Need suggestions on next tire purchase....

[Gary M]

they are quite and look good.. i had the A2's also.. they went out fast... fast enough so that i got a new set at only paying 15% of the cost.. so i got the same again.. and they went out fast again.. this time the tire co just paid for full replacement.. so i got pirelli's..have a year on the pirellis.. and replaced 2 sets of dunlops in under a year

[Keith]

Ok, the tires that were on the car when I bought it 4 years ago, were Pirelli P700 supersports, so when they became tired I bought another set of 245/45/17's, all around.
I hated these tires and when it was time to replace them, I bought a set of Kumho 712's and these tires I had great luck with and were 10 times better than the P7000 ss.
After the 712's became worn, I almost bought the 712's again, because "for the money" I thought these tires couldn't be beat.
Sooooo, I started looking around and decided to give the Yokahama AVS ES 100's a try, BAD IDEA, they are great in the rain, handle the twisties a little better than the 712's (stronger sidewall) BUT they are LOUD AS HELL and I only have 6,000 miles on them.
Can you guys suggest a tire that is great in the rain, handles great on dry pavement AND is quiet, DOES THIS TIRE EXIST!

Thanks, Keith '95 540

Thanks to all.

I'm leaning towards the new Bridgstone RE750's or giving Yok another try with the "new" dB 2's.
Will have to wait and see.

Keith (maybe I will wait till Bimmerfest '04 and hopefully there will be some tire reps. there to pick their brains)

[Ian Dodd]

Thanks to all.

I'm leaning towards the new Bridgstone RE750's or giving Yok another try with the "new" dB 2's.
Will have to wait and see.

Keith (maybe I will wait till Bimmerfest '04 and hopefully there will be some tire reps. there to pick their brains)

I bought my car last fall and had to replace the tires immediately. Me mechanic suggested the Yok dB2's At his suggestion I had them shipped from tirerack.com to his shop. Been super pleased with them. It's been raining the last few days so I've had an opportunity to check them in the wet. Good news.

[robert]

i have continental tyres fitted i find them good holding on both wet and dry no noise either

[Keith]

I bought my car last fall and had to replace the tires immediately. Me mechanic suggested the Yok dB2's At his suggestion I had them shipped from tirerack.com to his shop. Been super pleased with them. It's been raining the last few days so I've had an opportunity to check them in the wet. Good news.

Great, keep me/us updated.

[JR'Z 525]

I too went through a set of 225/55/16 Dunlop A2's in 20000 miles. At first I loved them and even put a set on the wife's V6 Camry. Hope they last longer on it. I just bought another set for my 92 525 because they stick well in wet or dry, quiet until the last 4 or 5/32 of tread. The first set had a vibration in the rear which the roadforce balancer detected. Dealer relaced both rears. Smooth as glass. The roadforce balancer has now condemed the l/f and r/r tires from the new set. I wound up with a new set of Rondell 58's since the tirebusters gouged all 4 of my e38 basketweaves. They've only been on a week and still getting rear vibes at 58-68 mph. Don't think I'll go back with A2's again.
JR

[MikeV]

I bought the Continental ExtremeContact from the Tirerack... and I love 'em.
They are quiet and have good grip wet and dry, and are much better than I expected in the snow.
They were inexpensive too - $82/tire or so.

[mholbrook]

Falken Beta 451's in 235/45/17 are great about $100/tire in San Diego, mounted and balanced. Bears Tires off Miramar Road.

Mike Holbrook

[AllanS]

I've got the 512s for 130$/tire mounted and I love them so far.

[DrewZ]

Dunlop makes a LOT of different tires. Care to share with us which "HORRIBLE HORRIBLE" model of Dunlop you had?

As for me, I've had SP5000s in size 225/55/16, and loved them. Great all-around tire for the $$. Good grip, both dry and wet. Pretty quiet, and good tread wear.

I've also had SP2000s in 235/45 and 255/40 17. They're not as grippy as Pilot Sports or S-02s, but they wore well, and were comfortable & quiet.

I've also had the SP Sport A2 in 195/70/14. Not great in the wet, but lots of treadlife & a very good value for the $$.

Drew Zacharda
6-speed Touring

DO NOT BUY DUNLOPS!... Whatever you do... DONT buy the DUNLOPS! HORRIBLE.. HORRIBLE!