**Unofficial Tyre Thread**

[[TW]Fox]

I'd be incredibly surprised if you can get a Continental Runflat fitted for £150 in 275/35/18. This is a fairly rare and expensive size. I think you'll be doing very well to get change out of £200 a tyre.

This might be a good chance to think about getting rid of the runflats.

 

[CapitalOne]

£165 each fitted for the back, £150 fitted for the front from "tyresonthedrive" - although to be honest was just a quick google!

 

[CapitalOne]

But thanks, if I am mentally prepared for £200 I will consult the local Merc dealer and see what they say.

 

[( |-| |2 ][ $]

Surely you mean the fronts are 225? Is there really a car that has wider fronts, by that much?

 

[[TW]Fox]

£165 each fitted for the back, £150 fitted for the front from "tyresonthedrive" - although to be honest was just a quick google!

They are not runflat tyres... that site doesn't appear to offer any RFT Continentals in that size.

 

[CapitalOne]

Thankyou all, you have confirmed that I need to get someone who knows what they are doing to look into this

It's got fancy wheels (eta-stock ones not aftermarket), and the last time I had to buy tyres for a car was about 15 years ago and they were all the same size - it was easy!

Many thanks for the responses.

 

[acemastr]

He must mean 225 fronts.

It does so few miles don't bother with runflats

 

[[TW]Fox]

He must mean 225 fronts.

Hes just got front/rear the wrong way round.

I'd be very surprised with 225 fronts on a CLS with 275 rears. They'll be 245 - my car has 275 rears and 245 fronts for example.

225 on an 18 inch wheel would be likely found on a smaller car.

 

[andy_mk3]

He must mean 225 fronts.

It does so few miles don't bother with runflats

Definitely. It's also pretty criminal doing 2k miles a year in an 09 diesel Merc!

 

[( |-| |2 ][ $]

Ah. So you think he typed front and rear the wrong way around,

245 front, 275 rear. Makes more sense.

 

[CapitalOne]

Definitely. It's also pretty criminal doing 2k miles a year in an 09 diesel Merc!

Yeah well it's a comfy 2k

ETA needs a fill up about once a quarter too...

 

[ov_sjo]

Plenty, but have been advised the tyres are 5/6 years old, and suffer from degradation from all sorts of sources and need to be changed. Appreciate that might not be true as such and I may be misinformed, but lets just assume I need/would likethem changed.

Many thanks for the reply though

There is no need to replace 5yr old tyres. Sure, when they're 20 years old worry about it.

 

[daz]

There is no need to replace 5yr old tyres. Sure, when they're 20 years old worry about it.

Date code on my Corvette tyres was 1996.

 

[p1RATE]

Date code on my Corvette tyres was 1996.

live your life a quarter mile at a time

 

[andy_mk3]

Yeah well it's a comfy 2k

ETA needs a fill up about once a quarter too...

Would be even comfier with a petrol, and cheaper once the bills start coming in on a clogged up diesel.

 

[DXP55]

The OP might be doing his 2k miles on track days for all we know. - or just thrashes it from top to bottom and back on M6

I am with the OP on comfort no matter what.

 

[roadie]

There is also a 'sticky' tyre thread at the top of this sub forum.

 

[CapitalOne]

The OP might be doing his 2k miles on track days for all we know. - or just thrashes it from top to bottom and back on M6

I am with the OP on comfort no matter what.

Yes that's correct - it's a long journey car and is treated as such. I do a "special" 30 odd mile round trip down the M23 to fill it up on an early Sunday morning now and again. All other journeys are 50 miles each way at least. We have a golf to run around the burbs in.

 

[CapitalOne]

Would be even comfier with a petrol, and cheaper once the bills start coming in on a clogged up diesel.

I prefer not to have to get out to fill up if I can. The trip computer says the range is 750 miles ish once full, but I get somewhere about 500 miles out of it. I did look for a petrol version first, but rare as hens teeth I'm afraid and the diesel doesnt sound too bad and is quick enough.

 

[CapitalOne]

There is no need to replace 5yr old tyres. Sure, when they're 20 years old worry about it.

Is that serious? I've just been told by various sources they do degrade over time regardless of wear. Maybe an urban myth?

I'm changing them regardless - will look neater