Tyre recommendations for W211

41Stan41 · 19-04-2015 07:55PM #1

Hi
I have a 09 Mercedes E200 and it needs new tyres again . I say again cause the last ones lasted just 15k and thats without taking the piss and abusing them . They were got by a friend of my son who worked in the business and were 100euro a piece . The set before that lasted over twice that .
So what i am looking for is advice on what would be the best for the car??
Brand
Comfort
Noise
Grip
Quality for money and roughly price

Thanks in advance

colm_mcm · 19-04-2015 07:56PM

Size?

Do you know what brand the first and second set were, and whether there may be any other factors like alignment/tracking that might explain the quicker wear?

George Dalton · 19-04-2015 08:16PM

I recently took a set of Bridgestone Turanza T001s off my W211. They were fitted in September 2012 and had done 65,000km which was mostly motorway driving. I rotated them from front to rear every 15,000km to keep the wear levels even. They were all still legal (2.5mm-3.5mm remaining) and probably would have done another 5,000km if I had really wanted to push the boat out. It was only once the tyres reached the 60,000km mark that I started to notice a drop off in wet grip.

I replaced them with a set of Dunlop SP Sport BluResponse. Only 5000km on those so far so far too early to tell how they will last!

225/55 16 is the size on my car (2006 E280 CDI)

41Stan41 · 20-04-2015 10:07AM

Sorry should have told ye size 225/55 R16

Tyre recommendations for W211

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