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46 messages, Last post on Jul 14, 2009 at 7:06 AM
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I have my 2002 530i CPO in for a service and my advisor said that I need 4 new tires. I just got the car (with NEW tires!) 18,000 miles ago and I had snows on for around 5,000 miles. He said that the standard BMW tires (I am not sure which are on mine, sorry) usually get "around 18-20,000 miles) and the ones on the 7 series get around 12,000!! Is this possible? I have never had tires that got less than around 45-50,000 miles. I told him that I would get some on my own, but want to know if I am getting jerked around. Shouldn't I get a lot more than 13,000 miles on these tires? Thanks for any feeedback...I appreciate your thoughts...
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Replying to: jeffwilson (Jul 21, 2006 9:49 am) Thinking about your situation a little, it seems logical that the original owner had to put new tires on your car to be able to pass inspection (either that or pay BMW some outrageous amount for them to put tires on it). So, just prior to turn in, he/she put on the cheapest tires they could find in that size and those are the "NEW" tires that you got with your car. Looking into my crystal ball I see that you have a date with TireRack.com so that you can do a little tire research and pick a better set of skins for this next go-around.  Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Jul 21, 2006 10:35 am) Thanks for the comments. But the tires were put on by BMW, not the owner. So I KNOW they are new. ALso, I do not have the Sport package. So I am back to thiking something is up.... Thanks again.... Jeff
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Replying to: jeffwilson (Jul 21, 2006 11:43 am) Regards...JL
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Replying to: srfast (Jul 21, 2006 12:28 pm) |
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Replying to: jeffwilson (Jul 21, 2006 9:49 am) My wife's TT tires lasted 11,000 and Audi picked up $800 as a remedy for ultra short tire wear. Generally, tho, the UHP or Max Performance tires IF they are Summer ONLY will give great handling but they are very soft and very short lived, as a result. It makes no sense to me, were I the dealer, to put tires of THIS much softness on the car -- knowing this could be one possible outcome. HP all seasons seem to be the German way these days. My personal choice would be UHP all seasons were I in a moderate snow climate. Of course, the best is to use single purpose tires and change them in winter and back again in spring. |
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I was recently at the dealer getting a new set of tires put on, and they told me that they suggest an alignment every time tires are swapped. My car has around 12K miles, so I didn't think an alignment was necessary. They said that changing tires could change the alignment; I thought that alignments were done with the tires removed, and were generally independent of the tires. Are they right, or did I get hosed?
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Replying to: bdkinnh (Jul 24, 2006 3:53 pm) To jeffwilson: Pirelli tires were not original equipment as far as I know. What the service advisor meant when he said new tires and what you heard are probably two different things. What was the mileage when you purchased the car, the original tires probably lasted approximately 35,000 miles.
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Replying to: 530ir1150r (Jul 25, 2006 8:48 am)
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