Input needed on new tires!
03-27-2012, 11:30 AM
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One tire that is overlooked and used by the BMW racing team is...
Hankook Ventus V12 Evos.
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I run the Evos on my 550i Sport and love them.
I had the Pilot Sports great tire but noisy.
Best of luck in your decisions, you have some good choices.
Hankook Ventus V12 Evos.
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I run the Evos on my 550i Sport and love them.
I had the Pilot Sports great tire but noisy.
Best of luck in your decisions, you have some good choices.
03-27-2012, 11:47 AM
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I'll throw out a different suggestion. Cooper Zeon RS3-S (summer) or RS3-A (all season) check out http://cooperzeon.com/ and google Cooper Zeon for some information.
I just purchased a set of two 245/40-18 and two 275/35-18 Cooper Zeon RS3-A tires from treadepot.com
In my case I was looking for an all season tire. I realize you are looking for a summer tire so the RS3-S may be worth investigating to see if it meets your needs.
I considered the following:
I never heard of the Cooper Zeon until I started researching purchasing these tires. I liked what I saw and the price was super. I had the staggered set of four delivered from treadepot for $664 including shipping. I've got them mounted on the wheels waiting in my garage but I won't have the car for a few days.
http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Perfo...EON-RS3-S.aspx (for the summer version since that is what you are interested in).
Good luck. Lots of good tires to choose from!
I just purchased a set of two 245/40-18 and two 275/35-18 Cooper Zeon RS3-A tires from treadepot.com
In my case I was looking for an all season tire. I realize you are looking for a summer tire so the RS3-S may be worth investigating to see if it meets your needs.
I considered the following:
- Continential Extreme Contact DWS
- Kumho Ecsta 4X
- General G-Max AS03
- Cooper Zeon RS3-A
I never heard of the Cooper Zeon until I started researching purchasing these tires. I liked what I saw and the price was super. I had the staggered set of four delivered from treadepot for $664 including shipping. I've got them mounted on the wheels waiting in my garage but I won't have the car for a few days.
http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Perfo...EON-RS3-S.aspx (for the summer version since that is what you are interested in).
Good luck. Lots of good tires to choose from!
03-27-2012, 12:21 PM
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the contis are hard to beat for a number of reasons...cost, warranty, grip, quiet. got the DWS all around on mine, replacing the crap GY RSAs. if your thinking the conti, check-out amazon.com, they do have some amazing deals with shipping included from time to time.
03-27-2012, 01:12 PM
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I'll throw out a different suggestion. Cooper Zeon RS3-S (summer) or RS3-A (all season) check out http://cooperzeon.com/ and google Cooper Zeon for some information.
I just purchased a set of two 245/40-18 and two 275/35-18 Cooper Zeon RS3-A tires from treadepot.com
In my case I was looking for an all season tire. I realize you are looking for a summer tire so the RS3-S may be worth investigating to see if it meets your needs.
I considered the following:
I never heard of the Cooper Zeon until I started researching purchasing these tires. I liked what I saw and the price was super. I had the staggered set of four delivered from treadepot for $664 including shipping. I've got them mounted on the wheels waiting in my garage but I won't have the car for a few days.
http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Perfo...EON-RS3-S.aspx (for the summer version since that is what you are interested in).
Good luck. Lots of good tires to choose from!
I just purchased a set of two 245/40-18 and two 275/35-18 Cooper Zeon RS3-A tires from treadepot.com
In my case I was looking for an all season tire. I realize you are looking for a summer tire so the RS3-S may be worth investigating to see if it meets your needs.
I considered the following:
- Continential Extreme Contact DWS
- Kumho Ecsta 4X
- General G-Max AS03
- Cooper Zeon RS3-A
I never heard of the Cooper Zeon until I started researching purchasing these tires. I liked what I saw and the price was super. I had the staggered set of four delivered from treadepot for $664 including shipping. I've got them mounted on the wheels waiting in my garage but I won't have the car for a few days.
http://us.coopertire.com/Tires/Perfo...EON-RS3-S.aspx (for the summer version since that is what you are interested in).
Good luck. Lots of good tires to choose from!
03-27-2012, 01:14 PM
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03-27-2012, 01:17 PM
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03-27-2012, 01:29 PM
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. I was just throwing them into the mix. If you told me two weeks ago I'd be buying Cooper tires I'd look at your crossed eyed. I have nothing against Cooper they just haven't really been on my radar screen in the past when looking for tires.In my case they looked like a well regarded tire, had my size and the price was about $150ish cheaper for a set of four which made me give them a try.
I'll see how it goes. I used to be pretty much a Michelin only buyer but they have gotten so expensive and I've been less than impressed a couple of times. After trying alternatives I haven't been disappointed yet and I'm hoping that the Coopers work out as well as some of the other brands I have tried.
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I am now on my second set of Continentals. Though the DW's offer slightly better summer traction, I chose to run the DWS model which is their four season tire in this high performance tire category. Unless you drive your BMW like a Porsche on a track, I defy you to tell the difference between the Summer and All Season tires for Summer useage. I will grant that pushed to their limits, the Summer tires will be slightly superior. However, the trade off is winter useage. The DWS's are the overall BEST four season tire I have ever run in the winter on any of my cars.. I also live in Chicago and the snow storms we experience are incredibly handled better by the DWS's than any other four season tire I have ever owned. So, I can run the same tire all year long. I have also been able to consistently get more than 30K miles out of the DWS tires.
If you are looking for the all out ultimate in a summer performance tire, then look at the Michelins. However, when you consider that the Continentals are about 35% less expensive, handle almost as well, and are a four season tire, well.....to me there is not really any comparison. We also forgot to mention that the DWS's are a more comfortable riding tire and are more quiet than the Michelin. Makes them hard to beat.
The only one area where I can tell a difference that would favor the Michelin's is on turn-in, where the response is more instantaneous with the Michelins. No doubt about that. But, is that one minor weakness enough to push you into buying two different sets of tires for year round driving.....at a premium of about 35%, and when you consider that the Michelins wear faster than the Continentals, the cost differential is actually much greater.
By the way, I run my tires on a 545 with the Sport Suspension that I drive fairly hard. Almost as hard as I do drive my 993 Porsche.
If you are looking for the all out ultimate in a summer performance tire, then look at the Michelins. However, when you consider that the Continentals are about 35% less expensive, handle almost as well, and are a four season tire, well.....to me there is not really any comparison. We also forgot to mention that the DWS's are a more comfortable riding tire and are more quiet than the Michelin. Makes them hard to beat.
The only one area where I can tell a difference that would favor the Michelin's is on turn-in, where the response is more instantaneous with the Michelins. No doubt about that. But, is that one minor weakness enough to push you into buying two different sets of tires for year round driving.....at a premium of about 35%, and when you consider that the Michelins wear faster than the Continentals, the cost differential is actually much greater.
By the way, I run my tires on a 545 with the Sport Suspension that I drive fairly hard. Almost as hard as I do drive my 993 Porsche.