smccolley Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 4/2/2021 at 6:43 PM, steve187 said: in the old days an escort xr3i, would have got through a set as quick, its a sports car so expect the tyre wear, a new set is called for very soon and a lump of wood under the gas pedal, that should make then last longer I worked at a tire shop in the 80's and these younger guys would bring in their high end ford escorts, one tire was the donut and the other was showing cords. When I explained they took very expensive tires, no optional cheap ones, they would just hang their head and leave. They had no idea how much their fun had cost them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Go to Cockpit. They will offer you a choice of 3 different tyres at differing prices, make your choice then they will do a wheel alignment once fitted & wheel balancing. Take about 80 minutes. You will be amazed how well the car drives now & double the tyre life (looking at that old tyre) I am in no way associated with them, just always have very good service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt1 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Performance tires usually are made with a softer compound for better traction so they wear out faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab5BKK Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 12,000km and you need to change your tyres? I'm shocked ???? I never had MB, but, I had 2 Porsche (911 coupe, 911 convertible) when I lived in the UK. I used them as my normal car (commuting M4 corridor to London, doing business trips within the UK and parts of Europe, holidays in Continental Europe: Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland. The Netherlands). I had a look @ my "Porsche diary" (Excel spreadsheet) Average annual mileage: 25,000 miles = 40,000 km Types of tyres: Front: 225/40/ZR18 Rear: 265/35/ZR18 The drive and tyre's life expectancy vary a lot: * Best drive overall: Pirelli (very soft tyre) * Shortest tyre's life: Pirelli (10,000 miles = 16,000 km) * Longest tyre's life: Continental (Rear: 16,000 miles = 25,600 km, Front: 29,000 miles = 46,400 km) * Worst drive: Continental (it was the 1st mount on my 996 convertible) * Best balanced (drive and tyre's life): Michelin and then Bridgestone (14,000 miles = 22,400 km) Even with a "heavy right foot", tyres should last longer than 12,000 km. May be the tyres delivered with car were old, maybe the tyre' setting wasn't that accurate... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokie Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) +1 on Fab above; Iv owned Mercs (In UK) for last 20+ years, Pirelli/Contis/Mich are all Original Fitment on various MB vehicles My advice is check out Mercedes Benz Thai Forums see what they are saying about tyre fitment in LOS (Temp/Humidity etc plays a large part) If OE - original equipment is Conti on your model (It shows this in your cars manual/factory sheet stuck in back is all in codes but a quick google is the key) and you was getting a deceant range out of them Id stick with them however; the range you said is pants (mercs are heavy cars and prone to wear suspension parts (sway arms, bushes, springs etc) but you should get better range (milage out of them than you show above) I had Continentals on an E-Class and they was great... My current Merc in UK is on OE Pirelli P7s and they are great too, a lot of mercs you cannot Rotate as some have mentioned in this thread as they are 'Cross Matched' meaning the fronts and rears are differant sizes (also note anyone new to MBs a lot of models if you put a steel spare on a vehicle with alloy wheels, they have a set of shorter studs you must use, if you attempt to use the alloy wheel studs then they will catch the brake calipers as alloy studs can be longer than steel wheel studs) so beware if the spare has a set of studs thats the reason (obviously a lot of new models have a space saver or even a Tire Slime kit with pump) Cheap skates!! Another lil tip people find a short legnth of alloy about 8" long with a bit of Knurled hatching at one end and a thread at the other in the tool kit and wonder whats is it for? This is a centering tool so when you come to mount a wheel you stick this tool in on of the holes first to aligned the wheel up to the hub, put four studs in then take this bar out and put last in, hardly anyone uses them and lots have no idea what they are when they see them lol Pic 1 & 3 the tyres are worn and ready to change, look like they have shoulder wear to me (pics a bit poor mind) If putting new Boots on always get it Tracked and aligend, if roads you use are rough then should get tracking done yearly depending on your milage. My advice is check local Merc Forums first see what they are running on similar cars... If you buy budget Wang Kang rubbish tyres then they will wear out in no time and your stopping distances in an emergency could cost you your life. Brakes and Tyres dont skimp on them, buy quality... Edited April 9, 2021 by Lokie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRRR Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Common for guys to scrub out a pair of performance rubber at 20,000ks, id say your a drag racer.....i on the other hand am well known for getting 40,000 out of performance rubber on a performance car.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro01 Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) On 8/23/2021 at 2:01 PM, AlexRRR said: Common for guys to scrub out a pair of performance rubber at 20,000ks, id say your a drag racer.....i on the other hand am well known for getting 40,000 out of performance rubber on a performance car.... You must drive like Miss Daisy! Others with same car seem to have same issue. I guess it's down to power mostly to the front until the AWD kicks in. 385 horses to those 2 poor fronts - I guess I am guilty of using those horses. Edited August 29, 2021 by pedro01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRRR Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 18 hours ago, pedro01 said: You must drive like Miss Daisy! Others with same car seem to have same issue. I guess it's down to power mostly to the front until the AWD kicks in. 385 horses to those 2 poor fronts - I guess I am guilty of using those horses. Nope, i just dont sprint off at the lights, i all so pump them up hard, i dont run around in big engine cars though in my younger days i did, current car is a Golf GTI, previous was a Cooper S before that a BMW coupe 3L i get min of 40,000 ks from my rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancashirelad Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 8 hours ago, AlexRRR said: Nope, i just dont sprint off at the lights, i all so pump them up hard, i dont run around in big engine cars though in my younger days i did, current car is a Golf GTI, previous was a Cooper S before that a BMW coupe 3L i get min of 40,000 ks from my rubber. Not recommended. This leads to a harsh ride, premature central band wear and poor emergency stopping capabilities in the wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Lancashirelad said: Not recommended. This leads to a harsh ride, premature central band wear and poor emergency stopping capabilities in the wet. Agreed. There is a reason that the OEM recommends tire pressures. I run mine a little less than recommended usually - experiment and see what works best for me. Have an IR temp gauge so takes seconds to check hot pressures. Hiway car gets new boots at 50% wear. But I run it fast. Back in my bike racing days we went by the 10% rule - diff between cold and hot should be 10%. Tires come a LONG way since then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 On 4/9/2021 at 8:59 AM, canthai55 said: altho' many buy a Vios and drive like it is an AMG ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 8 hours ago, VocalNeal said: When riding I find it is guys in Vios, City, Almera, Swift, etc - all the econoboxes - who drive the worst - Hi speed, weaving in and out, pass you with no room. on a solid line, uphill around corners. Wanna Be fast car owners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Homework my friend. The above car is virtually hand built on the assembly line of the now defunct LFA. It is a homologation special for Toyota WRC but still has a 5 year/100,000 warranty. A box yes but hardly econo. Edited August 31, 2021 by VocalNeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro01 Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 8:12 AM, AlexRRR said: Nope, i just dont sprint off at the lights, i all so pump them up hard, i dont run around in big engine cars though in my younger days i did, current car is a Golf GTI, previous was a Cooper S before that a BMW coupe 3L i get min of 40,000 ks from my rubber. You have my commiserations on the Golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now