e39 528i tyre choice

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I Currently have Michelin Primacy HP 225/55 16's on my e39 528i - SE as opposed to sport suspension -, annoyingly, the O/S rear has picked up a puncture, the fronts are getting down toward 3mm so I'm thinking of biting the bullet and getting a new set of 4 sometime in the near future.

The Michelins on it currently are very good in the wet, hard wearing too which is nice after my tyre munching e38! and they are nice and quiet even on concrete motorways....

I Don't mind paying decent money for decent rubber, alas, I'm very much of the "a tyre is a tyre" school of thought :o - so would appreciate some pointers before I fall for some silly "Buy 2 get 2 free ditchfinder" offer at Krapfit and deem it a "driving skill challenge" to run them without killing myself sideways into a tree.... :o:D

Save me from myself please....

Thanks.



Edit: General consencus here seems to point toward the Continental ContiPremiumContact 2, which my local ats seem to have in stock :) http://shop.atseuromaster.co.uk/eshop/en_GB/products?id=1-1DQOXE&mode=beforebuyingsequence

Should £500 for 4 be dooable with shopping around?
 
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Must say, my Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta(sp) that i got fitted last weekend are lovely, TC light will only come on if you really give it a footfull, far far far more confidence in the back than the front (crappy sunfull brand), and they are cheap (£135 255/35/18)
 
Nice one Muffin - good pirce too! :) - Yes, edited, sorry, I kind of posted and then did a bit of digging.... :o

acemastr said:
and they are cheap (£135 255/35/18)
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Not that cheap it seems - Assuming I'm reading Muffins link right, Camskill want £108.20 inc for the Conti's!
 
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Pirelli P7 Cinturatos. Good grip and they seem to last forever.
Better than the PremiumContact2s IMO.
 
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