Vague in a bad way. Not quite bad enough for me to get rid of them, but bad enough that I would never repeat the error.
I'm thinking of ordering a set of Michelin MXV-P tires https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/185hr14-michelin-mxv-p.html from Longstone. I've ordered from them for my Citroëns several times over the years. Note that these are genuine Michelins, not licensed copies. For a while they were made in France, lately in Serbia. The 2CV got a set of https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/125sr15-michelin-x.html and the DS got https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/180hr15-michelin-xas.html on the *front* and narrower https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/165vr15-michelin-xas.html on the *rear*, as was supplied from the factory! The tires arrived quickly (ordered from UK on Monday, received in California on Friday) and were cheaper than Coker. Generally free shipping. Of course vastly more expensive than the Kinergy ($250/tire vs $90), but also vastly better, IMHO. Depends on how you use the car. D. On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 11:26 AM Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > "Vague" in a good way or ...? > > On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 2:25 PM David Bruckmann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I put Kinergy 195/75R-14 tires on my W116, mostly because they most >> closely >> matched the circumference and characteristics of the original 185/80R14 >> tires. *They are vague* compared to the Michelin 205/70/14 it had >> previously! >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 25, 2023, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >> >> > >> > Limited choice of brands for my W126 300SD 205/70/14 (Michelin >> discontinued >> > them) I will probably buy a set of Hankook Kinergy all season tires now >> > that Walmart is having a sale. >> > >> > >> > >> https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hankook-Kinergy-ST-H735-All-Season-205-70R14-95T-Passenger-Tire/568267761?athbdg=L1300 >> > >> > On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 10:45?PM Clay via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > For r107 I went with General Altimax H rated as alternative to >> Vredstein >> > V >> > > rated. Same works well for w115 as well as the w126 SDL/SD. I did >> one >> > SDL >> > > in cheep cheep chinee rubber that was AMAZING in Montana blizzard at >> > > midnight coming and going a few years back. Probably anomalous in >> > extreme, >> > > but good in wet/dry/slick snow at speed for 20k miles >> > > >> > > >> > > Clay >> > > >> > > > On Jul 24, 2023, at 5:51 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > What tires does everyone like these days for older 107/116/123/126 >> > cars? >> > >> > _______________________________________ 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
