Re: New Tires for 97- 528i

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

I'll second the nomination for the Dunlop SP Sport 5000.  I put a set on my 
E34 525iT (225/60R15) in November, and drove them through snow, rain and dry 
conditions.  They are excellent in all conditions.  They are quiet on the 
highway, they handle well on dry pavement (make sure the tire pressures are 
correct), and they are excellent in the rain, too.  I have ~16k miles on 
them and they still look nearly new.

At $68/ea from Tire Rack, they are an excellent choice.

I don't drive the car at the track (that's what my E36 M3 is for!)

Good luck,

- -rb

>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:12:18 EDT
>From: "ra rabmw" <rabmw@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: New Tires for 97- 528i
>
>        Jim....
>             You don't mention your driving style,or wether your car is a 
>manual or auto,but At a guess,if you're on this digest,you have a 5 spd,and 
>drive fairly hard at times.
>             The benchmark for excellent handling at a decent price was set 
>by Bridgestone,with it's RE730 tire.Since,Dunlop has introduced the 
>SP5000,FAR better than the SP4000 it replaces,and a bit better in bad 
>weather than the Bridgestone(noticed you're in Ohio;snow,etc.),with equal 
>handling.Yokohama chimed in this year with the new AVS dB "decibel",an all 
>season handler,and a quiet,excellent tire on a par with the Dunlop and 
>Bridgestone. >Michelin/Continental,etc., really haven't caught up yet in 
>this
>price range.
>             If you want the max in handling on a 528i with wet weather 
>traction thrown in,my advice is the  S-02 Pole Position hands down.No 
>contest.

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