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You will be very impressed
I've got them on the back already.. frustratingly they have about 4.5mm left but one has a puncture that's already been fixed twice and is losing 3/4psi every couple of days so something has to be done.
So I'm taking the opportunity to do them all since the fronts (Michelin P4S on when I bought it) are getting lowish and I wouldn't change just one side of the backs at once.
It's nothing to do with xdrive for me, I always change in LR pairs and I was always going to have a 4x set when the time came.
I'm just miffed I've got 4-5mm left on the rears but one is basically dead.
Conti's never last as long, as other brands do from my experience. They're great tyres, but not very durable.. I think my current favourite is GoodYear from more premium brands and Uniroyal for budget s...boxes. Michelin seems to have dropped in quality...
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Are you driving with stop-start enabled?
Code it out ASAP, it does more damage than good.
No, I drive in Sport+ everywhere for the MPPSK Pops and bangs, like I stole it. Like a Yobbo.
No, I drive in Sport+ everywhere for the MPPSK Pops and bangs, like I stole it. Like a Yobbo.
The only way to drive a M440i
Unlikely - just a vocal minority on the internet that have had to replace batteries (or alternators/starters etc) and instantly blame it on start/stop, despite the fact that there's no way of proving/disproving that it wasn't just normal failure.
The original battery on my Start/Stop equipped Mini had managed 12 years - that's no worse than any of my previous non-stop/start equipped cars had managed.
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Things wear out from being used.
If we look at 2 components which get used during ignition the most:
- Starter motor
- Battery
So if you consider that the more you use something, the quicker it wears, then I’d say it’s safe to say that yes, it does wear the components more quickly. Consider whether other (more expensive) components are going to wear first though too.
That being said, I don’t know of anyone that has worn a starter motor on a modern car with stop start. Batteries degrade themselves anyway, and I haven’t seen any evidence of them wearing more/less quickly other than people just saying it has worn their battery.
Additionally, I believe it takes 2 or so seconds for it to be worth the trade off of the extra consumption of fuel during start up to break even.
Tl;dr
Use it if you like it, don’t if you don’t.
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Short-term no, long-term yes. The battery, starter motor and engine mounts all get more wear and tear.
You would be surprised how little development is done in the automotive world if things don't need changing
BMW didn’t change anything in the S65 in 2011. So the main chain tensioner is argued to be too strong when fully tensioned on a warm engine when it stops and starts…
They did stick a AGM battery in though but still better to turn it off or code it out (free with a GTS gearbox map)
Stop start is purely for the NEDC of that era and I’d argue still has more issues in component life with it on than off. But brah.
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It's the opposite, cars are engineered to fail after X amount of miles/time, they only have to survive the warranty period.
R&D costs money meaning less revenue, no business will go for that.You would be surprised how little development is done in the automotive world if things don't need changing
Yep, ecology is ruining cars and is affecting the reliability.. ehh