SimonsMerc
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2004
- Messages
- 1,147
- Location
- Sudbury, West London
- Car
- Merc S212 E350 CDI BlueEfficiency Sport 256bhp, Suzuki GSX-650F, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Dynamic
I've been reading the sticky and researching and I can't seem to get a good answer to my question. Will either of the following sets of wheels and winter tyres be a good fit for my MY2011 S212 E350 CDI Sport?
Winter tyres with wheels for Mercedes E class or similar | eBay
4X MERCEDES E CLASS ORIGINAL 16" WINTER TYRES & ALLOYS CONTINENTAL 225/55 16 91H | eBay
We're planning a Skiing trip down to the French Alps and really need winter tyres for the mountain (we'll have chains as well). However Winter tyres themselves are extremely expensive in the staggered sizes we have on the car (265/35/18 rear 245/40/18 front), and also I kind of like the idea of having a spare set of wheels that I can swap over to for the Winter.
If I stick to sizes like those in the links above (which are sizes that the car could have been bought with anyway) will they be OK? Would these smaller sized wheels have any downsides for winter use?
Many thanks,
-simon
Winter tyres with wheels for Mercedes E class or similar | eBay
4X MERCEDES E CLASS ORIGINAL 16" WINTER TYRES & ALLOYS CONTINENTAL 225/55 16 91H | eBay
We're planning a Skiing trip down to the French Alps and really need winter tyres for the mountain (we'll have chains as well). However Winter tyres themselves are extremely expensive in the staggered sizes we have on the car (265/35/18 rear 245/40/18 front), and also I kind of like the idea of having a spare set of wheels that I can swap over to for the Winter.
If I stick to sizes like those in the links above (which are sizes that the car could have been bought with anyway) will they be OK? Would these smaller sized wheels have any downsides for winter use?
Many thanks,
-simon