Tyres cracking

[Mr Tidy]

Despite being a summer tyre they are far better in colder weather than the hopeless MPSS tyres is came on!

I got my set of 4 from Black Circles for just under £400 delivered which seemed a bit of a bargain. As they were going on refurbed wheels fitting was included in the cost of the refurb.

When I got another front wheel to take as a spare on a road trip a local Kumho stockist charged me £105 for a single 225/45 x 18 but that included fitting so much the same sort of cost.

 

[MikeyH]

They do seem to be quite a good price and that’s now 2 votes for them

 

[Mr Tidy]

I think it's 3 because I bought them based on a recommendation by mr_wilks.

 

[B21]

They do seem to be quite a good price and that’s now 2 votes for them

One of our forum colleagues has recently fitted some Kumhos..he’s very happy relative to OE runflats..on an E89..

 

[cherrym]

B21 is referring to me as I changed from runflats to the latest Kumho tyres in July 23 and found them quieter along with good grip in wet or dry conditions.Time will tell how long they last but they were well priced.

 

[MikeyH]

I think it's 3 because I bought them based on a recommendation by mr_wilks.

Even better

 

[MikeyH]

They do seem to be quite a good price and that’s now 2 votes for them

One of our forum colleagues has recently fitted some Kumhos..he’s very happy relative to OE runflats..on an E89..

Relative to runflats :?

 

[MikeyH]

B21 is referring to me as I changed from runflats to the latest Kumho tyres in July 23 and found them quieter along with good grip in wet or dry conditions.Time will tell how long they last but they were well priced.

Yes they are well priced and Asda has £10.00 off for 2 at the moment.

 

[B21]

They do seem to be quite a good price and that’s now 2 votes for them

One of our forum colleagues has recently fitted some Kumhos..he’s very happy relative to OE runflats..on an E89..

Relative to runflats :?

As Einstein once said 'its all relative'...

So I chose my words carefully..is the Khumo the ultimate ultra high performance tire for a 500 bhp rear wheel drive hooner..er no..

Is it a good tire for a 250 bhp rear wheel car not driven on the ragged edge..absolutely..

Is it much better than the OE Potenza run flats...by a long way.,.under any circumstances..

 

[MikeyH]

One of our forum colleagues has recently fitted some Kumhos..he’s very happy relative to OE runflats..on an E89..

Relative to runflats :?

As Einstein once said 'its all relative'...

So I chose my words carefully..is the Khumo the ultimate ultra high performance tire for a 500 bhp rear wheel drive hooner..er no..

Is it a good tire for a 250 bhp rear wheel car not driven on the ragged edge..absolutely..

Is it much better than the OE Potenza run flats...by a long way.,.under any circumstances..

Then it will be even better for a 170bhp rear wheel drive car never driven on the ragged edge and when I get a flat or cracks they will be cheaper to replace. Just the job. All I need to do now is hope they don't go up in price before I wear down my last 1mm to the legal limit :evil: Thanks to you all, I would never have bought Khumo as I had never heard of them before :roll:

 

[Pondrew]

Is it much better than the OE Potenza run flats...by a long way.,.under any circumstances..

Potenza RFTs do have their advantages. They NEVER wear out and give very good grip. Also because of the nature of the hard sidewalls, they give very little flex when cornering so feel really stable IME.

OK, they give a terrible ride (on a Z4) and potentially are responsible for more cracking and buckling wheels than is acceptable.

RFTs on any BMW with decent suspension are absolutely fine and I doubt you would notice the difference.