What tires are you running?
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Has anyone started a poll to see what tires were being shipped on their cars yet? I am curious because my car came with 245/40R18 Goodyear Eagle NCT 5 runflats. These tires are only availabe in the US through the dealer at $400 each!
My 2 front tires had bubbles in the sidewalls and I wanted to replace them so I replaced the whole set with Bridgestone Potenza RE750s (for a cost less than the 2 new NCT5s from the dealer). I am quite happy because the ride comfort is much improved and I notice only a very slight difference in handling. No more stiff runflats for me!
My 2 front tires had bubbles in the sidewalls and I wanted to replace them so I replaced the whole set with Bridgestone Potenza RE750s (for a cost less than the 2 new NCT5s from the dealer). I am quite happy because the ride comfort is much improved and I notice only a very slight difference in handling. No more stiff runflats for me!
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I would have expected you to notice a positive difference in handling and weight. One of the first performance mods people did with Mini was change the tires for weight and grip. For comparison, the 17" Goodyear runflats on the Mini weighed 30llbs each compared to about 20llbs each for aftermarket tires.
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I've only seen dunlops on dutch cars until now
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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band.
Waiting for trunkopener button from Hobi :)
I discovered I know more about the car than the dealer does.. Maybe yours is different but i trust myself more then them.
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I suppose its the luck of the draw on what tyres you end up having. If they happen to have Dunlops during that production day then all cars will have them on that day. 
Most I've seen on the 18" wheels have been the Dunlops though.
Most I've seen on the 18" wheels have been the Dunlops though.