tyres for 300CE 24v

[Ade B]

have skimmed through previous threads and nothing seemed to come up - please forgive me if this is out there already but...

my rear tyres (Goodyear Eagle NCT2 205/60 ZR15) are toast and need replacing. The front (Michelin Pilot CX 205/60 R15) have plenty of tread left but I've no idea how old they are as the tyres came with the car.

I get quite a lot of roar on some motorway surfaces and am looking for a quiet tyre with a long life and good ride rather than ultimate grip/feel. Car is running original 15 hole alloys and has pre sportline sports suspension.

I appreciate tyres are often a matter of personal preference (certainly with motorbikes...) however, what do C124 owners recommend?

Cost is not a major factor (although cheaper is obviously an advantage).

Advice appreciated

Ade

 

[television]

have skimmed through previous threads and nothing seemed to come up - please forgive me if this is out there already but...

my rear tyres (Goodyear Eagle NCT2 205/60 ZR15) are toast and need replacing. The front (Michelin Pilot CX 205/60 R15) have plenty of tread left but I've no idea how old they are as the tyres came with the car.

I get quite a lot of roar on some motorway surfaces and am looking for a quiet tyre with a long life and good ride rather than ultimate grip/feel. Car is running original 15 hole alloys and has pre sportline sports suspension.

I appreciate tyres are often a matter of personal preference (certainly with motorbikes...) however, what do C124 owners recommend?

Cost is not a major factor (although cheaper is obviously an advantage).

Advice appreciated

Ade

In general chunky treads are noisier than the ribbed variety, the quieter the tyre the better the fuel consumption

 

[bolide]

In my experience Goodyears are very noisy on some W124s and OK on others. On that basis I'd steer clear

I normally fit Continental Premium Contact IIs as they're quiet & grippy. I fitted Michelin Pilots on a recent estate with sports suspension and I liked those too

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[c240yaz]

See all possibilities on choice here.

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/start.html

 

[Ade B]

From the above link for [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Continental PremiumContact 2 205/60 R15 91V[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Summer tyres for cars and buses Modern high shyny with 3-D track .
New Summer 2005, Continental Premium Contact 2.
Dynamic design, a vigorous response to the acceleration, the best in its category at the wet road adhesion are characteristic features of the new tyres Continental Premium Contact 2.
Sheen, as the previous model behaves like a cat's leg : Brake pressure on the wheel increases, leading to an increase patch, Under normal traffic conditions, the tyre remains narrow, square patch decreases..
Asymmetrical tread pattern has three operational areas : the outer side of the large, flat clusters responsible for the management and sustainability while driving in a corner.
Closed shoulder external low-noise tyres in contact with the road.
The average area of ammunition grooves provides high braking properties of dry and wet road.[/FONT]

Not sure I want tyres that behave like a cat's leg and have ammunition grooves...

Lots of choice, didn't realise there were so many brands about...


Anyone any experience of the companies that come to you?

Ade

 

[Roger Jones]

". . . but I've no idea how old they are as the tyres came with the car"

There will be a DOT date on the tyres -- a string of numbers with "DOT" before/within/after them.

From

http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/front/affich.jsp?codeRubrique=20050106143248

" For example a DOT code ending in "2204" indicates a tyre made in the 22nd week (May) of 2004."

 

[LastMinute]

Anyone any experience of the companies that come to you?

I used etyres recently. Can't fault the service - the chap was quite happy for me to watch him work and tighten the bolts myself; he was equally happy for me to leave him to it. Wouldn't even let me make him a cuppa. Some people will say that you can't get the balancing right using a machine in the back of a van, but I don't know whether it's necessarily any worse than a fixed installation.

I put Goodyear Excellence on my 1990 300E-24 Sportline. Can't comment on whether they're any good, because I really don't know how to tell the difference between one tyre and the next.

I've not had any problems, apart from the nail I just discovered sticking out of one of them...

 

[c240yaz]

Yes, I used etyres once on the wife's car. Not the cheapest, but the guy was real careful and proffesional. Wheel balance was fine. Even used a torque wrench on the wheel bolts. Can't complain.

I don't mind tyre fitting bays doing the rears, as they generaly jack up on the diff, but I get nightmares when see them placing the jack under the front end. Some of these guys havn't a clue or care where they place it.

Heard of one boy recently jacking a car up on the track rod end arm. Frightening stuff.

( A few years back, a neighbour of mine jacked his Capri up under the sump, to do his front brakes)