Tires in Mexico.

[The Aspiring Engineer]

For those of us who own the Stinger in Mexico, we ought to be wary when changing tires.

A week or so ago, I was driving on the Mexico-Puebla highway when two tires blew out.... It wasn't a nice experience to say the least.

Two standard ContinentalSportContact 5 tires can cost an absurd 34,000 pesos if bought from the dealer (which, by the way is the only source for these tires without the SSR system). I find it strange that they cost so much. Even outside the dealer, the Continentals are 3000 pesos more expensive than comparable Michelins.

Which is why I bought those.

So, which tires are you gonna get when Mexican roads take their inevitable toll on your car?

 

[MerlintheMad]

I won't be going south of the border for love nor money. So, never going to be an issue. What is it about your roads that tear your tires up?

 

[washguy]

Heck our roads in Texas are turning into Mexican roads ! Wash

 

[MerlintheMad]

Heck our roads in Texas are turning into Mexican roads ! Wash

Are you referring to the sections of highway that HOWL? I'd be going along (this is primarily Hwy 287) listening to my surround sound, happy as a clam, and suddenly I'd hit a stretch of rough surface that all but drowned out my music. Very annoying.

 

[washguy]

Are you referring to the sections of highway that HOWL? I'd be going along (this is primarily Hwy 287)

LOl Merlin ive been on that howling road 287... Wash

 

[Dochidalgo]

For those of us who own the Stinger in Mexico, we ought to be wary when changing tires.

A week or so ago, I was driving on the Mexico-Puebla highway when two tires blew out.... It wasn't a nice experience to say the least.

Two standard ContinentalSportContact 5 tires can cost an absurd 34,000 pesos if bought from the dealer (which, by the way is the only source for these tires without the SSR system). I find it strange that they cost so much. Even outside the dealer, the Continentals are 3000 pesos more expensive than comparable Michelins.

Which is why I bought those.

So, which tires are you gonna get when Mexican roads take their inevitable toll on your car?

It almost happened to me, it was just the front tire on the passenger side. The tire flat a gravel or coal stone and blew out.
In Mexico there is no preventive maintenance or cleaning of objects on the pavement.
From my experience in the use of the Toyo brand tires, I purchased Proxes T1 Sport all around. Designed for the roads of Mexico. Here the term "you get what you pay" do not apply at all, because for a fair price, I acquired the 4 tires. I would have liked to buy the Michelin 4S like the ones I installed in my Maxima (very pleased with these tire's performance) but they have an exorbitant price almost like the Continental OEM.