Your favorite DD tires

[BimmerRules!]

I've had Yokohoma, Michelin, Kumho, Nexen, Continental, General, BFG, and maybe one other brand I can't remember on the 9 e46s & 3 e39s we've had/have. Without a doubt the Continental DWS's have my vote as the best DD. Close to Michelin in grip, better in fuel economy, better in wear/tread life, good ride comfort, a little on the soft side for sidewalls if you push the car hard regularly but no complaint for DD, quieter than the Michelin A/Ss, no tramlining, they do flat spot a bit in the below freezing cold temps but this goes away in 5 miles, they're less expensive than Michelin & Yokohoma but more than the others, not too much more. We have a set of 315s on the rear of my wife's x5 with 25K miles and they still have 6-7/32nds of tread, about half life of a tire, the x5 is a staggered set up so these haven't been rotated, I'm amazed by their longevity. I have one front set on a ZHP with 32K miles and the D, W, & S stamped in the tread is still perfectly visible. I'm sold, I'm a convert, I will only buy the DWSs for our BMWs from here going forward.

Thanks to this ringing endorsement by a experienced and knowledgable member, I ordered the DWS yesterday thru our site.

I was tempted to try the Hankook ventus s1 noble2 based on the comparison table that another member was kind enough to post on this thread; that table clearly showed that Hankook was better than the DWS in some key categories.

However, the # of reviews (~160k for Hankook vs. 33 million for DWS) that formed that study made me pause. More importantly, I rely and highly value the feedback of the members here and so it was an easy decision.

Will post my thoughts later next week once I have them installed.

Thanks again!

[danewilson77]

Thanks to this ringing endorsement by a experienced and knowledgable member, I ordered the DWS yesterday thru our site.

I was tempted to try the Hankook ventus s1 noble2 based on the comparison table that another member was kind enough to post on this thread; that table clearly showed that Hankook was better than the DWS in some key categories.

However, the # of reviews (~160k for Hankook vs. 33 million for DWS) that formed that study made me pause. More importantly, I rely and highly value the feedback of the members here and so it was an easy decision.

Will post my thoughts later next week once I have them installed.

Thanks again!

Thanks Dood.

[BimmerWill]

I'm currently in the market for picking up some tires for the staggered set of 68's i have at the house. As such I won't be able to rotate them. I would like to get some decent amount of life out of them and I do not track the car. I drive it fairly spirited on occasion but nothing ridiculous. I have run Kumho's in the past but have noticed that I rarely get more than 1 year worth of use out of them before I have to replace them again. I'm considering the Continental DWS tires but will be slightly more expensive than I'm used to shelling out. Right now i'm debating between the two. I was happy with the kumhos but they tend to decline sharply after a certain amount of mileage. Decisions decisions....

[Washburn]

If you feel a bit adventurous why not look at General Gmax ?
Or Hankook Ventus ( the number 1 on tire tack I forget exact model code)


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[bjbstewart]

I had a 2001 330ci with sport package as a DD - swapped out the Michelin PS (or POS as I refer to them) with BF Goodrich KDW 2's. I was pretty impressed with the ride, handling, and durability of those tires and would recommend.

If you want the ultimate in a street / performance tire, definitely go with the Michelin PSS. All the Z4M guys run them for DD and track. Amazing tire!

I would avoid the Hankook V12's. I find them unpredictable and not very sticky. Plain old scary in the wet.

[PirateZHP]

DWS just did AWESOME through the snow... passed a few other BMWs without. ;-)

[tkundhi]

Will,

One year is really fast. My experience is that tier one brands like Michelin, Continental, Dunlop, Bridgestone, etc. are better as DD tire overall. Not only from a wear perspective but also ride and sound quality. Most tier two+ tires give up on these qualities sooner. I found myself replacing Kumhos and Falkens sooner because the got too loud. So I've become a tire snob for the street cars and stick with Michelins. I have used Dunlop Dezzaris (sp) as my dual use tire on my E36 M3. Street and track. I get two years out of a set. That is 7 months of street use and 12-16 track days per year. The cords are showing by the end of year two.


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[BimmerWill]

Thanks for the info. I believe I'm going to go with the continentals

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[cakM3]

For summer the two makes I use are Michelin Pilot Super Sports (ZHP) and Hankook Ventus V12's (///M)

[BimmerWill]

For summer the two makes I use are Michelin Pilot Super Sports (ZHP) and Hankook Ventus V12's (///M)

How do the hankooks hold up?

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