12-08-2019, 11:26 AM | #1 |
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More grip welcome
Thought I'd wake up the thread a bit by saying the grip in my new front Pilots is reassuring in the wet weather and hey the road salt has been rained away so get those M's out of the garage.Re-checked the torque on the wheel nuts and they were fine.
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12-09-2019, 02:13 PM | #5 |
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It's best to be fully matched for a car like this.In dry conditions taking a bend really fast with lesser tyres could cause understeer I don't like.
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12-10-2019, 01:32 AM | #6 |
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I'm not so sure. I never used to put Michelins on my e39 or e60. I used to drive like a numpty sometimes, especially in the e39 and was always fine.
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12-10-2019, 02:23 AM | #7 |
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12-10-2019, 09:48 AM | #8 |
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12-11-2019, 01:56 AM | #9 |
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Anyone tried Vredestein Vortis? Still waiting to get mine on.
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12-12-2019, 02:02 AM | #10 |
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Before I bought the car I had a lot of reservations about how it was going to behave in the wet and on ice, all based on what you get back from a google search. I have to say it was all unfounded...it just needs a delicate touch on the throttle. I’ve had an awd Volvo on winter tyres and it wasn’t any better in anything other than snow (and much worse on a wet corner) even then you’d really not want to actually drive on a snow covered surface. Those winter tyres were dire in most normal road conditions, like a kids toy with solid plastic tyres.
I don’t mind forking out for those Michelin tyres, at normal speeds in any conditions they make the car feel very safe and they seem to last a very long time. My old S class went through tyres like sweeties. I’d love to melt some on a track but I don’t quite have the deep pockets for that |
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12-15-2019, 11:31 AM | #11 |
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Running the 19's with Pirelli Sottozero series II tyres, none of this "dont want to use it through winter" nonsense
Once a week it gets washed and i run the under chassis wash with some bilt hamber surfex to keep the salt off her. Wheels are ceramic coated. |
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