Hi. Owner of a GLB 250 for almost 1-year already. Today I got a puncture on one of my front tires (Currently Bridgestone Alenza 96W). The puncture was too big that I was just able to use the run flats for just a minute or two to get to the side of the road and the TPMS was on 1 already. Ended having the car tow to my house. I'm going to call my dealer tomorrow (I'm in Central Florida) but I'm suspecting that the tire won't be in stock as it is on backorder/out-of stock in most places online... I'm not an expert on mixing tires or if that is even an option.

Any advise? The other 3 tires are almost new... car has 8k miles already...My first MB.

 

You would typically need to have the same thread ware on each pair (front vs rear) tires. If you can get the same tires as you have, you would need to buy two, and keep one of the older ones as a spare. Put the new ones on front and older on the back. Front always wares faster on a dominant front wheel drive car. Rotate tires once a year. If you cannot locate the same tires, you might just have to get 4 new ones. I do not believe it is recommended to mix different tire models/brands even in pairs. The ride might be noisy and you might have other issues when driving through rain, etc.

 

Ok. I'll check with them tomorrow if they have the Bridgestone in stock if not then which tire do you guys recommend at least for the front now? I'll change the rears later on. I think my dealer has the Pirellis P Zero in stock but not sure..

Any recommendations? My current Bridgestone are really noisy.. so wondering if I can get ones with less noise.

-Jose