] Tires Again /rolling resistance comment and question
In a message dated 7/10/2006 7:17:21 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I put Conti's on my 280 and I like the way they feel in the wet and they are
so quet even when you run them hard. Yep, lots of choices out
as to what are good tires and which
are not. And what you want to get out of them...
Levi (:
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cheaperBuyer
beware.
Mike
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From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tires Again /rolling resistance comment and question
I'm not quite sure I agree
oh boy, here we ago again.
Mike Canfield wrote:
Also to be mentioned is where the tires are purchased and at what store.
Tires bought in the warmer climates seem to be harder and therefore get less
traction. I assume this is to compensate for the hotter conditions the tire
must operate
How true! I also tried the generals from Sams. Wear fast and slip
belts. The goodyear allegra from sams, also in 205/65 15 for the SDL have
held up ok. They just cost more than they are worth, and you have to put
up with all the Sams BS. Sears, Sams and all such places have lines only
Loren Faeth wrote:
I have found in the past 2-3 years that i can buy Contis (Contact touring)
for less than the price just about anything else available that is a decent
tire. (S rated or better) I do not consider the wallyland 29.95 Douglas
tires to be decent tires.
I bought a couple of
It's not about how long they last. It's about how scary they are in
the wet. PO put cheapy Douglas tires on my old W123 (probably just to
get it to pass inspection so he could sell it), and it would try to
swap ends quite often in the rain. Not a good thing. These were
relatively new tires. I
Gary Thompson wrote:
It's not about how long they last. It's about how scary they are in
the wet.
I've got the Douglas Xtra-Trac, drove them through a Michigan winter.
No traction problems noted, except on ice. Went through a pond twice
a day at 50mph for a couple of weeks in March. (I knew
In a message dated 7/10/2006 7:17:21 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I put Conti's on my 280 and I like the way they feel in the wet and they are
so quet even when you run them hard. Yep, lots of choices out there, good
and bad
Harry and all,
I tried the
