I currently drive a 2011 328i Coupe. This is my first bmw, or CAR in general. Ive been driving a 4x4 f150 since i was 16. I know replacing tires on this car isnt cheap, similar to the tires I used to have on my truck.
My question is this: Roughly how long/how many miles can you get out of these tires? They are still the stock tires that came with the car. I dont slide or anything at all...yet. But I live in the city of Houston where a large amount of the roads are absolutely horrible.
Keifer, some searching here will reveal good conversations about tires, run flats vs. non run flats, "square" vs. sport wheels (same all around vs. different front and rear) and related topics.
Read at your leisure and learn.
Mileage on tires varies with the tires, the driver and the roads, as well as whether you have a square or non-square wheel setup and what tire pressures you run. But if you don't get better than 30K miles out of the original tires, IMO something's wrong.
I wouldn't be surprised to see your tires go 50K and more.
The 30K figure was a way low-ball, accounting for multiple kinds of weirdness.
My wife has an X-drive 2009 E92 (coupe) and just lost a nice Continental run-flat to a sidewall nail. With the tires more than half worn, I was a bit concerned about replacing an individual tire due to the X-drive.
Turned out that buying four Goodyear Sports (non-run-flat) was less than $200 more than just replacing both rear Continentals. I did it. I carry an inflation kit in the trunk that has a 12V pump and tire goo that's supposed to not ruin TPMS units.
And now I have three good run-flat Continentals to sell, which will return a few bucks.
Out of the factory, BMW's wheels/suspension are tuned for great handling. So, there's a bias towards toe-in and neg camber. In my experience ('07 328i Touring w sports pack), the tires wore out at 20-25K. After the 2nd replacement, I had the alignment done by indie shop --- for a more economical setting. Tires have now lasted closer to 50K.
If it's in the sidewall, that's quite true. If it's in the tread and you have run-flats and drove very far with it flat, that's also true - the tire got you in but self-destructed in the process.
If it's (1) in the tread, (2) is a run-flat, (3) is a very small hole, and (4)you didn't drive on it more than a few hundred yards when it was flat, then it MAY be repairable with a patch.
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