I know. I use Pirelli P Zeros.
I was just stirring the pot.
1. YESihadablackdog wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:50 pm I know this has been asked a zillion times, but would appreciate some up to date info.
So, my 2011 e89 20i m-sport has the standard 18" wheels with:
Front - 225/40/18 92W Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
Rear - 255/35/18 90W Bridgestone Potenza RE050A
Its done about 55k and I got it last March (the same weekend as the mini-beast from the east). I doubt they are the original tyres, but suspect they are the same brand/model as OEM as my wife has a 1'er from new with those tyres.
My rear tyres are down to the treadwear indicator, so need replacing. Not sure how much is on the front, but I reckon less than half of tread...certainly not enough to cry about ditching them.
I'm considering replacing for nft (if I did, I'd do all 4 at once, if I stay with the current tyres, i'd just do the rears now).
So my questions are:
1. Is it recommended to swap them, i.e. is ride quality worth the tradeoff of losing the RF peace of mind?
2. Which Brand/Model is generally considered good?
3. Do I change the tyre size (if think I saw some posts saying to increase the side wall depth???).
I appreciate all the above questions are subjective, but is there any consensus?
My main requirement is ride quality, i.e. less harsh over bumps (therefore I'm only interested if it really does help). We have potholes all over the place (ha, so does the whole country!) and another thing (that might not be improved) is my car has intermittent rattles and creaks which are affected by road surface, would nrf make enough difference to affect that?
Any advice would be appreciated.
I am lucky enough to drive on both, E85 with Michelin and a E89 on Goodyear,, so not maybe a great comparison as different cars but TBH the differences are really minimal unless you drive on the edge, I would say the Goodyear's are quieter and certainly seem to wear better, the Michelins when pushed do seem to offer more grip, but honestly they are both great tyres, others seem to rate the uniroyals, but I have never used them, I think as long as you go for a premium brand you cant really go wrongihadablackdog wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 6:36 pm So the Michelin work out about £30 more expensive than the Goodyear, which I don't mind, but the fuel indicator is worse and they are louder....how much do these actually matter?
Which ones would offer better wear (i.e. last longer)? - again, lots of variables, but generally speaking are all roughly the same?