Continental CS5 best all round rubber?

[mikeyscott]

aeropilot said:

mikeyscott said:

What size are you running - 215/245, 225/245 or 225/255?

225/255

mikeyscott said:

Nice looking 135i!

Ta

The size I'm mulling lol got B1 kit fitted, but still on RFT !

[T1berious]

+1 for PSS

Have got them on the Zed and they transformed the car after the Conti's

[aeropilot]

mikeyscott said:

The size I'm mulling

P-Zero or CS5 (or CS5P if you can still get them)

No other options worth considering in 225/255 sizes.

[jon-]

aeropilot said:

mikeyscott said:

The size I'm mulling

P-Zero or CS5 (or CS5P if you can still get them)

No other options worth considering in 225/255 sizes.

I'd argue the F1 A2 and even the Nokian zline are worth a look:

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Goodyear/Eagle-F...
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nokian/zLine.htm

[bodhi]

aeropilot said:

Aah.....so the CS6 has replaced the CS5P then.....I was thinking about the P as replacement for the P-Zero's on my 135i, as they are still listed in stock on several online tyre supplier websites, but if that is a very recent change, they will likely still have stock, but I won't be buying until next spring though...
Probably stay with the Pirelli then instead.
I've found by past experience that the Michelin superior wear rate to be bks, as while they do look to last longer, I've ended up binning them with quite a bit of tread left as they just 'go off' in the last 1/3 of their life and so in reality, they wear at the same rate as any other make....and I begrudge having to replace a tyre that 'looks' to still have tread left.....typical French con trick....Michelin's have always been like that.

Can't say that fits my experience - I got 30k out of a set of Pilot Exaltos on the rear of my old 330d, and they seemed just as grippy at the end of their lives than they did at the beginning - unlike the Pirellis I had on before that were great for the first half, then like teflon when they got below 4mm.

Only tyres I've had to replace before they wore out were the Bridgestone runflats that came on my 125i - full of cracks between the treads and the sidewall had morphed into concrete. Must admit I put new Potenza Runflats on and the car was transformed - much more compliant over the bumps and plenty of grip.

[aeropilot]

jon- said:

aeropilot said:

mikeyscott said:

The size I'm mulling

P-Zero or CS5 (or CS5P if you can still get them)

No other options worth considering in 225/255 sizes.

I'd argue the F1 A2 and even the Nokian zline are worth a look:

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Goodyear/Eagle-F...
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nokian/zLine.htm

You have to be careful with the F1, great tyre, but they are a 'wide for the size' tyre, closer to a 260 than a 255, and many people have rubbing issues on a 135i, especially if running non-OEM suspension etc., which is why from experience the F1 is usually not recommended by us long term 135i owners that have been there and got the video and the t-shirts.....

[mikeyscott]

Similar to PSS from what I heard so need to stay 245 on rears I expect, plus PSS not available in 255.

Going to hang for as long as possible re RFT and hope new options come to market adapter in new year.