[W126 Coupe] Goodyear tires

[Jay Febish]

Frank,

Yes we're still on for Mar. 21-22. at the Mar Vista on Long Boat.  
We're going to try both days so that if people can't make it Saturday  
they can come Sunday. Or both if they want.

BTW, The last experience I had with Goodyear Eagles was on a BMW. They  
didn't last anywhere as long (about 12,000 mi. ) as the Pirelli's I  
replaced them with. And their grip wasn't as good, not to mention,  
they sucked in the rain.

On the SEC,  I originally had Continentals on the stock 15" rims, when  
I went to the 17" AMG 3 piece wheels, I used General Exclaim UHPs  
(Ultra High Performance) 245/45/17 W rated. I was very pleased with  
the wear, ride quality and their grip especially in the rain. With  
tires that wide, hydroplaning is a real concern. I've run them on the  
interstate at over 100 mph in the rain, and 145 mph on dry pavement.  
The price was good as well. I bought 4 for almost what it would've  
cost for one Michelin Pilot. I figured that even if they didn't last,  
for the price I could replace them and still come out ahead of the  
cost of Pilots, which don't last very long either.

Now that the Sec is gone, I've still got the wheels with the Generals  
still on them with around 50% tread left.

Jay

On Feb 17, 2009, at 6:14 PM, fnorth1 at aol.com wrote:


>

> Thank you for the input. We don't see a lot of snow in this part of  

> the world but wet slipppery roads yes.

> Is the March get-together still on for Sarasota? I'd like to join  

> in. It was a thoroughly enjoyable gathering last I made it.

>

> Frank North

> Tampa

> 1986 SEC

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> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:45:36

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> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Goodyear tires

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>

> I bought some, kept them for maybe 500 miles till I took them off  

> and went back to Michelin.  While Connies are an alternative, I  

> still prefer the Mics.

>

> Ralph D. Day

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> ] On Behalf Of fnorth1 at aol.com

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> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Goodyear tires

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>

>

> What is the group's opinion on Goodyear tires. Does anyone have any  

> experience good or bad?

>

> Frank North

> Tampa

> 1986 SEC

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> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:49:13 +0900

> From: "Dan Gardner" <cruftsk9 at tpg.com.au>

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Plug leads

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> Hi Folks

>

>    Thought it was about time I replaced the leads as I am now  

> getting a lumpy idle and have fitted new Bosch plugs three trips ago  

> and all was fine,general concessus was that Beru were the best,but  

> my local distributor is pushing Bremi another German brand,does the  

> group have any thoughts on these ?.Also I have noticed only one  

> spring in the distributor body for the advance and retard weights  

> the local dealer cannot tell me if this is correct,apparently you  

> cannot buy the springs just the whole assembly.

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>                                                                            regards 

>  Dan Gardner  1986 560 SEC Euro 220kw

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