CLK 220 Any good with winter tyres??? - MBClub UK

mercalot · 01-10-2011, 07:27 PM

I am sorry that this might have come up before. But I would like info from CLK owners with actual experience with winter tyres. I am going to buy a CLK 220. It is for my wife and she is worried about the car in the snow. I have an E350 sport and I managed perfectly with winter tyres fitted. Is the CLK worse than other Mercs? If any one has experience with a CLK with winter tyres please tell me if they are ok or not? My wife has a Mini cooper at the moment and I do not want to put her to risk just because the CLK is a bargain price.

rf065 · 01-10-2011, 07:38 PM

I left a BMW X3 behind pulling away from traffic lights in 6" of snow, does that answer your question? And my wife drives mine all winter too.

Russ

mercalot · 01-10-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rf065

I left a BMW X3 behind pulling away from traffic lights in 6" of snow, does that answer your question? And my wife drives mine all winter too.

Russ

Thanks Russ, I have seen a lot of negatives on other threads with comments from people who do not use winters with no positive direction. Your reply will do me thank you.

GP801 · 01-10-2011, 10:55 PM

Last year in the snow I drove my CLK with no major problems on summer tyres - Michelin primacy sport. Much better with the traction control switched off. I am sure it would have been better with winter tyres. The SLK was virtually unusable with the same size wheels/tyres. Interestingly our daughters mini on 17 inch wheels and summer tyres coped with everything with no problems at all.

br0ke · 04-10-2011, 09:35 PM

I drove my CLK last year with winter tyres with only one problem encountered.
Winter tyres do not compensate for driver stupidity so when I drove down a steep hill in 6" of snow to my parents house I really shouldn't have been surprised that I had to dig the car out at the bottom.
It felt really safe going down however...

01-10-2011, 07:27 PM	#1
mercalot New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland Car: E350CDI Sport & SLK250 Sport Posts: 29	CLK 220 Any good with winter tyres??? I am sorry that this might have come up before. But I would like info from CLK owners with actual experience with winter tyres. I am going to buy a CLK 220. It is for my wife and she is worried about the car in the snow. I have an E350 sport and I managed perfectly with winter tyres fitted. Is the CLK worse than other Mercs? If any one has experience with a CLK with winter tyres please tell me if they are ok or not? My wife has a Mini cooper at the moment and I do not want to put her to risk just because the CLK is a bargain price.

01-10-2011, 07:38 PM	#2
rf065 Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Grossbritannien Car: CLK 220CDi & VFR 800Fi-1 Posts: 2,293	I left a BMW X3 behind pulling away from traffic lights in 6" of snow, does that answer your question? And my wife drives mine all winter too. Russ

01-10-2011, 10:55 PM	#4
GP801 Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sussex and Tuscany Car: 2003 W209 CLK, 2005 R171 SLK in UK, 1995 S124 E280 in Italy Posts: 1,902	Last year in the snow I drove my CLK with no major problems on summer tyres - Michelin primacy sport. Much better with the traction control switched off. I am sure it would have been better with winter tyres. The SLK was virtually unusable with the same size wheels/tyres. Interestingly our daughters mini on 17 inch wheels and summer tyres coped with everything with no problems at all.

04-10-2011, 09:35 PM	#5
br0ke Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 252	I drove my CLK last year with winter tyres with only one problem encountered. Winter tyres do not compensate for driver stupidity so when I drove down a steep hill in 6" of snow to my parents house I really shouldn't have been surprised that I had to dig the car out at the bottom. It felt really safe going down however...

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