[rudeney]

Got rid of the old Contis and put on Michelin A/S 3+ tires today. Wow! It rides like a new car! The Contis were harsh and lacked grip (of course they were down to 3/32, so some of that is to be expected) but these Michelin's are just great. ANd I can't beat having a 22.5K mile warranty.

 

[Dave3359]

I've been running them for years and I love them I don't think there's a better tire on the market

 

[rudeney]

Yep, had the A/S 3's on the CLK. This was just such a night-and-day difference fromt he Contis that I was totally surprised.

 

[bayhas]

I am on my 3rd set, difference is noticeable vs Pilot Sport A/S, so it would be even more noticeable with other brands

Granted, the 285s in the rear get noisy when they are worn, regardless of the brand, thus the difference is very exaggerated the day you replace older worn tires with AS3+

But still, they are the best throughout their life compared to anything else I ve tried on SL55 and SL500

 

[rudeney]

I had a few sets of A/S 3's on the CLK and they were great. Even on the first change (from worn P-Zeroes) I did not notice as much as a difference in this change from the Contis.

 

[Heatwave]

Reminds me: there was ... may still be ... an enormous Michelin rubber plantation in South Vietnam, between Saigon and the Cambodian border. That whole area ... the plantation and much much more ... was a real hotspot of combat ops during The Big One. Oddly, the US had to pay Michelin for damage to the plantation arising from military activities; I doubt Uncle Ho paid his Michelin tab, assuming Michelin sent him one. I never harmed the plantation ... just flew pre-strike and post-strike photo recce hops over the region.

Anyhow, all I knew about Michelin then ... 1967-70 ... was that it made tires for European sports cars. I had [then] never seen a Michelin tire and never expected to see one. But during the years I was in WestPac, Michelin began making inroads into the American tire market. While I was back home in November 1970, I bought a set of Michelin X tires for my 'Vette. Whoa!! ... instant and remarkable upgrade in tire performance and responsiveness.

I've never since bought any tire brand other than Michelin. I've bought cars and trucks that had other brands of tires on them when the vehicle was purchased, but I replaced all of them with Michelin as soon as I could reasonably justify it. Nothing comes between the road and my heinie but Michelin tires.

 

[rudeney]

Normally, I am not a big fan of French things, but I do make an exception for Michelin tires. I guess everybody does at last one thing well. And yes, nothing between my but and the road, either! Though I will say that the C240 had a set of Bridgestone Serenity tires that were awesome. Great ride and handling and they lasted over 80K miles.