without changing tires. I guess AMG's suspension wear out tires and brakes quicker too, because I also had to change brakes at 25k. Gotta pay to play I guess.
yup...and the rear tires probably have another 10-15k left. Most of my other leased cars always made it past 30k without changing tires. I guess AMG's suspension wear out tires and brakes quicker too, because I also had to change brakes at 25k. Gotta pay to play I guess.
i change my tires every 10k....thats just me i guess
I couldn't believe it when the mechanic showed me this. The only reason I went there was the low pressure light came on because of the nail, which you could see in the pic. I could not tell it was bald like that because it's on the inside. Scary to think I was driving my car with the tire like that. My car only has 30k miles. The other 3 tires are still pretty good. I also had the brakes done about 4 months ago, I assumed that tire was pretty much worn out at that time,
which the mechanic should've told me.
actually 30K is not bad if they are summer performance tires.
Because they are worn out at that point or you just change them at 10k no matter what?
Because it gives me piece of mind that I am not driving on bald tires. Also because I had a very very bad accident back in 2000 in my SLK230, which were the direct result of bald tires. Also, new tires just generally feel better.
Basically every 10k-12k miles I am changing all 4 tires.
01-05-2018, 01:14 PM
