Maybe because they had them in Denver so its not a cross country deal. I am not sure. The shipping was only $64. I thought that was pretty good. I ordered them Monday night and they will be here today.
Don Snook -----Original Message----- From: Kaleb C. Striplin [mailto:ka...@striplin.net] Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 10:27 AM Cc: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tires Updated again Wow never seen that, tire rack has always been more expensive after shipping. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 17, 2017, at 10:19 AM, Donald Snook <d...@snooklawllc.com> wrote: > > Discount tire was $140 more expensive than Tire Rack even with shipping. I > got the road hazard included and got 10% off the tires. > > Don Snook > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kaleb C. Striplin [mailto:ka...@striplin.net] > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 1:38 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tires Updated again > > 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 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> 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 edge - 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> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
