Run flats are a scam. They cost more, go flat more, and no one will patch or plug one. So you buy another whole overpriced tire every time you have a flat. And they are heavier rotating mass. All cost, no benefit.
Everything gets new michelins except the 300tdt running hankooks for $85 a copy. They might be better tires than the michelins. I ran used tires for years. John McPhee wrote a nice essay about the place I used to go in Balto. On Jan 26, 2015 12:46 PM, "Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes" < [email protected]> wrote: > Kinda related... I just called my local tire shop to get a set of hard to > find 19" snows for, um, a newer car. Run flats, big ones, Pirellis, $1800 > installed. Yikes! > > When I get quoted $100-150/tire for a nice set of 14" tires for my cars, I > don't complain. Last set of 14" tires I bought for a '84 300SD was back in > October... I ended up with a good deal on Generals for $95 and I'm very > satisfied. That car did well on the way to work this morning on the local > snow covered roads around here, left by the early part of the big storm on > its way tonight. > > Jaime > > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 3:41 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Ok, OK I am a BAD person. Enough already. > > > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > What my grandmother used to call penny wise & pound foolish. Once I got > > > out of college I never sgain skimped on tires. In HS we used to get > used > > > ones from junk yard. Pre radial days. > > > On Jan 26, 2015 3:33 PM, "Jon Agne via Mercedes" < > [email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > The most irritating $100 I ever saved was when I didn’t buy the > > > > Michelins. Just sayin’. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 26, 2015, at 12:15 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I need to replace at least two tires and probably ALL 4 tires on my > > > 2000 > > > > BMW 740iL. The tires on it are Michelins and they have been great > > > tires. > > > > They were not new when I got the car, and I have put over 40,000 > miles > > on > > > > the car. I am trying to figure out if it makes sense to buy 4 more > > > > moderately priced tires (i.e. not Michelins) or I can also buy 4 used > > > > michelins. The used Michelins have 9/32 tread on them (new is > 10/32). > > > So, > > > > they are barely used. I wonder if used Michelins are better than > new > > > > cheaper tires. I don't want to replace them with 4 new Michelins, > > > because > > > > for this style and size, its about $800. > > > > > > > > > > This car has 216,000 so I don't want to spend a ton it. AND in > > recent > > > > months I have put a new radiator in it, a new battery, new rear > brakes, > > > and > > > > replaced the passenger door lock/latch assembly for a total of about > > > $850. > > > > > > > > > > Donald H. Snook > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, > > those > > > > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. 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