[W126 Coupe] re:AMG Aero II 18"s trade for 17"s anyone ? '91sec

[Ronny Geenen]

I think Tiretrack has a program where you can select options that are important to you, like noise or performance

Ronny Geenen
1987 560 SEC
Glendora, California
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jonathan Hodgman 
  To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
  Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 5:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] re:AMG Aero II 18"s trade for 17"s anyone ? '91sec


  The Dunlop SP is the WORST performance tyre on the market...I've been burdened now w/ two sets on cars I've purchased and each time I've come to dislike the tyre even more.  It's loud, rides like a truck, wears poorly, doesn't work well in the rain (or the dry for that matter)..  My tyre tech who has been @ it for about 20 years loathes them more then I do. 

  Get a proper set of Good high end rubber.  Bridgestone is making 1 or two good tyres these days and the new Michelin Pilot Exalto's are working very well on my CE as well as some customers car.

  If money is Really a bit concern I'd go w/ the Kuhmo's. 

  Jonathan


   


    Or this there a better tire recomendation that the Dunlop SP that are so noisy now with quite a bit of life in them yet ? 


    John




    On Aug 3, 2006, at 5:25 AM, mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com wrote:


      -----Original Message-----

      From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Kent Kihl

      Sent: Wed 8/2/2006 3:24 PM

      To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

      Subject: [W126 Coupe] MB BMW




      I had first 500 SEC 1984, then a 560 SEC 1986, then a 420 SEC 1987 and then

      a BMW 750i 1988. Between 1985 and 1991 all of them except the 560 for about

      2 - 2.5 years, the coupes kept their value fairly well, the 420 I actually

      sold for just little more than I had bought it for 2 years earlier, the BMW

      was a complete disaster, lost 75% of the purchase price in about 2 years, it

      was impossible to sell. It is of course good if you are buying a few years

      old, you can get them for next to nothing, but it is likely you thereafter

      have to keep it for the rest of your life.




      After the BMW 750i and some more various MB's, a Jaguar XJS V12 and two

      Rolls Royce Silver Spirit, there is no doubt the car (cars) that was the

      best was the Mb coupes, so now after many years I bought myself the fourth,

      the 560 SEC 1989. Not as sporty as my Saab 95, but for weekends it is great.




      Kent Kihl

      Cape Town




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