View Single Post
Old 02-27-2009, 06:13 PM   #23
lkchris
MBWorld Fanatic!
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 3,765
Drives: '06 E320CDI, '06 SLK350, '07 GL320CDI
Quote:
Originally Posted by SFML320 View Post
Just wanted to report back that 18K was the most I got out of the 19" Conti's. Maybe another 3K miles but I was noticing smalls cracks around the thread. After 2 years, I thought it was safer to just replace them sooner than later.

I was reading somewhere that these tires were rated for 60K miles?
Read wrong.

GL are equipped with Autobahn-ready tires, which means H-rated performance tires. They are NOT equipped with high mileage hockey pucks.
__________________
Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
'07 GL320CDI, '06 E320CDI, '06 SLK350
lkchris is offline   Reply With Quote