So the original OEM tires are on my car and I did happen to get 23,000 miles out of them, but they need to be replaced, but all the recommended tires from the dealer are the same 20,000-25,000 mile treadlife.

Has anyone put any other tires on their CLK320 and gotten good results?

Thanks

 

get the same size with a V rating, i had a 2000 clk 320, put in V's and lasted about 35,000 m thats what i would do.

 

If you want a longer life for your tires, get away from the staggard setup. That way you'll be able to rotate them the way it's meant to be done.

Currently I'm in the process of getting new wheels and tires to replace my 500 mile old OE ones And I've pretty much decided on AVON Tech M550 A/S with a WR Rating and very good reviews on Tire rack. They are cheaper than Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, but are promissing to be just as good.

 

Sweet, thanks for the advice and responses, really appreciate it!

 

I started a thread about this a while back. I switched from Michellin pilot sport ps2 to the Execelon. The treadlife warranty was like 45K. There was a tremendous difference in the handling. I felt like I was driving a completely different car. I couldn't take it. I wanted the better handling back, so I sucked it up and went back to trade the tires back in. Let us know what you decide.

 

I have a 2004 CLK 500 with 18,000 miles on it and it's on the 4th set of rear tires. Dealership has replaced them each time but stands behind thier opinion that this is a lead foot issue. (why would they replace them for free if that was the case?)
They said it couldn't be an alignment issue.

 

I finally have the Avons on the car and I love them. Today I had to do an emergency avoidance move at 70mph, when another car decided to merge into my lane without looking. Tires didn't skip a bit and the move felt so natural that I didn't panic at all. After that 1 second action I straightened the car and kept on driving like nothing happened. Really recommend these tires. Haven't used them for too long and haven't done any winter driving on them, but they are awesome from what I can so far. And the ride quality/noise level is not below the stock Continentals

 

Thanks for he feedback!

Konman - yes I know what you mean and thanks for mentioning that. Sometimes a few hundred dollar makes the difference in handling in the long run and what these cars were meant to do. So it is a balance for sure on tread life and handling.

I'm still up in the air, but I'll let you know.

 

Right now I'm stuck between the following:

Hankook - Hankook Ventus HRII H405
Avon - Tech M550 A/S
Yokohama - AVID V4S

I'm leaning towards the Yokohamas because of longer tread life, AA traction rating, and similar price

 

I bought some pirelli pzeros that lasted about three months with a good alignment. They must have been racing tires; rubber ***** stuck to my car, but WOW did it have traction. Then next time I told them I didn't want "racing" tires, so they put Pirelli pzeros with a harder compound. They have been on the car for over one year and still have decent tread left. Neither tire has any kind of treadwear rating on it so I don't know how to tell the difference. The only difference I can see is the racing tires had yellow pzero on the sidewall, and the regular pzero did not. (?)

Has anyone tried Fulda tires? I remember them being somewhat popular in Germany, and I see they are available here now since Goodyear bought the German Fulda plant. My problem has been that most tires in this size are made with racing compound. I saw Fulda 255/40/17s and 225/45/17s with an all season tread at the local tire store.

Those Michellin sport cup tires are soft soft soft; another competition tire in my opinion.