There are as many "opinions" on this as there are brands of tires. Very subjective. Talk with your tire store and discuss with them your driving habits and tire life expectations. This is a topic that has been beat to death. It ultimately depends on you and you alone.

Jayare

 

JUST WENT THEOUGH THIS 3WEEKS AGO

I have a 94 E320 99k, my daughter drives it, so it is mileage she is looking at mostly.

Just put Michelein Primacy MXV4's on it, plus a 4 wheel alignment.

I drove it hard throught the turns and it was fine. I also went with the 195/65R15 size, since mileage was the main goal.

$642.88 out the door alignment included. I get $70. back after the 1st of August, a Michelein thing. So after all is said and done $572.88 will be the final cost.

This was at my regular tire guy. Not ordered online.

They are just right!

 

If you are a Costco member they have a special on Bridgestones, 70 off of 4 tires and 30 off installation. I just ordered the Potenza Re960s for my E420-195/65 15 91H. For me they are fine since we don't have snow/ice here. But everyone has their thoughts, the car has Toyo Versados on it now and I can't wait until they are gone.

 

The Michelin Primacy MXV4 is an excellent touring tire and works well on the W124.

 

Always favored Continental ExtremeContact DWS as my all-season choice.

 

Yeah!

Had these on my previous car and going to be getting a set for my 400E to help keep the ass on the road.

They lasted me like 20,000 miles but boy were they fun and did great in the rain.

 

Continental here too.

I even put them on my other car when its OEM spec Dunlops got discontinued. They have a pretty soft sidewall but the grip is great in low speed gravel and wet and dry pavement. And the price is right as well.

 

$89 each!

Continental ExtremeWinterContact

 

$89 each!

Continental*ExtremeWinterContact

I'm going to need a set of winter tires for my old wheels and those look like a great deal. If I didn't need to replace my headliner right now, I might be ordering those! Hope the price stays favorable on them!

 

Kumho Ecsta Platinum Plus. Did my repsear h. Best valje tire out there. Compare spe s and price.

 

Here's my input on this,my sons car has stock 15" rims ,my car has 16" rims,his car is very quite driving down the road,mine has lots more road noise coming from the tires,their larger and wider, they came with my car,his car seem s more nimble? but the 16"s look cool,its a toss up,expect noise with larger tires.

 

This is poking a nest of hornets....

For a quiet, smooth, comfortable ride with decent fuel economy, long life and wet traction, I prefer the Michelin Primacy MXV4.

Tire Rack test results here and here.

My preference is based on the performance of the tires over the LIFE of the tire. Most tires perform well when new, but performance falls off as the tires wear. This is especially true with noise and wet handling.

For better performance, there are tires that are superior to this Michelin out there. Same for long life, ultimate wet/ winter traction etc etc etc. However, for the qualities I mentioned above, I believe you can't go wrong with the Michelin.

Once you throw price into the equation though, you will get a completely different result.

 

I go with the primacys also, excellent all around tire. I just bought a set of pilot super sports for my r32 and they are quite good too.

I have yet to have a bad experience with a michelin tire.

 

I'm on board with those whio suggested the Conti DWS "Dry, wet, snow" Extreme Contact tires that were recommended to me also, by the people at the independ shop that specializes in the repair of the w124, and who sold me my 1995 E420.

They have given me wonderful service in all weather conditions 21,000 miles and the tread still has plenty of miles left to go