I have those on my now wrecked 97 e300. I have put probably at least 20k miles and they are still like new. I can drive nearly full speed in heavy rain and they never lose traction.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2017, at 8:57 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Speaking of tires, I can now provide a review of the Michelin Premiere. I > have already put 7,000 miles on them. They are marketed for superior wet > and cold traction. I can report that based on my experience this is a valid > claim. My car had Michelins on it before and they were great. I'm not sure > how many miles they had as they were on the car when I bought them. But, > they lasted a VERY long time. I replaced them with some used Sumitomo and I > thought they were decent. I did apparently have an alignment issue and they > were VERY fast on the outside edge. I replaced them with the Premiere 2 > months ago and have driven in some nasty rain storms. They had MUCH better > grip than both the Sumitomo and the prior Michelin. I am curious how they > will do in the snow. I am still trying to locate a decent set of snow tires > for my car. But, I think these Premiere will do pretty well. My commute is > 80-85 mph on the interstate and there were several times I experienced a > little slippage/hydroplaning on the old set. But, these new ones have been > excellent! Some reviewers complain about road noise. But, I don't notice > any excess road noise. They are quieter than the Sumitomo and as quiet as > the prior Michelins. > > Don Snook > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mitch Haley [mailto:mi...@mitchellhaley.com] > Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2017 1:50 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tires > > >> On October 28, 2017 at 2:45 PM "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> The tires on this 240d are dated 3105. They still look good. My guess is >> they should be replaced. > > How much UV exposure have they had, and how much of the last 12 years was > indoors? > > > _______________________________________ > 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
