Quote Originally Posted by wingman
I've just made an order for the Michelin MXV8. The previous owner of my car put H raters (Michelin Certis) on there which are non-compliant. does anybody use these tyres? I'm running stock bottle caps with 205/65 15 rubber which suit me fine and these seem to be top notch for this size.

Wingman,

the MXV8's are a very good tyre, I had a set (in 225/60 15's) on the XR8 it is a heavy car, but still lighter than the 5 series. I was able to clock almost 50,000kms on that set running them at 38psi front and 36psi rear, rotated them front to rear every 5000kms. They were still shy of the wear indicators by about 2 - 3 mm when I replaced them.

So yes I feel I can recommend them, though they are a 'touring' tyre, they won't let you down for grip wet or dry, but they have a higher flex in the sidewall than some other tyres which can feel like 'vagueness' in the steering.

I don't know if that will be an issue for you at all, but a very good choice of tyre.


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