I'm surprised u have had this with michilins they have been great on all cars and they make the only tire that will hold up on the limos. my yokikihamma experience is the same as yours. my benz started with a set of low mileage yokis' which drove like they had slipped belts from day one. drove for 20k and than replaced with some michilins world of difference like driving a new car.
On 12/31/10, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have run Michelins, generals, Dunlop, Fulda, Kleber, Metzler, > goodyear, Firestone, and some off brands, and a LOT of Continentals. > All the michelins and goodyears except the set on the quantum, all > died early deaths of slipped belts. One set of dunlops was very > good, the other all 4 slipped belts within 100 miles. (not a good > day) All the Fulda, Kleber, Metzler and Continentals have given good > service with good gripping in all conditions. I never have had a > European made tire fail. Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to > find Euro tires at common prices now. > > I had a set of toyos on the Escort. They slipped belts. > I put two highly rated Jokohama avid something on the front of a 124. > In less than 500 miles the LF tire threw its tread on the interstate > without warning and did major damage to the car. It was NEVER > underinflated, It was NEVER punctured. The are just bad tires. I > have NO other evidence. I am not risking my life or my family's > lives to try again. Every tire mfgr has failures. some have more > than others. Some take failures seriously, others don't. > > This is not a scientific study. It is real world experience. Y'all > can buy whatever you want. I will buy blizzaks and Continentals. > > >> > Dieselhead wrote: >> >>> They also have a tendency to throw the tread at highway speeds >>> causing the inner fender liners to be torn up, and damage to >>> the fender, trim, bumper and possibly your life, or SWMBO's, >>> or your kid's life. >> >>That can happen to a tire from any manufacture. Under-inflation >>can be a cause. Or puncture damage. It could also caused by >>design or manufacturing. >> >>Is there evidence that this happens more to Yokohama tires than >>other brands? >> >>-- Philip >> >>_______________________________________ >>http://www.okiebenz.com >>For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
