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Huntsman · Oct 10, 2013

GreenFrog said:
I find that hard to believe, given that the previous owner is a huge bimmer enthusiast who clearly spends a lot of money on his cars, but whatever.

Honestly (and as you know I have BMW, too) this does not mean that the PO was intelligent in any way. 'Enthusiasts' are often to be mistrusted, especially about cars.

whiteslashasian · Oct 11, 2013

I got Bridgestone Serenity tires for my Acura RL and they came out to $900+ for a set of 4.

That was after searching around for the best prices including install and balance, Tirerack, Discount Tires Direct, etc.

I'm surprised the Conti's are that cheap for such a large wheel.

GreenFrog · Oct 11, 2013

I'm actually surprised that your tires are so expensive. I would expect a set of four tires for a comfortable luxury sedan to top out at around $600.

idfnl · Oct 11, 2013

GreenFrog said:
I'm actually surprised that your tires are so expensive. I would expect a set of four tires for a comfortable luxury sedan to top out at around $600.

Not a chance. $1000 bare minimum for anything wider than a 225.

whiteslashasian · Oct 11, 2013

idfnl said:
Not a chance. $1000 bare minimum for anything wider than a 225.

Mine are 245 width.

GreenFrog said:
I'm actually surprised that your tires are so expensive. I would expect a set of four tires for a comfortable luxury sedan to top out at around $600.

Cheap Kumho's and General tires would be around $650 for the set, installed, and balanced. Reading the reviews they aren't great in any kind of precipitation and wear out very quickly. You get what you pay for.

Huntsman · Oct 11, 2013

I spent $1000 on my Pontiac's tires. Pilot Sport A/S.

JayJay · Oct 11, 2013

idfnl said:
Not a chance. $1000 bare minimum for anything wider than a 225.

+1. This is about what I spend for two tires.

GreenFrog · Oct 12, 2013

JayJay said:
+1. This is about what I spend for two tires.

PS2s?

poorsod · Oct 12, 2013

I have PSS now. I like it much more than the Conti Extreme contact I had before.

GreenFrog · Oct 12, 2013

poorsod said:
I have PSS now. I like it much more than the Conti Extreme contact I had before.

I was told that the contis are quieter, but softer, than the PSSs. Is that true in your experience?

poorsod · Oct 12, 2013

GreenFrog said:
I was told that the contis are quieter, but softer, than the PSSs. Is that true in your experience?

To me the Contis felt stiffer. Noise is about the same. Wore out the rears Conti in about 20k miles. One of the fronts had side wall damage, probably from NYC pot holes, so I replaced them all.

Phallacy · Oct 12, 2013

Just saw this forum guess I will add to the tire talk. I recently had to switch out the tires on my cls. Got 4 bridgestone potenza s04 pole position and they've been great. Came out to $874 at tirerack and $120 for install and alignment.

JayJay · Oct 13, 2013

GreenFrog said:
PS2s?

Conti's, IIRC. Time for two more rears, so I'll check and report back.

GreenFrog · Oct 13, 2013

JayJay said:
Conti's, IIRC. Time for two more rears, so I'll check and report back.

V8 biturbo?

HRoi · Oct 13, 2013

forgot to tell you guys - i got a good deal on a Porsche Boxster rental in Vegas so i spent a half day blasting up and down the Lake Mead/Valley of Fire canyon road (government shutdown clearing the roads ftw!)

car is simply awesome. PDK isn't better than DCT though.

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