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I found one, the Rial (German wheel manufacturer) Salerno which is carried by Tirerack. Unfortunately for the BMW 135i, BMW recommends winter tire size of 205/50R17 which require a maximum rim size of 7,5 and they don't carry the Salerno 17x7.5, only the 17x8. Gill the 1series expert at Tirerack said that I couldn't order the 17x7.5 through them. Even if I went with a wider winter tire, e.g., 215/45R17 or 225/45R17 (which would not provide as good snow traction) the Salerno 17x8 has an offset of 29 which is too low for the 135i (minimum would be 40)..so I will continue to look for a while...and if I can't find one will default to non-RFT tires....(Note that the relatively good winter RFT tire that is only $50 more expensive than non-RFT is the Kumho KW17 (discountinued but still available))
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