Marangoni tyres

[peterg1965]

The CLK55 has these make of tyres fitted, Italian budget category tyres apparently. Have done a Forum search, it doesn't reveal much. According to mytyres.co.uk they are still over £100 for the wider rears, which isn't that far off premium brand prices.

Has anyone heard of these or have any experience? There is plenty of tread on them so it looks as though they will be on for a while yet.

 

[BTB 500]

Who puts budget tyres on an AMG?!

 

[peterg1965]

Who puts budget tyres on an AMG?!

Good point!

 

[A210AMG]

If they feel ok in the wet and dry then keep then (have fun wearing them out) and replace with some branded ones if it makes you feel better?

Not all the weired makes are bad, some tests in autoexpress the less known makes do quite well.

 

[amwebby]

The company may be Italian but the tyres are made in Korea. The *&^% I purchased my CL500 from had fitted these, lousy cheapskate. Their grip is lousy and I have never had so many punctures in my life. Since fitting Avons al round I've noticed the ESP doesn't come on so readily and, after 5,000 miles I have not had one puncture.

Ditch them, they don't belong on a performance car.

 

[Howard]

Peter , if you are looking to change them without spending mega money ( and i seem to say this to everyone ) , get yourself some Falken FK452's , a great tyre. I've been very impressed with them on the rear of mine , and a few other members are very happy with them too. A good performing tyre for the money.

Camskill is the place to get them from , presumably the rears are 245/40/17 ?

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b443s18p0

 

[Will]

Personally, IMHO - Premium/Performance car = Premium/Performance tyres.

I'm sure there are plenty of budget tyres that aren't too bad but I like tried and tested premium brand tyres. (Michelin, Pirelli, Goodyear etc)

Most of the budget tyres that I've driven on have never been that good.

I wouldn't use budget tyres on an AMG in particular.

Will

 

[Howard]

I was the same Will until i started reading up on the Jap forums about the 452's , thats what made me try them. If they are good enough for Skylines and mad chipped up Scoobys , they're fine for me.

I still have P Zero Rossos on the front , but when they wear out , i'll put 452's on there. Had a scary moment on the 452's the other day in the deep snow , but any tyre would have let go in those conditions , barring a snow tyre . They grip well and wear well.

PS can i pop over next week and borrow your pipe bender ?

 

[Will]

I was the same Will until i started reading up on the Jap forums about the 452's , thats what made me try them. If they are good enough for Skylines and mad chipped up Scoobys , they're fine for me.

I still have P Zero Rossos on the front , but when they wear out , i'll put 452's on there. Had a scary moment on the 452's the other day in the deep snow , but any tyre would have let go in those conditions , barring a snow tyre . They grip well and wear well.

PS can i pop over next week and borrow your pipe bender ?

True - I'm certain that they're probably one of the best tyres in their price bracket. I reckon the main reason skylines and scoobys use them is for that reason - heavy use and drifting etc will wear tyres out in very little time, hence they're looking for the best bang-for-buck. No point in buying tyres for twice the price if you're burning them out in 1000 miles etc.

No probs on the pipe benders

Will

 

[BTB 500]

Cheapo Korean tyres on a high performance car would have me wondering what else had been skimped on ...

 

[Chris Akabusi]

I had some Marangoni Zeta Lineas (i think thats what they were called) on my old Lexus IS200. Fantastic tyres i thought. Considerably better than the Goodyear F1 GSD3's i replaced them with.

 

[tudu]

I was the same Will until i started reading up on the Jap forums about the 452's , thats what made me try them. If they are good enough for Skylines and mad chipped up Scoobys , they're fine for me.

I still have P Zero Rossos on the front , but when they wear out , i'll put 452's on there. Had a scary moment on the 452's the other day in the deep snow , but any tyre would have let go in those conditions , barring a snow tyre . They grip well and wear well.

PS can i pop over next week and borrow your pipe bender ?

Have to agree, i was a P Zero R's fan, but since switching to Falkens 235/40/18s front and 255/35/18's rear on my C55 i have been impressed with the grip especailly in the wet, and if the C55 can handle them then they should be suitable for most MB's.

 

[peterg1965]

An interesting selection of views there, thank you! Firstly, If I were buying new tyres I would not buy the make that are currently on my car. I would lean towards the 'premium' branded tyres. However, they are on the car and are probably almost brand new. There is still the rubber bits visible which stick out from the walls of new tyres. I am in no rush to replace them yet but when the time comes I will buy some decent tyres - I would consider the Falkens.

I am not going to be driving like an F1 driver, or going to the 'ring, therefore the Marigolds er... Maragonis...or whatever will have remain for now.

They are Y (up to 186mph) rated so assume they must at least reach a certain standard (EU?).

 

[Will]

You could probably sell the Marigolds(!) on eBay to recoup some of the cost of new tyres, if you really did want to change them?

Will

 

[robert.saunders]

How new are the Marigolds? Would the seller have put these on for the sale?

 

[andy_k]

I suspect a bit of 'tyre snobbery' is going on here.

How many times in the past year (snow excluded unless you have winter tyres) have you thought 'if only I had tyres on that cost twice the price I would have been better off?'.

The answer is probably never because we rarely drive our cars at anywhere near the limit and when we do the limit of adhesion between a 'budget tyre' and a premium brand is probably only one or two miles per hour.

As I said on the other thread, the Goodyears on the back of my E55 were dangerous on cold/wet roads and basd on my experience I wouldn't recommend them to anybody. They had more that 4mm of tread on which is less than 50% worn. For a £200+ tyre that's a joke. The Falkens I've got on now seem to have a lot more grip in similar circumstances and when they do let go it's not as sudden as the Goodyears - of course, I'll be in a better position to give a more accurate opinion when I've tried them on warm dry tarmac.

 

[amwebby]

No tyre snobbery on my part, the Marangonis simply had less grip, as evidenced by the ESP engaging earlier, and were more prone to punctures.

The Avons I replaced them with were only £20 a wheel more but have more grip and I've had no punctures in 5k miles. QED

 

[peterg1965]

How new are the Marigolds? Would the seller have put these on for the sale?

In my novice opinion I would say they have been on less than 2000 miles.

 

[robert.saunders]

In my novice opinion I would say they have been on less than 2000 miles.

MoT was Jan 09?

 

[peterg1965]

MoT was Jan 09?

November 2008