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      12-24-2009, 01:57 PM   #6
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If you want some "unofficial guidance" then the German BMW site has this:

http://www.bmw.de/de/de/owners/acces...figurator.html

If you want the official line:

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Originally Posted by BMW
The reasoning for why we do not provide information regarding winter tyres for our vehicles on the UK website is that all of our vehicles are factory fitted with summer tyres as these are better suited to the UK market.

However, you are able to purchase winter tyres from your local BMW Dealership providing they have the correct tyres for you vehicle.

In relation to your query regarding the information you have acquired from the BMW Germany website, I can advise you that this information is not valid for UK specification vehicles.
I guess that UK cars have different size brakes, suspension and so on then.
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