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#20 of 59 Re: Tires [habitat1] by mdw1000 Feb 02, 2006 (4:10 pm)
Replying to: habitat1 (Feb 01, 2006 12:02 pm) Good points. I used to drive a 2wd S-10 in winter without much trouble. Definitely was much easier though when I got 4wd. I was more concerned about the tires and ground clearance of the BMWs than anything else.   I will hopefully be able to keep the truck when I get this car, but it may not be the case. We only have a 2 car garage, and the other stall is taken up by my wife's 05 TL (and I don't really want to leave a vehicle parked outside). That car is what brought on a lot of thinking for me about getting something that drives nicer than my truck. The TL drives so nice I've found it much less fatiguing to drive than my truck, which is a consideration with my chronic health problems. My thoughts at this point center around 4 options...   1. If I can find a place to cheaply store a 3rd vehicle indoors, keep the truck for winter driving and hauling, and get a convertible, such as a Z4.   2. Get rid of the truck and get a convertible that will do reasonably well in the snow, such as a 3 series.   3. Get a sedan or two door with a nice sunroof that will handle well in all seasons, such as a TSX.   4. Do nothing, and keep swiping the TL when I need to drive any kind of distance   None of this will happen in the immediate future (except option #4). I am just in the research stages for now. But thanks to you guys I have some more info to work with!   For those of you with snow tires - do you get them just for the rear wheels or all 4 wheels? I remember 30 years ago my dad having an old Nova that he'd put snow tires on the rear for, but that's my only experience with snow tires.   I'm thinking I will go the used route if I get a convertible. Seems you can find some low mileage convertibles around here for fairly reasonable prices. Any thoughts on that approach? Replies to this message: mdw1000 (Feb 02, 2006 4:29 pm) bdr127 (Feb 03, 2006 8:08 am)
#21 of 59 Re: Tires [mdw1000] by mdw1000 Feb 02, 2006 (4:29 pm)
Replying to: mdw1000 (Feb 02, 2006 4:10 pm) One other question. Someone mentioned increased road noise. How bad is this generally? I realize with the top down you will hear everything, but with the top up is it bad? Replies to this message: bdr127 (Feb 03, 2006 8:08 am)
#22 of 59 Re: Tires [mdw1000] by bdr127 Feb 03, 2006 (8:08 am)
Replying to: mdw1000 (Feb 02, 2006 4:29 pm) I realize with the top down you will hear everything, but with the top up is it bad?   Some people think it's too much, some people think it's fine.... The best thing to do is to drive it and decide for yourself.
#23 of 59 Re: Tires [habitat1] by logic1 Feb 03, 2006 (11:11 am)
Replying to: habitat1 (Feb 01, 2006 12:02 pm) My Acura TL 6-speed came with Potenza summer tires that were drivable -albeit a little slippery - in the winter. But the Potenza "Pole Position" S02/S03 "W" rated summer performance tires that came on my S2000 are in a different league, and downright dangerous on packed snow in sub 25 degree weather. If the Z4 came with those kind of tires, snows would be a must.   Thanks for the update.   As I said, I do not recall what Potenzas came with the Miata sport package.   Per your Acura experience, the Miata Potenzas were slippery but workable. I agree there are some tires that are not safe on snow (or even reasonably wet pavement for that matter) at all.
#24 of 59 No Go in Snow by peacefield Feb 09, 2006 (10:17 am)
Coincidentally, my circumstances are very much like those of mdw1000. Bought my 2005 Z4 a year ago. It only comes with one set of tires and I can promise you that they're not all seasons. I have a Chevy s-10 2wd that I intended to sell which was never very good in the snow anyway. One afternoon driving home in roads that were only barely covered (a tiny fraction of an inch) made the car 100% undrivable. As much as the pick-up is not a great winter driver, I've had to keep it because the Z4 is a NO winter driver.   That aside, I've gotta tell you that I LOVE this car.
#25 of 59 heck yeah by dhanley Feb 13, 2006 (9:52 am)
And, moreover, driving any car is dangerous.   Let's all start walking more!
#26 of 59 Must I replace Runflats with Runflats? by jking50 May 20, 2006 (8:09 pm)
I am sick of the runflats. I need to replace the tires and would like to put on regular tires but the dealer says the rims (2003 Z4 2.5i) are for runflats only. Can anyone verify this? Would I need to replace the rims also? Replies to this message: 530iturk (Oct 19, 2007 8:36 pm)
#27 of 59 Driving my Z4 in Winters by swanand_d Sep 23, 2007 (6:53 pm)
Hello, this is my first post as I just bought my 2003 Z4 2.5i 2 months back. The car is beautiful and I enjoyed my summer with it. I have read lots of reviews about not driving the Z4 in winter. Quite frankly I live 0.7 miles away from work and I take my car out for work and trips (which we wont have any in winter). Is it OK to drive my car to work?... I think it should be OK) I live in southern part of Michigan.   Also, I really dont have much idea or knowledge about the details, but do I need to buy the Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50? Please advice.   Thank you!
#28 of 59 Re: Must I replace Runflats with Runflats? [jking50] by 530iturk Oct 19, 2007 (8:36 pm)
Replying to: jking50 (May 20, 2006 8:09 pm) I've been running Mich Pilots for the last year (2003 Z4 3.0 w/sport).   They are great but the flat tire indicator doesn't work now.
#29 of 59 Tire information by major914 Nov 12, 2007 (11:13 am)
From earlier posts, it seems like there is confusion on the stock tires for a Z4. I bought a new Z4 Coupe in August, 2006 and it came with Potenza RE050A's. I did not get the sport package because I intended to drive the car year round (I live in the suburbs of Chicago). To quote a review of these tires, "do not even think of driving on this tire in the snow, or even when the temperature gets down to freezing". I didn't kill myself, anyone else or even put a dent in the car, but I credit that to many years of experience driving in snow and ice, plus autocrossing and SCCA experience.   BMW does not offer an all season tire for the Z4, and neither they nor the dealer will tell you that the RE050A is a summer performance tire. I emphatically told the dealer that I was going to drive the car year round, and all I got was a mild suggestion that I might want to "think about" getting an extra set of tires.     Replies to this message: esfoad (Nov 13, 2007 6:29 am) hydro333 (Dec 02, 2007 11:48 am) esfoad (Feb 05, 2008 2:42 pm)

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