BMW and M Power Owners

What is it with BMW and obscure tyre sizes?? My i3S 195/50R20 rears have 2 possibilities: a **** Bridgestone Eco tyre, or a **** Bridgestone.
M2 18" winters have 255/35 on the rear, which means I can have 15-year-old TS 830Ps or 15-year-old Michelin Alpins. WTF?

Bridgestone LM005s seem to have decent reviews, but what gives? Why can't tyre manufacturers make the good stuff in a wider range of tyre sizes and/or why does BMW use these obscure dimensions?!
 
Do you need 'proper' winter tyres or would appropriately snow marked all seasons do?

That would open up Michelin Cross Climate 2, Goodyear Vector 4 Season Gen 3, Continental All Season Contact 2, Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 Evo, Pirelli Cinturato All Season Snowflake 3.

They're all 3 peak snow symbol stamped afaik.
 
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Kenai said:
Do you need 'proper' winter tyres or would appropriately snow marked all seasons do?

That would open up Michelin Cross Climate 2, Goodyear Vector 4 Season Gen 3, Continental All Season Contact 2, Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 Evo, Pirelli Cinturato All Season Snowflake 3.

They're all 3 peak snow symbol stamped afaik.
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Not something I'd considered to be honest, but part of me thinks all seasons are the worst of both worlds. Had some Vector 2s years ago on a 150bhp Golf VI and they were *****.
If I want to drift to work every morning I'll keep my knackered Pilot Sports :p
 
mjt said:
Not something I'd considered to be honest, but part of me thinks all seasons are the worst of both worlds. Had some Vector 2s years ago on a 150bhp Golf VI and they were *****.
If I want to drift to work every morning I'll keep my knackered Pilot Sports :p
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I put all seasons on the 440i for winter and they were absolutely spot on IMO, was actually impressed how well they could still put the power down in normal weather and when it got cold they were leagues better than the Potenzas were that I ran through the last of the winter when I first got the car.

I think they're an ideal solution for a typical British winter where you want a normal good tyre 95% of the time for cold and wet weather but with the security of knowing you can still get home easily if it starts snowing whilst you're at work or it's -10C when you wake up. For most people, I think they render a full winter tyre a completely pointless exercise in the UK.
 
I'd go with the above, full winters are a waste of time unless you are in Scotland possibly. For most of the UK a cross climate should be the best choice given our last few winters as a guidlline.
As I am downsizing the wife's wheels for better comfort on our crumbling roads, I am getting Michelin CC put on for year round use. its a family wagon and driven that way, so should be comfortable wearing them all year.
I have yet to discover how woeful my lovely (in current climate) MPSS on the 240i will be when the temps get to single digits, so have been half eying up some CC's in case ...
 
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Even if the ALA Warranty was half the price I wouldn't want it, the BMW one is excellent and that's the only one I would consider.
 
Well, nearly 2 months after my i5 M60 arrived in the country it's still on stop by BMW until the brake recall can be done. Apparently replacement parts are starting to ship now according to someone on the facebook groups, but it's almost a lottery as to when your car will be done as BMW decide which cars will be supplied with parts rather than just getting the parts to the dealer to prioritise.

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Please don't even consider this abomination.

'Cocaine dealer "M" Black Everything Pack' is not a good option or look :p

It's also an X4, which makes no sense as a car. It's like it got stuck 70% of the way, morphing from a 3 series into an X3.

This is big money for such a thing, plus when buying a used BMW you really want to get one approved used, so you get 1 year BMW warranty with it.

You can get a G05 X5 for that kinda money and they are a much nicer place to be inside than the X3/X4. Once you have an X5 you will then have the ability to be either:

1. Local "Snow Dealer" Manager.
2. Double yellow line half up kerb by school parking God.
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Thx for the feedback, I have bailed on that M4 and am back looking at X3's.
We need some type of SUV to cope with mobility issues of a family member who has knee and hip problems, it is not as a family car for kids/luggage and an X3 seems to fit the need for easier access than a saloon.
 
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..., plus when buying a used BMW you really want to get one approved used, so you get 1 year BMW warranty with it.
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The Approved Used only really comes into it if the car is out of its original manufacturer warrany or has a limited time of the original warranty left, or am I missing something?
If a car is two years old or less and has been serviced correctly then there would be at least one year of original warranty remaining on it.
 
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The Approved Used only really comes into it if the car is out of its original manufacturer warrany or has a limited time of the original warranty left, or am I missing something?
If a car is two years old or less and has been serviced correctly then there would be at least one year of original warranty remaining on it.
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You're not missing anything, but he said that because the car you linked to was a 2020 so would not have had any new car warranty remaining.
 
After what must be at least a year of looking, I finally found a set of LCI ICON Adaptive headlights for my car. When it's dark, I find myself grabbing the keys to the Tiguan because it has the fancy move around lights on it and I do struggle in the F80 on dark lanes.

I've seen a fair few for sale, mostly either repaired or damaged, stupid money, Chinese modules, or something didn't sit right with the seller. Saw a set on the Facebook group yesterday, turns out I know the guy. He was delivering an engine near me and said he'd drop them off.

Will they be worth the money? Who knows, they're not cheap. At least I know I'll be able to recoup what I paid, or it'll make the car more desirable when it comes to sell. And I do enjoy the lights in the Tiguan dancing around and from what I gather the BMW system is better.

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Will they be worth the money?
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yes. even without the adaptive aspect, the adaptive LEDs are brighter than xenons...the same was not true of the standard LEDs. the standard LEDs were actually dimmer than the xenons!
also, the adaptives work very well, i'm saying this as someone who has owned BMW halogen, adaptive xenons and currently the adaptive LEDs (not yet had a chance to own the laser lights though lol)
 
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yes. even without the adaptive aspect, the adaptive LEDs are brighter than xenons...the same was not true of the standard LEDs. the standard LEDs were actually dimmer than the xenons!
also, the adaptives work very well, i'm saying this as someone who has owned BMW halogen, adaptive xenons and currently the adaptive LEDs (not yet had a chance to own the laser lights though lol)
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The car currently has non adaptive LEDs which from what I gather were standard on the LCI M3.
 
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