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Originally Posted by PL777
Hi all - New user and have had my 330d F30 for a few years now. Had zero issues with it and have loved it after switching from a C250d as my daily driver.
Was unfortunate to suffer a puncture yesterday though on the front off side tyre which resulted in a very expensive emergency tyre call replacement service. Tyres were nearly due for replacement all round and now I'm running a temp budget option on the FOS I figured it's time to just get them all replaced.
My issue though is that i have the 20's which makes tyres a 
Fronts - 225/35 R20
Rears - 255/35 R20
I have had Pirelli P Zero Run Flats on since i bought the car and replaced with the same last time. But if I'm honest, I cant stand them! Ride is shocking, run flat means nothing as they do not 'Run' when 'Flat'! And I have found the wear life to be terrible as well as the road noise. All round, not a fan basically.
But for some reason... Everyone i have spoke to has advised to stick with them?
Is this just because they are the most expensive option? What tyres have you all used and do you have any knowledge or insight into what alternatives are worth considering?
I have had good experiences on Jap tyres (Yoko / Toyo) on other vehicles, but people seem to turn their nose up at them and they are not rated as highly.
Apologies for the long post, but keen to see what views you all have on tyre options. Thanks! |
UK section here:
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/fo...412&order=desc
Ask in there and you'll get fellow UK'ers suggestions as we don't share a lot of tyre makes with the States etc
For me I'd bin the 20" alloys personally; asking for trouble. But then again the country roads local to me are horrendous; that's why I stick with 18s on my F31
I'd also bin the RFTs and get decent non RFTs and have a good tyre repair/inflator kit in the boot etc..
But again; that's my personal preference
Exactly what I did with my previous F01 on 20, 19 & 18" wheels and in my current F31
Tyre suggestions for me would be Vredestein, Nexen, Goodyear, Kumho, Falken and then Continental/Michelin
I'm running Goodyear Assym6s on my F31 for summers and Goodyear Vector Gen3 all season tyres for the colder/wetter months - find both to be absolutely superb
Hope this helps