E46 M sport coupe. What tyres are best?

[TJC46]

Hi guys i have a 330 i M sport coupe fitted with the mv 1 staggered alloys [wider rears]. What tyres are best? currently fitted with continentals but these are now so expensive. Searching the net today and have the following for choice
1.Yokohama advanced sport
2.Dunlop sp sport
3.Bridgestone reo40
4.Goodyear eagle F1 ass
Any recommendations for any of the above. Also Vredestein is another option, thanks Tom.

[Fox-]

I ran F1 Assymetrics for ages and they were absolutely brilliant.

[Fun Bus]

I've Michelin Pilot Sports all round on mine (18's) and they've been very good. Considering Falken next time - I've heard they're very good and at a much better price than PS's.

[edc]

Running uniroyal rainsport 2. Have used these on other cars too and strike a good balance between performance, durability and price.

[The Restorer]

Get much better grip on my Goodyear Asymmetrics than the Pilot Sports that were on there. The PS2s may be better than just the PS ones I had on.

[Slurms]

I always ran mine on Pilot Sport 2's but have a mate who's running the Vredestein and loves them

[Jobbo]

My 330i Sport Touring is on Bridgestone REO40s, and my Alpina B3S was on them too (same size). Both fitted by different main dealers before I bought the cars, so I guess BMW make a good margin on them.

They're fine so far, seem to be lasting well, tramline a little but all E46s in Sport spec seem to. I'd have gone for Goodyears as a first choice but if they were more than £10 a corner pricier than the Bridgestones (which I doubt), I'd happily have the REO40s again.

[Sticks.]

I had a report, Autocar I think, which used the E46 on a tyre test and the F1s came out on top. Have used them since and not disappointed. I read they've stopped making them now.

[a_bread]

Fun Bus said:

I've Michelin Pilot Sports all round on mine (18's) and they've been very good. Considering Falken next time - I've heard they're very good and at a much better price than PS's.

Same - MPS all round, they are great and last for a ridiculous length of time which somewhat compensates for the high price.

[Gaygle]

Sticks. said:

I had a report, Autocar I think, which used the E46 on a tyre test and the F1s came out on top. Have used them since and not disappointed. I read they've stopped making them now.

Any chance you've got a link to this or a scan of it?

[Sticks.]

Gaygle said:

Any chance you've got a link to this or a scan of it?

Sorry, long lost on an old computer which went pop (fekkin Acer ).

I had GSD3s on an E46 330d which were good, so I put F1s on the Z4 and then the TT and am not disappointed. TT had P Zero Rossos, Z4 rfts fwiw, but can't compare with any other tyre.

[Magnus Barelegs]

Fun Bus said:

I've Michelin Pilot Sports all round on mine (18's) and they've been very good. Considering Falken next time - I've heard they're very good and at a much better price than PS's.

I switched from Pilot sports to Falkens on my Alpina D3.
At £136 each for 265/30x19, the Falkens were a bargain.
Easily as good as the pilot sports in the dry.
And significantly better in the wet.
It used to be a wheelspinning mess in the wet with Pilot Sports.
You could plant the foot no problem with the Falkens.
The Falkens were also better in snow, enabling me to get out of my drive, which the Michelins couldn't manage.
The only 'negative' I found with Falkens was they needed a fair bit of warming up on cold but dry tarmac.

[Max M4X WW]

Which Falkens? FK452 or ZX912 I guess

[dooosuk]

I've had the Falken FK452 on the rear of my 330ci Sport and have no complaints whatsoever about them.

[Teebs]

I rate the Dunlop SP Sports. Seem to have a really good wear rate.

[Mr Ben]

Avon ZZ3's here..

Very good price (at the time). Nothing but positive things to say and wearing well.

[paprika]

Ive ran on my E46 330d m on 255 225 18s :

Vreds
Fk452
Ps2s
Sc2
F1 assys

Best have been f1s, best including price have been vreds.

I tend to drive rather enthusiastically aswell.

[SteA]

I use Hancook V12 Evo on my M3 and it has a lot more grip than power they also last a lot better on track than GSD3's or the asymmetrical F1's

[lordanthony]

Another vote for F1 Assymetrics. I have them on my 330Ci Sport and they're excellent

[Smike]

Gaygle said:

Any chance you've got a link to this or a scan of it?

Was that an E46 M3 ISTR?

I did the scan for someone and saw it got linked all over the place not long after