What tires did you come with your GL550?
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What tires did you come with your GL550?
Mine came with Continental CrossContact UHP and on the side wall it shows M + S so I presume it's all season? Tirerack seems to indicate that this is summer tire only. By the way, this is US model.
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2012 BMW 550, 2015 GL63
Same here. Wife has about 800 miles on them. Glad to have the all season.
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We'll try the Continentals this winter. I have a set of summer tires on my BMW 550 and change them out for all season tires during the winter. We are in Oklahoma and don't encounter too many harsh winters.
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26 EQS 400 SUV, 23 EQS 580 SUV (sold), 19 X7 (sold), 17/14 GLS550 (sold), 13 GL550 (sold)
Continental CrossContact UHP.
FYI: $479 on Tirerack.com
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....50&autoModClar=
FYI: $479 on Tirerack.com
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....50&autoModClar=
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2012 GL350 Avantguard
I got some Pirelli ice and snow for winter in 19s for the GL. Much better.
Now having said all of that, it really depends on how harsh your winters are. The conti may be fine for you with your winters but they a definitely more of a summer tire.
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Sometimes Mercedes seems like they are going in two directions at once. On direction is like Volvo and the other is like Lexus. All this massive safety tech which is why I buy these and these anomalies like tires. I live in phoenix and own a gl550 and an ml bluetec. For those not familiar with the area, Flagstaff, at nearly 8000 ft is less than 2 hours away. No one in their right mind would drive those conti's on icy roads in 20 degree f, which is common there in the winter. Which means for me that Pirelli scorpions are my only option. I can get a 7k b and o stereo upgrade, can some one tell me why I can't get a full size spare for a tire that takes a week to come in if you need one?
