new winter tyres
10-20-2007, 12:29 AM
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hi folks,
this week i wanted to buy some winter tyres for my e61 535d m-sport which, hopefully, will be delivered next week. since bmw does not deliver the car with winter tyres and i want some 19'' rims for the summer i needed to buy some 245/40 18 winter rubber for the m-sport rims.
and now the funny thing: i contacted 4 tyre dealers and 3 of them wanted to disencourage me from buying that dimension for winter tyres. they argued that, as it was possibly correct 10 years ago, smaller winter tyres, are better.
a short search in the internet, however, revealed that today, this is not true anymore for a modern winter tyre.
therefore i would be interested what the majority of the forum members drive in winter and whether you ever had bad experiences with larger dimensions.
this week i wanted to buy some winter tyres for my e61 535d m-sport which, hopefully, will be delivered next week. since bmw does not deliver the car with winter tyres and i want some 19'' rims for the summer i needed to buy some 245/40 18 winter rubber for the m-sport rims.
and now the funny thing: i contacted 4 tyre dealers and 3 of them wanted to disencourage me from buying that dimension for winter tyres. they argued that, as it was possibly correct 10 years ago, smaller winter tyres, are better.
a short search in the internet, however, revealed that today, this is not true anymore for a modern winter tyre.
therefore i would be interested what the majority of the forum members drive in winter and whether you ever had bad experiences with larger dimensions.
10-20-2007, 04:56 AM
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Interesting point, as I have done exactly the same; 172M for summer use and 135M with 245/40x18 for winter use. The winter tyres will show up next week and it will take some more weeks before they are on thecar, but I will keep you posted during the winter how it goes...
10-21-2007, 01:25 PM
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My Ride: Cars:2011 - BMW F11 535i, Alpine White, Msport version2009 - MINI COOPER, Mellow Yellow2007 - BMW E61 LCI 530i, Space Gray, Msport version - SOLD2006 - MINI COOPER, Park Lane Version - SOLD2005 - BMW E61 525i, Titan Silver, Msport version - SOLD2003
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Originally Posted by narvselius' post='483809' date='Oct 20 2007, 02:56 PM
Interesting point, as I have done exactly the same; 172M for summer use and 135M with 245/40x18 for winter use. The winter tyres will show up next week and it will take some more weeks before they are on thecar, but I will keep you posted during the winter how it goes...
10-21-2007, 11:36 PM
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since we had our first snow on saturday here in vienna, i decided to contact a dealer that did not question my decision and bought the tyres. will also report in some weeks.
10-22-2007, 12:03 AM
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servus,
have used them in the last two years on my e60 in vienna - no probs whatsoever. have gone ski resorts in austria with the tires - no probs..
in fact, this year, for my e61, i have decided to go for 19" but with 245 wheels all around.
my 135 with 245" winter tires are heading for ebay this week, so lemme know if you are interested.
greetinz
have used them in the last two years on my e60 in vienna - no probs whatsoever. have gone ski resorts in austria with the tires - no probs..
in fact, this year, for my e61, i have decided to go for 19" but with 245 wheels all around.
my 135 with 245" winter tires are heading for ebay this week, so lemme know if you are interested.
greetinz
10-22-2007, 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ///Marco.it' post='484262' date='Oct 21 2007, 11:25 PM
+1, 166M rims for the summer with 245/35x19 and OEM 135M rims for the winter with 245/40x18. I should get them beginning of the next month and I will post hot they go as well.
10-22-2007, 04:45 AM
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My Ride: Cars:2011 - BMW F11 535i, Alpine White, Msport version2009 - MINI COOPER, Mellow Yellow2007 - BMW E61 LCI 530i, Space Gray, Msport version - SOLD2006 - MINI COOPER, Park Lane Version - SOLD2005 - BMW E61 525i, Titan Silver, Msport version - SOLD2003
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Originally Posted by narvselius' post='484456' date='Oct 22 2007, 12:45 PM
Marco, which tyres did you go for...? Finally I bought GoodYear UltraGrip (friction).
I was in doubt whether taking non RunFlat but after having read the following accident report I am more and more sure that this are my tyres.
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10-22-2007, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ///Marco.it' post='484494' date='Oct 22 2007, 02:45 PM
Don't know exactly the model but GoodYear and guess it is UltraGrip Performance RunOnFlat.
I was in doubt whether taking non RunFlat but after having read the following accident report I am more and more sure that this are my tyres.
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I was in doubt whether taking non RunFlat but after having read the following accident report I am more and more sure that this are my tyres.
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10-24-2007, 10:04 PM
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My Ride: Cars:2011 - BMW F11 535i, Alpine White, Msport version2009 - MINI COOPER, Mellow Yellow2007 - BMW E61 LCI 530i, Space Gray, Msport version - SOLD2006 - MINI COOPER, Park Lane Version - SOLD2005 - BMW E61 525i, Titan Silver, Msport version - SOLD2003
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Originally Posted by narvselius' post='484555' date='Oct 22 2007, 05:35 PM
Mine are non-RFL... Better be careful, then.
On the end, as it was too long to wait, I went for Pirelli Sottozero RunFlat. I was told that are the most performing togerther with Continental TS810 Sport. Let?s see.
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P.S.: I am in Munich right now and yestardey I took the chance to visit the new BMW Welt building. Simply fantastic for all those fanatc of the brand. Will post some photos as soon as I will be back home.
