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Daughter visiting from VA, had the tires replaced on her M2 today with a new set of PSS. The original ones held up for 31,100 miles, and honestly they did not need replacing, I just did it because she doesn't come to NY very often, and they were 4 years old. Some people wear them out in less than 10k. Going to get her adaptive high beams coded in the next day or two.
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Yeah they do. One owner on the MBWorld forum replaced his Hankooks with the tires he loves, and put the Hankooks back on because they rode better and were quieter!
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I bought Hankooks for one of my cars. Was quite surprised. I think I am over with Michelins Have them on the Matrix, but I think I will go with something else next time
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You should stick with Michelins on your Benz. Listen to Steve Pitbull, he owns the best independent Mercedes shop I know. He discussed Pirellis at around 2:10
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They dont do run flats on M cars, it's always high performance Pirellis or PSS. At least on the M2 we have won the lottery and it came with Michelins.
You should stick with Michelins on your Benz. Listen to Steve Pitbull, he owns the best independent Mercedes shop I know. He discussed Pirellis at around 2:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saZoznuKR8o
You should stick with Michelins on your Benz. Listen to Steve Pitbull, he owns the best independent Mercedes shop I know. He discussed Pirellis at around 2:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saZoznuKR8o
I was VERY happy with the many sets of Pirelli Cinturato P7 AS Plus and Plus II I had on my LS460s, but they don't come in a size wide enough for the rears (275s)
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Also had a discussion with my wife about possibly trading in her GS for a bigger car (SUV) for when the 2nd kid arrives... Anyone have suggestions? Lol.
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I will watch that. Issue is I like a soft, quiet tire and Michelin doesn't have anything great. Another choice is the Continental DWS06...but I have heard they can be kind of loud...
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100% agree. What I noticed was that the Michelins on my old 4R, the tread wore extremely slow…but the ride got bad and the tire got too hard about 1/2 way. Same thing I have noticed with the Pilots on our Matrix, they start soft and go too firm. I’ve got Yokohama on my older 4R and they ride great.
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PSS were discontinued years ago, replaced by PS4, which was replaced by PS4S, which are now being replaced by PS5.