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Old 06-14-2019, 06:12 PM
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Haven't been on the forum for a while as I had to register a new account for some funky reasons.
I had some issues with my car and got them sorted out.

If you buy suspension arms online branded Lemförder name or Febi or whatever the brand is coz they are cheap?
Most of the time you don't know what you are buying, if you are buying the genuine stuff or fake parts!
My front ball bearing snapped on the upper control arm, it gave me a terrible sound on bad road surface, had to change it and now she's great again.
Luckily the annual vehicle inspection test never failed my car with a bad UPC.

Doing suspension work, don't forget to do a wheel alignment.
Otherwise wrong alignment will eat your tires unevenly!
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welcome back buddy. i popped in today too. will try to stay on,

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Welcome back Denis aka Kowalski and other names I believe. Was wondering where you had disappeared... You like european onions?
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Welcome back Denis aka Kowalski and other names I believe. Was wondering where you had disappeared... You like european onions?
Thanks for the warm welkoming.

What gave me away?

Onions keeps vampires away or maybe it was garlick!

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Garlick does, oignons as far as I know doesn't. How's your bride?
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She's doing great now.
Time for new rubbers soon, this will be the last year with my old Conti Sports.
Will Premium Contact 6 do any good for an AMG as there are no Sport contact 6 out yet?
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I'm a Michelin man personally
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Michelin are the bomb but cost more!
Conti's are more affordable to buy.
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I have never really compared prices between the two manufacturers
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Don't know why AMG has Conti as an OE part supplier if Michelin's are the better tires?
Shouldn't MB offer the best tires for AMG?
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Michelin is a MB supplier. You can also find Michelin tyres with the MB approval stamp MO if I'm not mistaken
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mine came with Conti when new.
I suppose factory put on what is offered on today menu?
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i agree michelin are the move thats how i roll, with the super sports i think.

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Will check test reviews and do a research before I buy new shoes.
Michelan's or Conti's, nothing else?
Don't want noisy tires, straight line tire tread for peace of mind.
They must also be long life, nu erasers!

My current tires C-SPC-3 have nice dry rot with rubber cracks , however they are still legal at 3mm tire tread.
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idk, from my experience there is no comparison between the michelins super sports and conti oem offering. maybe conti has a better tire, but i dont know about it
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I think Michelin's are the #1 in the tire world.
They invented rubber tires and french fries
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i just ordered some new oil for my car, ever hear of this stuff? i been using it for a year, albeit not much driving but seems nice to me.

Motul 300V Power 5W40


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Motul are dope for racing bikes
You see all the advertising billboards on every race track.

Motul will be dope for your car.
don't they have zero to 40 viscosity?

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