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02-14-2007, 03:14 PM
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Howdy! Lets talk tires yet again. 04 530i with 17" wheels. Guess I'm ditching the runflats. I know the Michelins are great, have some on my Suburban, but I gotta get more than 10-30,000 miles you guys on the forum are getting. Sorry, my drive to work is not a racetrack, and I don't like hanging out at the tire dealer. I had some Yokohamas on my last car, a Porsche 944, and was very pleased with them. Anyone have any experience on the Beemer? Thanks. Looking for about 40,000 miles with a warranty (no mile warranty on Michelin Pilots).
02-14-2007, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Biff Malibu' post='391643' date='Feb 14 2007, 07:14 PM
Howdy! Lets talk tires yet again. 04 530i with 17" wheels. Guess I'm ditching the runflats. I know the Michelins are great, have some on my Suburban, but I gotta get more than 10-30,000 miles you guys on the forum are getting. Sorry, my drive to work is not a racetrack, and I don't like hanging out at the tire dealer. I had some Yokohamas on my last car, a Porsche 944, and was very pleased with them. Anyone have any experience on the Beemer? Thanks. Looking for about 40,000 miles with a warranty (no mile warranty on Michelin Pilots).
Granted, Mich PS2's wear quicker, but the ride is supposedly superb. I've heard the Yoko Advan Sports are a good tire, but noisy as all heck.
02-14-2007, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bmwbonehead' post='391658' date='Feb 14 2007, 05:08 PM
40,000 miles on a quality set of tires??? I suppose it depends heavily on your driving style, but since you had a P-car in the past, I'm assuming you don't drive like a grandma. Granted, Mich PS2's wear quicker, but the ride is supposedly superb. I've heard the Yoko Advan Sports are a good tire, but noisy as all heck.
Granted, Mich PS2's wear quicker, but the ride is supposedly superb. I've heard the Yoko Advan Sports are a good tire, but noisy as all heck.
02-15-2007, 05:47 PM
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I had 17" Yoko ES100's on an E46. I liked everything about them except the noise -- and there was a lot of that, especially as they wore. They probably made it about 35K miles for me. The Advan Sport should be a higher end tire than the ES100's, but it sounds like they may be loud also.
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My Ride: 07 BMW 525i Premium Package, Xenon Lighting Package, manual Transmission. Titanium Grey, 20% Tint around the back, 70% V-Kool on front.
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No experience in Yoko on a bimmer, but then I have both the AVS ES100 and the AVS dB S2 on my old accord with 15" wheels. The AVS ES100 handles a tad better, but the dB S2 is very close and is smooth and quiet (that's what the dB is supposed to be: quiet). I think the dB S2 should last ~40k-45k on my 205/60/15 on my old car, but for a bimmer that has 225/50/17, it may be a little less. Still you should get at least 30k on the dB S2. The AVS ES 100 wears out quicker, probably 30k-35k on my 15", and I don't think they are too noisy.
I have General UHP which is cheap, quiet, and smooth on my 525i (19" stagger setup), not sure about the tread wear but then I will be happy if it last 20k miles since it's a really low profile tire....
I have General UHP which is cheap, quiet, and smooth on my 525i (19" stagger setup), not sure about the tread wear but then I will be happy if it last 20k miles since it's a really low profile tire....
02-23-2007, 11:38 AM
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Yoko and Pirellis always have that whistle or rowl ro them on the highway... Good cornering, but if your driving a lot of highway the PS2's are probably best.
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My Ride: 2006 550i SMG
I don't know if they're available in 17's but my Toyo's have been absolutely awesome. I have aprox. 30K on them (mostly freeway commuting) and they still look like they're gonna go another 10-15K. Ride is still smooth, quiet, and they seem to grip pretty good...specially in the rain. I would defineatly give them a look again on the next round. 
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i hear good things about toyo proxes 4 or the bf goodrich g forcesports. I bought them for the woman and theyre a decent tire. at $105 a piece a good deal.
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/catal...ger-car/6.html
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/catal...ger-car/6.html