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Originally Posted by needalifesoon
Wow, just got done reading your review/rating on your rear tires.
Nice! Those tire's are high-performance summer tires though.. which would be perfect for the rain but probably not in the snow. We get slush and lots of snow out here in Boston. Even though the car is a RWD I don't want to slide as easily as I am now. Especially if i'm sliding in the rain.
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One tire can't do it all.
I have a set of winter tires for winter driving. Really even when the weather gets bellow 7'C(with no snow)... you need the softer compound of winter tires to drive safely in cold temps and weather. Look for the mountain and snow flake icon on the sidewall of winter tires. Sometimes you also see the M&S logo too.
In Germany... Snow tires are optional(now) BUT... when the weather is colder than 7'C... IF you get into an accident(or hinder traffic bc you have no traction to get up a hill) you can and will be held at fault. Meaning your insurance might not need to pay for any damages. Hence... every German with half a brain buys a set of winter tires to go along with their summer tires.
And when the tires have less than 4mm's of thread... its time for new tires!
The "star" on the sidewall means that those tires were tested by BMW and are approved for BMW's. Sometimes you will find nearly identical sized tires by the same manufacturer... but one will have a star - meaning something was changed to meet BMW's tire specs.
The Germans call All Season tires NO SEASONS... bc they just don't cut it in deep snow and ice. You have to have an extra set of alloys for your winter tires. Some people can get away with Michelin AS3's. But I would buy some 17 inch wheels and mount some 205 winters tires on them.
PS: Sorry to thread jack.
Dack