I have yet to find any place nearby that is cheaper to buy them locally and have them installed than it is to buy from Tirerack and have them shipped then installed. If you have such a place, good for you!
Blizzaks may not last 6-7 winters (though my wife's and my parents have lasted that long). It depends on how warm and dry and how many miles you put on. They're also only the "good tread" for the first 55%, but if your tires are worn down that much then they're not going to be near as good in the snow anyway... Levi On 11/30/06, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I can actually buy Blizzaks from a dealer just about anyplace i go. Cell phone tires, I'd have to drive at least 1500 miles to get them, or mail order them and that gets expensive. Pay more for a tire, pay $$$ for shipping, and then pay extra for mounting and balancing. Easily adds $25 to $50 a tire. Several years ago I bought some firestone radial snow tires for the 240D. after 6-7 winters, they are still good enough to use this winter. I have been quite pleased with them. A LOT less money than cell phone tires. At 08:18 PM 11/29/2006, you wrote: >Blizzaks are nearly the best there is.....Second only maybe to Nokian >Hakkapelitta's. > >They make a world of difference over all seasons. > >Mike >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Loren Faeth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 6:52 PM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] snow tires > > > >A few years ago I was caught in a snowstorm, and after getting tired of the > > rear end sliding around on Remington tires, I stopped at a tire shop in > > the town I was in and they had a set of 4 used very little Blizzacks. I > > put them on the 300SDL, and have been using them each winter since. My > > SDL > > is pretty close to a snowplow with those on. I did end up with an extra > > set of factory wheels in need of paint, and those have the Blizzacks > > on. Last fall I painted them with a rattle can (NAPA) and they look > > decent > > now. > > > > Blizzacks work nicely on LWB126 cars IMHO > > > > Loren > > 86 300SDL > > et al > > > > > > At 04:13 PM 11/29/2006, you wrote: > >>We are having our first snow/ice/freezing rain of the season here in > >>America's Heartland (Kansas) and I am planning to get snow tires. On my > >>most recent prior Mercedes, the snow tires came with the car mounted on > >>a second set of wheels (2 tires not four). Well, I sold that car to OK > >>Don and I am without snow tires. So, while I was picking up my car at > >>my indy (because of the %^#^ hose repair), I asked him if he had any > >>snow tires. He told me they would not help on my car. He said that > >>they would not work on a LWB 126 as well as they did on my 124. This > >>sounds like malarkey to me. Has anyone tried out snow tires on a 126 > >>(esp. LWB 126). Do they help? Am I destined to slip and slide all over > >>the place? > >> > >> > >> > >>Donald H. Snook > >> > >>1990 300SEL 133K > >> > >>_______________________________________ > >>http://www.okiebenz.com > >>For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >>For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > Loren Faeth > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
