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I like hercules,good price,so many tires made in China even Michelins.
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For performance, I've bought two sets of BFG G-comp sport 2 extreme summer performance tires this year, one stock set for the BMW Z3, and one 18" staggered set for the AMG wheels on my CDI. I run stock rims and all season tires for the winter on the CDI, the BFGs are not recommended for below 32 deg. F (Z3 use is minimal in cold weather). I've also been happy with multiple sets of Bridgestone Turanza and the Kumho Ecxta and Solus series. As mentioned, tires are a series of compromises. You need to decide what are the most important attributes to you and buy accordingly. Generally: The cheapest price will not equate to lowest cost per mile. The longest wearing tire will have much less traction in snow and rain than a lower rated tire. A high priced tire with a high treadwear rating is no deal if you don't drive the wheels off the car. Treadwear is inversely proportional to grip. Cheap tires dry rot quicker than expensive tires. As a corollary, Michelins seem to dry rot pretty darn fast. Jim
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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles 95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles 94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles 85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles |
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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles 95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles 94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles 85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles |
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The last two sets of Michelins I bought dryrotted bad before the tread was wore, and I drive a lot. I bought Cooper CS5 the last time, and so far I have been happy with them.
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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12 1982 380SL 1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing 1987 300 D 2005 CDI European Delivery 2006 CDI Handed down to daughter 2007 GL CDI. Wifes |
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I don't usually pay for the high mileage specs (70,000 mi). I may have never had a tire that went that far before being ruined by a road hazard (I always buy the warranty). Plus, people say not to use tires more than 7 yrs old. I once put 2 used tires on the front of my 1965 Newport, to buy time before getting a new set of 4, and both suffered sudden sidewall blow-outs at 65 mph, a few weeks apart. That was scary. No more used or old tires for me.
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Just replaced my set of mismatched used 4 different brands of tires on my 81 300SD with original stock size but heavier duty Michelin Defenders... Huge difference in the way the car drives, stops and sounds
Biggest issue I had with tires before this is the sidewalls blowing out so I opted to pay more for heavier consturction... We'll see how it goes! |
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I have Kumho Sense on my 300D as of about two months ago. Traction is great in dry, wet, and snow conditions. Ice, not so much. It's too early to know what the treadwear is going to be like. As for noise, I can't hear them over my straight pipe.
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress. |
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I don't think you can go wrong with the Cooper CS series tires on a diesel sedan.
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Current Diesels: 1981 240D (73K) 1982 300CD (169k) 1985 190D (169k) 1991 350SD (113k) 1991 350SD (206k) 1991 300D (228k) 1993 300SD (291k) 1993 300D 2.5T (338k) 1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k) 1996 Dodge Ram CTD (265k) Past Diesels: 1983 300D (228K) 1985 300D (233K) |
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