Break-In Period
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C63s
on subject of winter tires, does anyone have a recommendation for a preferred winter tire for use in the NJ/NY area? Looking to invest in a set for winter driving as I am told the stock summer tires will have you sliding around a lot on cold days in northeast.
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From: SURREY, UK
W212E63s[rwd sold]W211E63[sold] 645ci [sold]2018 C63s Estate[sold], 2017 gla 45 [Sold] E46m3 [sold]
if you have an expert tyre fitter around where you are , you could look into whether the best winter performance tyre will fit your car, i.e. conti 860s , the issue is they only do the 245 fronts in 40 profile not 35. your tyre fitter may be able to tinker with the widths.
if you have the coupe then ignore all the above
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C63s
Wow, amazing response and truly appreciate the details, however, I have a C63s coupe. (Sorry for not clarifying). That said, any recommendations for tires or even a good tire shop that folks trust in North NJ?
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C63 Coupe 507, CLK55 Convertible, X1 35i, 70 GTO convertible, motorcycles
Not an engine builder (but a bit of a freak). I have always believed in lots of heat cycles and load variability, with increasing load over time. I generally follow the manual guidelines for the maximum initial load, but believe that variability of engine speeds / lots of temperature change is potentially more important...so the engine can heat up and cool down over and over again. As the miles increase, I tend to up the RPM limit (maybe by 500 miles) for a few seconds here and there for the next 100 miles, then up the limit a bit more (maybe another 500 RPMs) for a few seconds here and there for hundred miles, then up it again (maybe 500 more RPM) for a few seconds here and there the next hundred miles...and so on. Once you get past 1000 miles, I feel like it is cool to run higher and more sustained loads.
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'03 S55 (79K miles)
Get there the day it comes off the truck
You should get to the dealership on day of delivery. Otherwise you cannot tell how many techs took your car for a full-throttle “pre-delivery inspection” around the block a few miles.
I was pretty pissed off to find my ‘03 S55 had 27 miles on the odometer. My bad for not planning to take time off on a Wednesday when it was dropped off. It was the first model year with the supercharger.
I was pretty pissed off to find my ‘03 S55 had 27 miles on the odometer. My bad for not planning to take time off on a Wednesday when it was dropped off. It was the first model year with the supercharger.
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2019 AMG GT R
i have a coupe and drive it in the winter here in toronto. I use michellin alpins on a 255/35/19 square setup all around. Bought a set of winter rims to go with this setup as well.
