Isn't the issue with these million-mile tires that they are a really
hard compound and not too good in the wet?
--R
On 8/17/17 1:48 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:
I bought grand daughter Defenders for her Honda Accord several years ago and
she's still driving on them; no problems.
How much does Walmart charge for mounting tires? I just paid a local shop $60
for mounting and balancing 4 tires. Disposal was included in the price.
Thanks,
Gerry
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"Kaleb wrote:
Defender is going to be a lower speed rated tire. I know it is only appropriate
on older cars. Should not be used on anything 124 or newer. I will say I have
the premiers on my 97 e300 and they are great tires. Order from discount tire
direct though, should be cheaper than tire rack. If you don't have your own
tire machine and computer balancer like I do them them them to Walmart to get
mounted
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On Aug 16, 2017, at 9:37 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
A couple weeks ago I discovered I had a bad tire with a big gash and steel
belts starting to poke through the tread. I put the spare on the car and had
all the tires balanced. I planned to replace the tires sometime this month.
In the interim I drove over 2000 miles on a trip to Mississippi. My brother
rode with me on part of the trip and we noticed a vibration was back even
though I had the tires all balanced. I checked the tire pressure and tried to
feel around the tires and didn't notice anything. I made it back to Wichita
without any problems. But, Monday I was working and the maintenance guy from
the building next to mine asked me if I had seen my car. About 30 minutes
before I had gone to lunch less than a mile from my office and returned. It
was fine then. Apparently, after getting back from lunch, the tire had enough
and gave up. It was totally flat. I took a picture. It was bad. This was
NOT the one with a gash in it. But, it did fail on the inside edg
e - clearly the alignment is off. So, now I am getting FOUR new tires and an
alignment.
Shopping for tires took some real research. I wanted to get Michelins if I
could afford them. I called all around to places in Wichita and no one had
any. It is not a weird size, they are 235-60-16. One shop said they could
order a set of the Michelin Defender for $925 (with mounting/balancing/taxes
etc). But, I finally found them on Tire Rack! I got the more expensive
Michelin Premiere for $600 including shipping! Another shop had quoted me
over $200 per tire plus mounting and balancing. Most of the shops were trying
to sell me Goodyear OR the Potenza. But, the Potenza was $240 per tire and had
no mileage warranty.
I hope I decided on the right ones. The Michelin defender is very popular and
is ultra long wearing. Many reviews reported 90,000 miles on them. But, the
Premiere A/S has the very best ratings for wet driving situations and still has
a long 70,000 mile warranty.
A picture of my flat is attached!
Don Snook
<Flat Tire.jpg>
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