Need purchasing help
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Well, I admit to some "spirited" driving, but it seesm that no matter what I do, the rear tires just don't last. My first set of Pirelli P-Zeros were worn nearly bald at 20K miles. I babied the Michelin Primacy replacements and they lasted...well, 20K miles. So I am "enjoying" the new Michelin Pilot AS3's. Is suspect I'll get...well, 20K miles out of them 
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From: somewhere in AZ
w215 - CL55 w/stage III
Thanks to all for the input.
I had decided to use Premium, I'd hate to mess something up because I was trying to save a few cents.
I will have to rely on someone to maintain the car, I'm a little past crawling around under cars. I've heard about "dealer" prices, I have a mechanic that has done other work for me, that was satisfactory, I had figured on asking him if he can work on MB's.
Just a thought, are you guys sure it's the car that's eating the tires, or could it be the Drivers?? Ha Ha
Speaking of tires, which brand seems to be the best?
I had decided to use Premium, I'd hate to mess something up because I was trying to save a few cents.
I will have to rely on someone to maintain the car, I'm a little past crawling around under cars. I've heard about "dealer" prices, I have a mechanic that has done other work for me, that was satisfactory, I had figured on asking him if he can work on MB's.
Just a thought, are you guys sure it's the car that's eating the tires, or could it be the Drivers?? Ha Ha
Speaking of tires, which brand seems to be the best?
Michelin just came out with some really good DD performance tires - Michelin PS A/S 3's - they have a 45k mile warranty on them and the price isn't bad either
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From: somewhere in AZ
w215 - CL55 w/stage III
Well, I admit to some "spirited" driving, but it seesm that no matter what I do, the rear tires just don't last. My first set of Pirelli P-Zeros were worn nearly bald at 20K miles. I babied the Michelin Primacy replacements and they lasted...well, 20K miles. So I am "enjoying" the new Michelin Pilot AS3's. Is suspect I'll get...well, 20K miles out of them
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Keep in mind that Michelin's warranty is cut in half when you can't rotate the tires due to a staggered width setup as on the CLK. So the 40K warranty on the Primacy iss 20K, and so the AS3's will be 22.5K miles. 
