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I've been running the DWSs (225/255) on my 09' 135i (JB+ @ 100% only mod) for about 3 years and ~40k miles, my thoughts below:
Pros:
- Tread life (I drive it pretty hard and got around 40k out of the fronts and 30k out of the rears)
- Cost
- Wet Grip
- Ride comfort (as compared to run-flats)
- D,W and S indicators are a nice touch
Cons:
- Like some other posters mentioned, you lose the 'sharpness" of turn in and responsiveness that the run-flats have.
- When the tread is new it does quite well in the snow, but you're eating up that deep snow tread year round. I've since bought new snow wheels/rims and now realize that there is no replacement for a good dedicated set of snows.
Overall, imho these are great all season tires and I'm on my second set of them. Now that I have dedicated snows, I SHOULD go with the DWs but it's hard to justify the significantly reduced tread life when I don't have much issue with traction (I can break them loose pretty easily in 1st but beyond that they don't have an issue). If I was putting down much more power though, a 3 season tire may be appropriate.
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