Michelin OEM tires versus Continental OEM tires
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From: Phoenix, AZ
2006 ML350
Michelin OEM tires versus Continental OEM tires
Has anyone switched from their Michelin (17") to the Continental OEM tires? The time is coming up for me and I was wondering if the C's ride or longevity is any worse than the M's. They are significantly less...I just wonder is it a case of "you get what you pay for".
My M's have lasted 23k miles (prob have 5k left) but are starting to lose small chunks out of the center of the threads...wierd. I assume they are probably just old (2.5 years in AZ driving). Thoughts?
My M's have lasted 23k miles (prob have 5k left) but are starting to lose small chunks out of the center of the threads...wierd. I assume they are probably just old (2.5 years in AZ driving). Thoughts?
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I went with the Alenza's as well on a recommendation from Luke at the Tire Rack. I had the stock Continentals and I was very disappointed with them. Only got about 18,000 miles out of them.
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I got 30k out of the factory Contis. I now have the Michelins. Ride seems softer and the fuel mileage dropped by a bit. 9k on the tires right now, so I can't say anything to the longevity yet.
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Just went through this, and after hearing from a good diverse group, I stayed with the factory Conti's.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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on my old 350 sport i had the 19" michellin diamari summer tire itwas **** road noise sucked uneven wear etc mb wouldent replace them they told me to go to an authoraized michellin dealer (btw mb is an authoraized dealer) went to nappa and they contacted michellin got a free set of tire's all i had to do was pay for mounting and balancing.
next brand im going with is vredestein
http://www.vredesteintire.com/products.asp
next brand im going with is vredestein
http://www.vredesteintire.com/products.asp
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2003 MERCEDES C230, 2008 ML 350
on my old 350 sport i had the 19" michellin diamari summer tire itwas **** road noise sucked uneven wear etc mb wouldent replace them they told me to go to an authoraized michellin dealer (btw mb is an authoraized dealer) went to nappa and they contacted michellin got a free set of tire's all i had to do was pay for mounting and balancing.
next brand im going with is vredestein
http://www.vredesteintire.com/products.asp
next brand im going with is vredestein
http://www.vredesteintire.com/products.asp
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2000 MB G500 NMLE, 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Prestige
on my old 350 sport i had the 19" michellin diamari summer tire itwas **** road noise sucked uneven wear etc mb wouldent replace them they told me to go to an authoraized michellin dealer (btw mb is an authoraized dealer) went to nappa and they contacted michellin got a free set of tire's all i had to do was pay for mounting and balancing.
next brand im going with is vredestein
http://www.vredesteintire.com/products.asp
next brand im going with is vredestein
http://www.vredesteintire.com/products.asp
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Vredestein is a very old European manufacturer, been around forever.
From the Netherlands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredestein
Nothing to get excited about IMHO unless you have a "classic" and can't get the correct size tire anymore.
Don't think they have ML sizes.
From the Netherlands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredestein
Nothing to get excited about IMHO unless you have a "classic" and can't get the correct size tire anymore.
Don't think they have ML sizes.
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