99 E300 in the snow - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

ESchwab · #1 01-28-2018, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by diesellover 92

out of curiosity did you have snow tires on the e300?

No. The tires had lots of tread.

tjts1 · #2 01-28-2018, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ESchwab

No. The tires had lots of tread.

There's no replacement for snow tires.

zakkkk · #3 01-29-2018, 04:25 PM

Those W210's are terrible in the snow. I had a 96 e300 and a 99 e300 turbo sedans and both were bad in snow even with sand bags in the trunk.
The rear ends would lose traction with a tap of the accelerator and forget about going up a snowy or icy incline.
I think the rear ends are just to light in weight.

jz

tjts1 · #4 01-29-2018, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by zakkkk

Those W210's are terrible in the snow. I had a 96 e300 and a 99 e300 turbo sedans and both were bad in snow even with sand bags in the trunk.
The rear ends would lose traction with a tap of the accelerator and forget about going up a snowy or icy incline.
I think the rear ends are just to light in weight.

jz

Yeah but did you have snow tires?