6.9forever
Noble
For a while we have been putting up with cheap, mis-matched tyres on our A-class. The front had Champiros and the rear Accelera Alphas.
Both types could only be described as cheap and nasty. They were fitted by the dealer that sold the car and suffered from flat spots, convex tread blocks and noise: Both thudding and roaring that sounds like a wheel bearing is on the way out. Nasty.
The original Goodyear was on the (full size) spare. I bit the bullet and replaced them all with what has turned out to be an excellent choice:
Bridgestone MY-02 in 195/50-16
Quiet, smooth, grippy - the difference is amaaaaazing.
$139 each: http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/treads/my02.aspx
Mercedes states on the plaque inside the filler cap to only use Goodyear, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Michelin or Continental.
In my experience they are right. This is especially important on the W168 A-class which has a slightly brutal ride due to wheel-at-each-corner behaviour combined with stiff springs all stemming from the early Swedish elk-test debacle. 50 profile doesn't help either.
With tyres, you get what you pay for.
Near our place, the dealer MB Sunshine Coast often fits other brands to the 2-3 year old C- and E-class cars they have on their lot. If I were buying one of those cars, I would walk away unless they fitted what the maker specified.
Both types could only be described as cheap and nasty. They were fitted by the dealer that sold the car and suffered from flat spots, convex tread blocks and noise: Both thudding and roaring that sounds like a wheel bearing is on the way out. Nasty.
The original Goodyear was on the (full size) spare. I bit the bullet and replaced them all with what has turned out to be an excellent choice:
Bridgestone MY-02 in 195/50-16
Quiet, smooth, grippy - the difference is amaaaaazing.
$139 each: http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/treads/my02.aspx
Mercedes states on the plaque inside the filler cap to only use Goodyear, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Michelin or Continental.
In my experience they are right. This is especially important on the W168 A-class which has a slightly brutal ride due to wheel-at-each-corner behaviour combined with stiff springs all stemming from the early Swedish elk-test debacle. 50 profile doesn't help either.
With tyres, you get what you pay for.
Near our place, the dealer MB Sunshine Coast often fits other brands to the 2-3 year old C- and E-class cars they have on their lot. If I were buying one of those cars, I would walk away unless they fitted what the maker specified.
