Good brand name tyres on a budget.

[PowerslideSWE]

Buying new tyres for my E38 750. Dimensions 235/50-18 up front and 255/45-18 rears. Any tips on good and most importantly quiet brand name tyres. Buing Michelin or Contis damn near will double the value of the car

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Thanks guys, have a buddy thats a tyrefitter so I might get a reasonable deal on them. So Kumhos or Falkens it seems is a good tip. Will look into the website posted, going to be interesting to see how much prices differ between the UK and Sweden, you fellas are lucky in that regard, everything is more expensive here car wise, apart from fuel, which seems to be equal.

Remember my dad had Vikings for the winter on his MK1 Golf GTI when I was a kid, they were textile ply back then

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Rdawson said:

Another option is the Hankook Ventus S1 Evo2. BMW is now partering with Hankook and fitting this model as standard to some of the new 3,4 and 5 series cars. MB is as well. I just fitted a set to my 335i - it's a Y rated tyre with 280 treadwear, so that element doesn't seem too bad, and for me they were significantly cheaper than the likes of Conti or Michelin etc.

£115 for 255/45-18 in Sweden, £30 more a pop then in the UK... Might aswell look at eBay buy they seem like a good choice tho.

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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

They are all graded by fuel consumption now. I was staggered to find some cheap tyres burn 7-8% more fuel. Don't need to do too many miles to make a cheap tyre an expensive tyre!

Worth checking out any road up.

Will indeed look that up aswell concidering I already need a super tanker on tow for long journeys V12 likes a good drink, thats for sure, especially on pace.

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Found Pirelli PZero in correct dimensions for 7146 sek, roughly £531 for all four. Got them at a swedish online tyre dealer. Seems like a good deal. E rating on the rears for rolling resistance however, but quiet being as wide as they are.

Or Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 for roughly the same money. Less rolling resistance and even quieter.

Edited by PowerslideSWE on Thursday 5th March 17:15