MICHELIN PILOT AS TIRE QUESTION
10-12-2009, 04:13 PM
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MICHELIN PILOT AS TIRE QUESTION
I bought 4 Michelin Pilot AS tires a couple of years ago from Sears. Somehow got 2 nails in one tire & were told by Discount Tire it can not be patched.
I have Road Hazard warranty on these & called Sears but was told these are or have been phased out & are replaced by AS Plus tires.
Will we have to get 2 new tires or 4 new tires as a result. And guy in Tire Department who actually sold me the tires I says he would have to call Michelin.
This is for a 2004 Mercedes E320 wagon.
Help!
Thanks.
I have Road Hazard warranty on these & called Sears but was told these are or have been phased out & are replaced by AS Plus tires.
Will we have to get 2 new tires or 4 new tires as a result. And guy in Tire Department who actually sold me the tires I says he would have to call Michelin.
This is for a 2004 Mercedes E320 wagon.
Help!
Thanks.
10-12-2009, 04:24 PM
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10-12-2009, 10:14 PM
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I had several sets of these tires on my recently departed 2000 740i Sport...they wore well and although they cost quite a lot, I got Michelin to agree to allow about $100/tire every time I replaced them due to "premature" wear. I bought all of them through Discount Tire as well...the A/S "+" replacement for the original A/S's is essentially the same tire in every significant way and they directly relace the originals with no issues presuming they're replaced with the same size...In fact the "+" was slightly less expensive than it's predecessor to begin with in my case...hope this helps.
10-12-2009, 11:34 PM
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Well when he took the car to Sears they said there was only one screw in the tire (and not 2 nails) and that they could repair it - which they did. Now of course I am left wondering - did Discount Tire tell us the truth or did they just try to sell the guy with the Mercedes a new tire or two. Or did Sears now want to honor Road Hazard warranty and just tell us tore was fixable. Now I feel we need a 3rd opinion 
The tires were originally bought in 5/08 and I drive the car up until a couple of months ago so probably only put 6-8K mile son them. My husband in past 2 months has probably put 2-3K but at most these tires likely only have 10K on them so I am hoping they will all be ok for awhile. Good to know the replacements are a bit less expensive too. Thanks.
The tires were originally bought in 5/08 and I drive the car up until a couple of months ago so probably only put 6-8K mile son them. My husband in past 2 months has probably put 2-3K but at most these tires likely only have 10K on them so I am hoping they will all be ok for awhile. Good to know the replacements are a bit less expensive too. Thanks.
10-14-2009, 08:35 AM
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TireRack.com has an excellent Website where you can research tires for Michelin and all other brands, get customer feedback ratings, TireRack.com test results, etc. They are a huge volume online dealer and may even have some of those tires still in stock.
