Please share your experiences with both regular and run flat tires.

Which brand and model of tires would you recommend for e60? Thanks in advance

 

Type run flat into the search box and I am sure you will come up with one or two discussions regarding this matter.

 

i'm currently on falkens 452, but miss my ps2. fk452 are a bit more lounder than the ps2 and they feel more rigid (stiffer sidewall or harder compound rubber, i think) i really have no complaints about the ps2, only that they wear fairly fast. in terms of cornering, i'd rate both equally well. these tires are both non rf. to me the ps2 were the better tire (and price also!) hope this helps!

 

most members prefer to have nonRFTs over RFTs mainly for ride comfort

 

I still have no idea whether the RFTs are better than the conventional tires, or vice versa... there, I think I was very very helpful just now

 

I haven't changed mine yet, but in following this topic on other forums many are reporting high satisfaction with the Bridgestone Potenza RE960 AS Pole Position. It depends a lot on what is important to you... Handling vs. wear, Summer vs. all season, etc.

My suggestion is to go to Tirerack.com, search for replacements for your make/model, and look at both the specs and the user reviews (preferably filtered by BMW - you're likely to get reviews from people who have similar interests in tires as you). Don't pay a lot of attention to those reviews where they report < 5000 miles on the tires.... New tires always get high marks because there is such a noticable improvement in noise and handling when comparing an old worn out tire to a brand new one - it clouds the review). It's more important to me how they wear and handle after some mileage on them, and if they get really noisy as the tread wears down (I hate that).

I've never had RFT's and probably never will. While perhaps safer during a blow out, they are difficult to repair (Many shops won't repair them), its easy to damage rims when mounting/dismounting them, they are very expensive, generally provide a stiffer ride due to thick sidewalls, and don't necessarily wear any better than non RFT's. Since you typically don't carry a spare when using RFT's, you can get stranded if you have a blow out and the nearest tire shop doesn't handle RFT's (not all do).

Just some thoughts.

J.

 

The one problem with this type of review is that it relies on peoples own opinions and that in iself is the problem. Not many people can write that they have tried different types of tyre on the same vehicle at the same time to have an even comparision and changing from one worn out tyre to a new tyre of another type is not really a fair comparision. No one likes to admit that they may have made a mistake in the tyre they have bought so will generally give more plus points around the tyre than negatives. To get an idea of tyres performance you need to look at independant tyre test where they have all been used on the same car around the same track/roads and in the same weather. User reviews for the most part are useless for comparisions and should only be taken as an opinion at best.

 

My vote goes to either Michellin PS2 or Pirelli P-Zero's.

 

I would give my vote to Continental Rain Sports, i love em, but i also like the 452's even though they have a hard side wall thats the way i like them

 

And that would be any different than posts on this forum? Probably not. But I agree it is just one set of data points. You can certainly gain some valid and useful info from those user experiences and opinions. Objective tests for any particular tire on any specific vehicle under specific driving style/patterns are difficult if not impossible to find too.