My '90 300D came with 205/65-15 tires. They should be too big, but the stop watch says the speedo is right on at 75 mph (don't have a GPS yet). Since I've never driven it with anything else, I don't know if it's heavier than normal, but I like the way it drives, so I'm replacing them with the same size -- However, I've NEVER heard of anyone regretting following the good doctor's recommendations.
> > The proper replacement for a 195/65x15 in a 60 series (to maintain the > correct speedometer calibration) would be a 205/60x15 (and I've tried > replacing a 185/65x15 with a 195/60x15 in a 201 series car). I've tried > these. They're fine on the highway, but the car feels "heavy" in > traffic. The 195/65x15 tire that Mercedes choose, really does make the > car handle optimally for the way I drive. > > Marshall -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D 243K, Rattled '87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car '81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car '78 450SLC 67K, brown car '97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go
