My biggest complaint with my 1998 E320 is the road noise generated from my MXV4 Michelin tires. I complained from day 2 to my dealer, who never worked out any arrangement for the replacement with a quieter tire. From my research on the subject, here's what I can tell you:
MXV4 - Great performance tire (cornering)
- *** Extremely *** loud tire on concrete pavement

Goodyear Eagle LS (what's on the 2000 S-Class) is a tire that is "supposed" to be extremely quiet at $149 each with no treadwear warranty - that's what I'm told.

Bridgestone Turanza - Excellent tire - had a set before. Extremely quiet ride (has noise cancellation technology - trust me), but lacks in the "performance" area. Doesn't corner well, etc. $165 each - Unlimited lifetime guarantee. Read about it at www.turanza.com.

So the question is: spend $149 each for a
tire (Goodyear) that might last 30K miles (with perhaps better performance characteristics), or spend $165 for a tire (Bridgestone) that might last 80K miles or more.

I'll never own another set of Michelin's, and I'm quite suprised that a car which sells for $49K would have as much interior noise on the highway as mine has. It's deafening after driving for 6 hours. I know it's the tires.

[This message has been edited by DavidT (edited 01-12-2000).]

[This message has been edited by DavidT (edited 01-12-2000).]