Re: [MBZ] Michelin Latitude Tour HP

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On February 11, 2018 at 6:05 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Green exterior, right?  Rust?  How is the interior condition?

Black Green Metallic. Which isn't really green. 
https://www.copart.com/lot/35420277
Some spots of surface rust that I Scotchbrited away and covered with POR-15.
Black interior, decent but dirty. 
I was thinking of selling it for $2500 after driving it for the winter, but 
that was before I bent the hood and before I decided today that I don't like 
driving it in the winter. 
Mitch.

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Re: [MBZ] Michelin Latitude Tour HP

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

Well, when a set of winter tars cost near as much as the vee-hicle, and 
the rubber on it is in VG condition, (and it is an "appliance" vehicle) 
it makes sense to flip it and buy another, possibly one with good winter 
tars.  (Or something else with cheaper size tars)



Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
February 11, 2018 at 5:05 PM
That seems a bit extreme, sell rather than re-tire? Are new tires that
expensive?

Green exterior, right? Rust? How is the interior condition?

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Max
Charleston SC


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Re: [MBZ] Michelin Latitude Tour HP

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

That seems a bit extreme, sell rather than re-tire?  Are new tires that
expensive?

Green exterior, right?  Rust?  How is the interior condition?

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Max
Charleston SC

On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 5:55 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I'll probably sell it in the spring to get rid of the tires, don't want to
> buy a set of 17" when the ML already has a set of high dollar tires with
> tons of tread life left.
>
>
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[MBZ] Michelin Latitude Tour HP

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

Found this review at TireRack.com from a ML320 owner:
Noticed a serious lack of traction in any snow condition. Definitely a summer 
tire only. 



I agree with the above wholeheartedly. 
First time I had it out in the snow back in November, I tried to do a low speed 
stop and the ABS kicked in when I was barely touching the pedal. Rolled right 
through the stop sign. 

Second time, today, in a foot of snow, it went worse in the trail that my 
Saturn Ion had broken yesterday than the Ion did while making it. Stopped at 
the end of the driveway and couldn't move it an inch in either direction. Two 
guys pushed me out, their combined force felt about the same as the combined 
effort of four Michelins with 4000lb on them. 

This thing is not only scary in handling and braking compared to my Ion with 
Pirelli Winter Cinturatos on it, I'm at least as likely to get the ML stuck in 
deep snow, and the Ion has a lot less ground clearance and weight. I'll 
probably sell it in the spring to get rid of the tires, don't want to buy a set 
of 17" when the ML already has a set of high dollar tires with tons of tread 
life left. 

Mitch.

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