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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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got rid of goodyear runflats today and replaced them with falken 452s 245/40/18s
got home from work wife said tyre fitter said weve got to take it easy for the first
200 miles because they might be a bit slippy because of the mould release agent
on them
jumped in and went for a blast (WHAT A DIFFERENCE) even with the release agent on them
they feel like they have twice as much grip, the ride is much more forgiving ,does not crash
over uneven rough roads does not skip and dance over bumps and ridges and there is a lot less tramlining
It is like night and day this is more like what you would expect from a bmw
reasonably comfortable ride with plenty of grip and sportiness for when you want to push on a bit
going to enjoy the car a lot more from now on
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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nice............any pics? I'm thinking about getting the same tires
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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Found this pic on the bimmerfest forum.
Attached Thumbnails new falken 452s fitted today-falkenfk452overalldw9.jpg  
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by hey3688' post='810184' date='Mar 7 2009, 03:47 PM
got rid of goodyear runflats today and replaced them with falken 452s 245/40/18s
got home from work wife said tyre fitter said weve got to take it easy for the first
200 miles because they might be a bit slippy because of the mould release agent
on them
jumped in and went for a blast (WHAT A DIFFERENCE) even with the release agent on them
they feel like they have twice as much grip, the ride is much more forgiving ,does not crash
over uneven rough roads does not skip and dance over bumps and ridges and there is a lot less tramlining
It is like night and day this is more like what you would expect from a bmw
reasonably comfortable ride with plenty of grip and sportiness for when you want to push on a bit
going to enjoy the car a lot more from now on
Wait, take the around a fast corner and you'll miss RFT stable feel assuming no mid-corner bumps though.
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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I have the same tires, love them
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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one of our most popular tires
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by SergeyM' post='810271' date='Mar 7 2009, 11:43 PM
Wait, take the around a fast corner and you'll miss RFT stable feel assuming no mid-corner bumps though.
lots of fast bumpy corners where i live (just about all of them thats brittish countryside for you)
car feel a lot more stable than it did even wifes nearly lost it a few times on runflats and shes a
pretty good driver
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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One of my most popular selling tires also. One of the best bangs for the buck.
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