Which tyres? 530d MSport (e60)
Which tyres? 530d MSport (e60)
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Pumpkinheeed

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210 posts

234 months

Saturday 22nd January 2011
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Evening all,

After a bit of advice on tyres for my 530d M Sport.
I've got 19inch "spiders" on currently with Nexen N3000 all round.
Tyre sizes are:
Front: 245/35/19 Y XL
Rear: 275/30/19 Y XL

Problem I'm having is finding a make of tyre that has both those sizes without braking the bank.
I can't seem to find anything online from the usual suspects (blackcircles, camskill etc) that gives me a reasonably priced tyre for all four corners from the same manufacturer.

Has anyone any ideas or a direction I can be pointed?

As usual with this kind of request any help is massively appreciated.

Cheers
Heeed

P.S.
What does the XL on the tyre size relate to?

Zip106

16,141 posts

219 months

Saturday 22nd January 2011
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XL means extra load.

HoHoHo

15,399 posts

280 months

Saturday 22nd January 2011
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You own an expensive and powerful car, why compromise on the tyres you buy?

Whilst I appreciate money doesn't grow on trees, dig deep and spend the right amount of money. There's a small amount of rubber between you and the bushes or a building, or at worst another car.


cableguy

2,287 posts

239 months

Saturday 22nd January 2011
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My MY08 e60 530D M Sport ran Michelin Pilot Sports on 19" Spiders which were a factory fit tyre with the non runflat/space saver option.

Fantastic grip, low to medium road noise and very good longevity. Don't scrimp on tyres is my advice. wink

C.

Alfa GTV

259 posts

193 months

Sunday 23rd January 2011
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I own a E60 530D M sport and own a few sets of alloys.

The 172 'Spider alloys' are running 235/30/19 & 275/35/19 Conti sport contact 2's

The style 19, 19"(BMW 7 series alloys) are running same tyre sizes but Falken FK452's all round

The 18" '135' MV2 alloys are Toyo T1R

And the 16" style 134 alloys are running Nokian winter tyres 225/55/16 all round.

The Conti's overall seem the best however the FK452's are equally impressive, not quite as good in the wet though, the Toyo's are very good but road noise is quite high and the Nokian's well they are brilliant but they are winter m&s tyres.