2004 E320 Tires??
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2004 E320 Tires??
I currently have ContinentalContact CH95's on my E320. These were are the car when I purchased it two months ago. The tires have about 80 percent of wear left and are too good to throw away. I don't like the road noise and have had them balanced hoping to resolve the problem. Has anyone tried Bridgestone Turanza Serenity's? I'm open for suggestions.
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Yeah, these are known to be noisy. Good tire otherwise, but noisy. Have you tried rotating them? That will sometimes quiet down a tire that is noisy to due to wear.
If you want quiet, the best tire I have experienced is the Michelin Primacy MXV4. It is extremely smooth and quiet, and drives reasonbly well too. Not inexpensive, however.
If you want quiet, the best tire I have experienced is the Michelin Primacy MXV4. It is extremely smooth and quiet, and drives reasonbly well too. Not inexpensive, however.
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Yeah, these are known to be noisy. Good tire otherwise, but noisy. Have you tried rotating them? That will sometimes quiet down a tire that is noisy to due to wear.
If you want quiet, the best tire I have experienced is the Michelin Primacy MXV4. It is extremely smooth and quiet, and drives reasonbly well too. Not inexpensive, however.
If you want quiet, the best tire I have experienced is the Michelin Primacy MXV4. It is extremely smooth and quiet, and drives reasonbly well too. Not inexpensive, however.
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The Michelin HX MXV4 is an outstanding tire, but also super expensive. I say they're the best tire I've ever owned, for the purpose it was used.
But recently, I've discovered the new Continental ContiExtreme Contact DWS All-Season tire. I have a set of them on my uber powerful SL600 and absolutely love them. So much in fact, that I just ordered a set for my E500. They're quite a bit cheaper than the Michelin's and so far, just as good.
They're non-directional, so you can rotate them, and have been everything I could ask for in an all-season tire so far.
Give them a look.
But recently, I've discovered the new Continental ContiExtreme Contact DWS All-Season tire. I have a set of them on my uber powerful SL600 and absolutely love them. So much in fact, that I just ordered a set for my E500. They're quite a bit cheaper than the Michelin's and so far, just as good.
They're non-directional, so you can rotate them, and have been everything I could ask for in an all-season tire so far.
Give them a look.
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I have instaled the same Continental Extreme Contact DWS a week ago on my E500 and I agree with Benz-O-Roma, very quit, soft ride and very good tractioan in wet conditions. I have thees tires on my C230 Coupe on the rear, Michelin on front, and I'm very satisfied with thees tires. I have them instaled at discount tires, and you can do a price match with tirerack, plus taxes of course. enjoy. good luck
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For the stock 16" size (225/55/16), I HIGHLY recommend the Michelin Pilot Exalto AS...around $150 a piece at Costco or Discount Tire and better than the OEM MXV4's in every way. They are a perfect replacement if you want an oem-type tire. We just replaced our first set of Exaltos with another identical set on the '06 cdi.
Compared to OEM Michelins:
-better handling, especially in wet weather
-Less noise
-better ride
-last longer (1st set lasted 65k, and would have gone at least another 10k if the inner shoulders weren't worn - compared to 47k on original MXV4)
-no decrease in fuel economy
Compared to OEM Michelins:
-better handling, especially in wet weather
-Less noise
-better ride
-last longer (1st set lasted 65k, and would have gone at least another 10k if the inner shoulders weren't worn - compared to 47k on original MXV4)
-no decrease in fuel economy
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2004 E320
I'm going to rotate my left front to the right rear and maybe that will help. I want to put more miles on my ContiTours before I convert to Michelins. On another topic, Am I correct to tell my local tire shop that if my E320 had sport suspension it would be indicated as "Sport" on the trim forward of the front door(s)?
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