I'll keep the board posted on how they hold up. I know when it comes to tires, not to skimp but these were a good buy and I needed 4 at the time. They are Wanli 215/55-16 for my 210. I wanted an aggressive tread with decent traction and wear ratings. They were about $300 delivered to the house. A indy down the street installs and computer balances them for $10/wheel for me. So less than $350 installed.

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Muleears
'07 E320 Bluetec 133K my DD
'04 Jaguar XJ8 VDP, 34K
'10 Hyundai Accent 60K Grocery Getter
'02 VW Golf soon to be on the road again
'97 E300 Diesel Son's DD
'61 VERY tolerant wife

Hampton Roads, VA USA

Gone but not forgotten:
'67 250S 95K
'86 300SDL
'87 300D Turbo, 364K! R.I.P.
'98 E300 Turbodiesel, 213K
'02 S420, 164K
'01 Prius 138K

I wore out 3 sets of Chinese tires in 3 years.They either bounce like hell,wear to one side,or plain disslove.I don't China knows how to vulcanize rubber,their shoe even melt in water.Now I run Douglas or Firestone Winterforce all year.3 years on my winterforce's.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

Thanks for the info. I may wear them out in a year as I will drive 25K+ this year. I do hope I don't have the other problems though.

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Muleears
'07 E320 Bluetec 133K my DD
'04 Jaguar XJ8 VDP, 34K
'10 Hyundai Accent 60K Grocery Getter
'02 VW Golf soon to be on the road again
'97 E300 Diesel Son's DD
'61 VERY tolerant wife

Hampton Roads, VA USA

Gone but not forgotten:
'67 250S 95K
'86 300SDL
'87 300D Turbo, 364K! R.I.P.
'98 E300 Turbodiesel, 213K
'02 S420, 164K
'01 Prius 138K

$350 for Chinese tires

$450 for Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S.


Doesn't seem like much of a decision.........but, that's just me.

If I drove 25K per year, I probably would have gone with the Hydroedge again, for the same price.

I am looking at a set of chinese tires for my W126.



I am looking at 215/55-16s, and can get all 4 for $200 mounted and balanced.



I run Michelin PS2s on the W124, and its a great tire. Just planning on doing alot of non spirited driving in my W126, and want something cheap that i can put miles on...

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

How many miles do you expect out of these tires?

How many miles will you put on the vehicle in the next 6 years?

Justin, check the load rating on the Chinese tires you are considering and compare it to a Michelin tire because a W126 is a heavy car.

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Fred Hoelzle

X2 on that. I found a pair of pirelli snow tires 205/70/14 online and almost bought them but did a little research and found out they were designed for Mini coopers, Miatas, etc. I dont know what the load rating is but they cant be good for my 85SD. Its gotta be the weight of 2 Minis I'm thinking.
Jim

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1997 E300D Wife's daily driver
1985 300SD my daily driver
1999 Expedition family road trip and material hauler

Junkyards you can find tires attached to a bunt rim for $42. walk out,new tires is the only ones Ill pull .If Ive got too many bunts hanging around with old tires Ill scrap them for $13 a piece.I think a tire core you pay $24 so its worth just to buy the whole wheel.If you go have it mounted and balanced your out another $15.I see some ronals once in a while, just missed a set last week.