jddumas

It's time to buy new tires and wanted to hear your experiences. I have stock wheels and I'm currently running Michelin Pilot Sport A/S--https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1235161&postcount=1219
Due to the amount of rain we experience on the gulf coast, I want a tire with good wet weather performance. I have been happy with the tires I have now but I'm open to others if they are better. Has anyone had any experiences with the Pirelli PZero Nero M&S? Their ratings on tirerack are a little better than what I have.
Thanks.

Chappy

Hi Joey

My buddy has the Pirellis on his 3-series Bimmer and loves them. Are you considering the PS2 as well?

jddumas

I haven't but will. Are they good in the rain--you should know in ATL.LOL Wanted something that has a good treadwear also. I have about 28k on mine now so I have been pleased. Did you see the post I did on the new dino TPC has? https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....postcount=1219
That E-55 of Matt's is awesome!
I'll be in ATL in a few weeks, maybe we can hook up again.

Chappy

Sweet E55

I would highly doubt you're going to get 28K miles out of a set of PS2s. The treadwear rating is 220 vs. 400 on the Pilot Sport A/S.

Wet traction is supposed to be excellent on the PS2s, but I rarely drive the CLK in the rain. Michelin's website shows the "Pilot Exalto PE2" as being a good match for your car as well. It has a 240 treadwear rating.

I've got two cars going in for tires this weekend....going to stick with MXV4 plus on the 300CE and my wife's cabrio

Give me a heads up when you are planning on coming to town. We can at least meet for dinner, drinks, etc.

midget fidger

i have PS2s on my car in the rear and they're really really good

clk22

Get falken fk-451 i love them and there awesome in the rain. I have them on my 19's and they feel way better and smoother than stock. Also there much quieter.

mmgrad

Yoko AVS Sports are great sticky tires, stiff sidewalls... but poor treadwear, and kinda gets noisy after halflife... quite expensive

Nitto 555 has a softer sidewall, noise is hard to compare due to a mixed set with the yokos right now, but the treadwear rating is great... and priced well

dkatl1

I have PS2s, and they are outstanding. Great traction and a very smooth ride.

DK

Phade

anyone know any good wholesale tire websites thanks in advance.

jddumas

Not wholesale but tirerack.com seems to have good prices.
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Thanks to all for your input/advice/help

speedo19

I have tried Bridgestones, Yokos and by far the best overall is the Goodyear F-1. They are the best in the wet and are very forgiving in the dry. The price is the only setback I see. Tirerack has a very good comparison for each tire if you click on the image and look at the ratings.

mmgrad

yeah... i think the Goodyear F1 is next on my lis to try... they are actually quite cheap compared to that of the PS2 and yokos...

CurYousGee

hey danny or anyone with nittos, do you notice that the front nitto's are kinda noisy??

i just put the 19's on and i feel that they are noisy as hell....i had 18's with 225/40/18's falkens and they were very quiet in comparison...just wondering if this is common with the 19's nittos 235/35/19??

Serndipity

A best kept secret.

I did a lot of research and bought BF Goodrich Contact T/A's for my 2001 320 Cab..

Much better in every way than the OEM Cintinental Contacts.

They are owned by Michelin....check out the reviews on this tire at tirerack.com.

Best part was a set of 4, mounted and balanced at Sears was less than $400.

click430

I've just put on Avons, a tire only sold by TireRack. I took off the Yokos that were on it when I got it (they were whining like a banshee. I was ready to give the car back) The Avons are very quiet, and wet weather response if great! the sidewalls are a bit softer, but the ride is fantastic. They took a bit of wearing in to make them stick, but after 1,000 miles they went "GRAB" and they've been fine on the twisties. Oh, by the way, they're cheap compared to all of the others talked about here. Read the reviews on TireRack.com of all of the tires before you decide.
BTW, I had Nittos on my Linc LS8, and they were singing after 10K miles. Kuhmos are worthless cause they wear like erasers.

348-430Guy

I am running P-zero Nero's on my Ferrari 348 and they are awesome. The tread life is very good, very quite and smooth ride, and they were very cheap. I give them the thumbs up....I am going to replace the tires on the CLK430 I just bought....I'm thinking about going with another set of them.

clkal

stay away from the Pirelli P7000's. After a few thousand miles on them, they wail so much you have to play your stereo loud to drown out the road noise.

rkloster

Just put a set of Goodyear F1 GS D3's on my CLK430 Cab. Fantastic in the rain here in Florida. Seems to be much less noisy the the Pilot Sports. Time will tell but so far very happy.

djamer

I am running with Kumho ECSTA ASX - ultra hi performance all season. excellent tires. I have a 18' staggered setup and the cost for new tires came out to be 526.00 minus shipping and installation. Very good traction, quiet and so far with 17K. Ask Luke his thoughts on these.

M1M2M3

PS2 are only summer tires. PZero Nero's are all season, so its not really a fair comparision. I find the PZero to be the best all around performer, I'm picking them up for my 55. My friend has a 911 and drives like a maniac and uses them and he praises the tires, if its good enough for him it's good for me. Also the PS2 are significantly more expensive.

FL Zinc

BFG KDW2's. Period. They're ugly as sin, but they work.

clk22

I just got some toyo proxes4 they seem pretty good as of right now but its kinda hard to tell if there queit cause i have no interior pieces attachd.

ThrillKill

Nobody mentioned Hankook Ventus. I love 'em. A little noisy on the highway but I've had them for 15000 miles and they look like new. Lowered with no camber arms.

SFBAYCLK55AMG

I like what I read about these tires on tirerack.com. Excellent ratings, I'm def going to order these next. Not bad for the price. Main thing I'm concearned about is the tread wear (8.0) and noise comfort (8.5).