Michelin Pilot Sport
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I have them on my car....I absolutely love them. They are solid in the rain, but personally in my car, I have to be careful with them while accelerating...I just can't accelerate too hard. Really stiff sidewall and great handling performance...you are going to love them. As for wear and tear, I drive my car pretty hard most of the time and they have been lasting pretty well.
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What wheels does BMW put the Michelins with? I have the 68Ms that came with Contis. Mscoins has the 18s that came with Pilots. Are they consistent with this or is it a matter of what they have at the factory at the time?
When I ordered the car I was wondering what tires it would have while I was waiting for it to arrive. There is no mention of tire make in the literature when you build your car.
Did I miss something?
When I ordered the car I was wondering what tires it would have while I was waiting for it to arrive. There is no mention of tire make in the literature when you build your car.
Did I miss something?
only positive comments from my side as well. i have them for years now, not the same but the pilot sports. love them too and they are really good in rain.
as far as the contis are concerned, they know how to make a decent tire, too. it depends on what tire he has and what his preferences are to evaluate a tire. more on the smoothness side or more on the stiff and sporty side? i wouldn't say he is full of it. maybe he just sees it different or relies on some test a magazine has done.
as far as the contis are concerned, they know how to make a decent tire, too. it depends on what tire he has and what his preferences are to evaluate a tire. more on the smoothness side or more on the stiff and sporty side? i wouldn't say he is full of it. maybe he just sees it different or relies on some test a magazine has done.
When I ordered my car in mid-May, I asked the sales person if I could specify Michelin and was told that I couldn't ask for a specific manufacturer, because BMW installs the tires that are on hand at the time of the vehicle's production. FWIW, the other day I stopped by my local dealer and noticed a beautiful black M3 in the showroom with Continentals on it.
my opinion, value it as you please:
michelin is so so, i think to be over priced, but i run potenza S-03's which are only a little cheaper. i am getting new tires in the spring, and am on the line between michelin's, pirelli's, and bridgestones. up until now i would've been 100% bridgestone, but recently in F1 the tire match has kind of evened out, though ferrari still won with their specially developed bridgestones. i think they both have a tread wear of about 220, which is reallllll low, so tire life isn't a big concern. bridgestone and michelin are both very good tires, continental's are for 525iA's.
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michelin is so so, i think to be over priced, but i run potenza S-03's which are only a little cheaper. i am getting new tires in the spring, and am on the line between michelin's, pirelli's, and bridgestones. up until now i would've been 100% bridgestone, but recently in F1 the tire match has kind of evened out, though ferrari still won with their specially developed bridgestones. i think they both have a tread wear of about 220, which is reallllll low, so tire life isn't a big concern. bridgestone and michelin are both very good tires, continental's are for 525iA's.
my $0.02
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I am in the market for some snow tires right now, but come next year, i will definetly buy the pilot sports again.![[scratch]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_headscratch.gif "Head Scratch [scratch]"){kind=icon}