ashmill 68 Report post Posted September 27, 2017 Hi Team. I have an 04 X5 listed on TM and have been asked if the new tyres i have fitted to it are BMW star rated. Whats this all about? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted September 27, 2017 (edited) https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=BMW+star+rated&oq=BMW+star+rated&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i60l2j0l2.351j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 From what I gather, tyres with BMW branding, that may or may not have slightly different specs to the regular version. Looks like another excuse for BMW to sell you something at a markup. Anyone who'd be concerned about that is probably pretty clueless or looking for a cheap excuse to negotiate the price down. Edited September 27, 2017 by Matth5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1059 Report post Posted September 27, 2017 Star rated tyres are tyres from companies that the car come out from factory with. Having them can make a difference when it comes to how the transfer case reacts during cornering etc. Less of an issue in the e53 but more prodominate in the e70/83 and f15/25 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites