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      03-11-2008, 03:13 PM   #1
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type of tyres on M3

BMW have decided to change the type of tyres on the new M3 from February2008 from Michelin pilot sport to Michelin pilot sport cup + which has half the tread depth and is primarily a track tyre. I have been incontact with Michelin Tec dept and they have told me that I would be very lucky to get over 5000 miles out of these tyres even if I were to drive the car normally. I would be very interested in your views on this subject ie do you think BMW should have given me a choice? Also due to the reduced tyre tread deepth care must be taken on wet roads.

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      05-08-2008, 05:15 AM   #2
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Hey! Thanks for that...I'm picking mine up tomorrow and have to drive back from Hertfordshire to Manchester. I hope it doesn't rain! I'll certainly be asking the dealer about this, I'll let you know what he says.

(unless I get too excited when I see the car and lose all sense of perspective!)
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      05-09-2008, 10:29 PM   #3
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I asked the dealer about this. He understood that the new tyres will go on the 19 inch wheels while the tyres for the 18 inchers remain the same.

So...£1,300 for the bigger wheels and £1,200 to replace the tyres every 5,000 miles?
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      05-14-2008, 12:50 AM   #4
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BMW have decided to change the type of tyres on the new M3 from February2008 from Michelin pilot sport to Michelin pilot sport cup + which has half the tread depth and is primarily a track tyre. I have been incontact with Michelin Tec dept and they have told me that I would be very lucky to get over 5000 miles out of these tyres even if I were to drive the car normally. I would be very interested in your views on this subject ie do you think BMW should have given me a choice? Also due to the reduced tyre tread deepth care must be taken on wet roads.

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I got my car late decemeber and i have done about 4500 miles. The tyres are looking pretty warn already. That's beyond crap as I do roughly 12,000 miles a year. (possible 2.5 sets of tyres per year????)
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      09-03-2008, 05:19 PM   #5
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My cup tyres look battered after only 3k miles. Will be getting the normal PS2 tryes next and they are'nt cheap either
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      09-04-2008, 03:16 AM   #6
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I'm on PS2's and they are brilliant! Highly recommend them! Done nearly 7,000 miles and still got loads of tread
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I posted about this several times and nobody seemed interested. I will go for ps2's next time but the cups are great for traction.
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