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They will more than likely be an 8.5 so a 235/40/17 on all 4 corners will be your best bet

What width rims do you currently have? This will determine what tyre size is best for you

Also take a look the new Toyo T1 Sport. We have been getting great feedback about them. If you are after something really quiet the Toyo C1S is super quiet, just not quite as performance orinted as the T1 Sport.

Hi Nathan Welcome to the forums, there is a wealth of infornmation on here. I would also suggest you take a look at the Toyo range, in particular the Teo +, the C1S and the T1 Sport. All of these have the higher 97 load rating as Ron suggests. Not a lot of people know this but Toyo and Bridgestone own shares in each other and do quite a lot of technology sharing. Bridgestone recently released their "ecopia" range which is Toyo's technology, it has been on the Teo + for the last few years. The Teo + is probably the quietest tyre I have driven on, it is not an out and out performance tyre but I have just been away for the week and driven over 1200km on them on our family vehicle and they performed really well, even with the horrendous weather we have recently had. The C1S is more of a performance tyre and has been designed specifically for European vehicles, it would be my choice of tyre, as again it grips well, is nice and quiet and offers pretty good mileage cheers Johno

8 tennis balls in each side

Yeah we came across that yesterday and posted it on facebook. I had to take a sneaky pic while the custy was not looking. He was dead serious that it made the car perform better

Now sold out in Auckland!!

try this http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=38562

ONLY 4 LEFT!!

That makes more sense Andy, you are right with your one size does not fit all comemnts, and it is a battle we continually have here. My guys here have been trained to ask a few key questions first like "what vehicle do you have?, How do you drive your car? what do you have on currently? Are you happy with your current trye?" Then you begin to give them some informed choice rather than just sell what you have in stock. However, I would say at least half of the time, a custy will ask "have you got anything cheaper?" Unfortunately the guy you spoke to at Tyre Shop X is right, you do have to meet their budget, and if you don't they will go and buy somewhere else. It can be a bit of a vicious circle, because if you do your best to sell them a suitable tyre for their vehicle and then they decide to run with the budget tyres the tyre shop ends up getting blamed for selling crap tyres!

the comments quoted above would suggest otherwise

I think you may have misinterpreted me - I am not saying it is all the fault of WOF inspectors. I am saying that is where a good part of the problem starts, especially when you see first hand tyres passing a WOF that really have no right to. Too many of the general public think because a tyre passes a WOF or Compliance then it is safe. Unfortunately this is not the case. I agree re banning used imported tyres, there is some unbelievably bad stuff out there. New imported tyres will never be banned. All tyres are now imported so how do you distinguish one brand from another? Some Dunlop are made in Indonesia, some Goodyear are made in China, even some Bridgestone nowadays. It is all well and good saying "but 'name brand' have their own factories in China. I have just been over there and there are a lot of newer tyre factories which are not a "name brand" that use machines that are actually newer than some of the name brand factories. I actually spent a couple of hours in Hong Kong airport talking to a German man who does the maintenance on his machines in China. It was a very interesting chat and he was of the opinion that the Chinese have learnt very quickly how to make a reasonable tyre. Having imported Chinese tyres for the past 8 years, I have seen a huge leap forward in technology from where they were to now. I am not saying they are up to Pirelli standard for example, but they are not as bad as they used to be. Sure there are still some dodgy brands out there and unfortunately some unscrupulous people that import them just to make a buck. Education is the answer and as I mentioned previously, until we get rid of this fixation that "speed kills" we are never going to move forward.

I have to agree with you here Ron. Our tyre standards are pretty much non-existent and the WOF guys that do the checking are not much better. In fact they are probably the most at fault. There are regulations now that state: If you run winter tyres you must run 4 ( all though I do not understand why they are even legal here). Tyres on the same axle must have the same load rating (+/- 2) and they must have the same speed rating. In addition to this vehicles post 2005 must have the same type of tread pattern (asymmetric, directional etc) on all corners. However, the number of cars we see come through with new warrants that are in contradiction to those regulations is unbelievable . Just in the last week we have had people come in here where one tyre has been failed but the other tyre on the matching axle is actually worse. We have even had a BALD tyre pass compliance but it failed on a string repair. You have to blame the WOF guys for this, and assume they are either uneducated,being pushed to make monetary targets or just plain useless.? What is really needed is a complete overhaul and an education programme, but we seem to have this fixation on speed and don't actuallly look at what causes the crashes. People should buy the best tyre they can afford. In some cases they cannot afford a Pirelli or Conti unfortunately. Stay in MANTROL everyone over the holidays

but also up to a 45 series. I would say the height of the tyre is causing the issue, it should really be a 245/40/18 from memory

Welcome to the forums.. and as others have already said what a great looking car Where were the photos taken?

E60 5 Series on 19" Staggered Motorsport Reps

Gald to hear you got it sorted

Hi Aidan to be fair you are not really comparing apples with apples. We sell hundreds of the Altenzo tyres and we have not had any complaints. However , we do make sure people know that they are a touring tyre rather than a performance tyre like the Michelins, Conti's etc. If price is an issue for you then the Altenzo are probably the pick of the bunch. Was it absolutley bucketing down or was it light rain? What pressure are you running in them? (waits for Ron to wade in with his comments )

E46 330i on 19" BBS LM reps

E39 with M5 bodykit and 19" staggered M5 reps

Did you ever get this sorted? We have Dunlop Direzza's in stock at $538 for a pair BRAND NEW!

I saw them at Big Boys' Toys and I tend to agree with Josh, just take a bit of extra time, patience when parking. What they don't tell you is that every time you need to change your tyres you will also have to change these.

18x8.5 Deep Dish mesh - suit 3 series

19" staggered M5 replicas

^This. Just print off the auction and show it to him. I don't really like your chances much. Looks like all you will be able to do is give him a red face.