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Okay, first of all, I know I'm way early seasonally on this, but I've got the opportunity to pick up my winter tires with a pretty decent discount, so I am thinking of grabbing them soon.
I have star marked OEM Michelin PS4S with 20 inch 706M wheels. I'm curious as to what other owners who got PS4Ss from the factory went with for their winter setups, especially with 706Ms or any 20 inch non aftermarket wheels. When my previous M5 had OEM star marked Pirellis, I was able to find BMW star marked OEM Pirelli Sottozero's which seemed the the "official winter version" of the summer version. Is there something analogous for the PS4Ss? There are dozens of winter tire threads on the forum, but I couldn't find anything about an OEM star marked PS4S winter version here, or get a clear answer when Googling. Perhaps it doesn't exist? Thanks in advance! — RIL
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I use the pilot sport alpin's on the 706m wheels right now. Not sure if they're starred and they're in storage now so can't check, but they've been terrific.
I plan to run the 706 as a winter rim and get a set of summers if I can find a set I like. |
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Plus, your 706Ms look incredible against your paint! Beautiful car.
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@DryBark, just saw you're in Nova Scotia. I think I'll definitely be taking your winter tire advice. Thanks again!
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I don't drive a ton in the winter, but these are excellent in the ice and slush. If it's snowing heavy I leave the car home - otherwise it's a snow plow and I'm hung up in a drift anyway 😂
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I have mentioned this elsewhere, but I'm happy to repeat here that Pirelli makes a high performance snow tire, the PZero Winter. It is one of the few that is made specifically in stock sizes for the M5 and is sold by BMW dealers for the M5.
I have a set of these on my 706 wheels, which are my dedicated winter wheels. I got very little opportunity to drive in snow this winter but on cold and wet days, these tires worked very well. They also appear to have a good reputation. In general, at least on dry but cold roads, these tires were comfortable, reasonably quiet, and handled surprisingly. |
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In fact I was shocked that the dealer got them overnight when I ordered them last November. Additionally, my dealer was happy to mount and balance these tires which was a good sign as my dealer has previously refused to install any non-BMW parts on my car, including a set of Dinan wheels. |
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Winter tires? What are those?
I haven't seen winter in years. I only have 3 seasons.... -chilly summer, this is mid December to Mid January, lasts about 30 days -regular summer, this occurs mid January til about mid-May. It also occurs from October - mid December. -the only other season is HELL summer. End of May until end of Sept. with a couple spurts of a mini Florida hurricane season at the end of HELL summer. Monsoon |
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That could be just as miserable as winter. I’d like yo spend more time in FL in winter but work and finances get in the way. Our son lived there for 5 years and we liked it enough that we have been going back and would like to buy a home there. We would want to be where he was, near the ocean on the Atlantic side, pretty far south.
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I don't think there is a winter star tire. Kinda would defeat the purpose I would think. The star is supposed to lend toward different performance rubbers etc which would not be as good during the winter. Plus don't think bmw would spend the money on Michelin developing something like that.
Either way Michelin makes outstanding winter tires. So does pirelli and you can't go wrong with either. Edit: I stand corrected. There is a set for sale in the classifieds and I just zoomed in. There's a star. Lol Michelins alpine
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I have always been under the impression that star marked tires are tires developed by the tire manufacturer by/in conjunction with BMW, whether for performance in the case of summer tires like the PZero and 4S (meaning versions of those tires for BMW), or for BMW "approved" winters. That's why I was trying to figure out what was star marked for BMW. But between your post and DryBark's, I think the Alpin route is the one I am going to take, assuming they come sized for 706Ms. Thanks again guys!
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And yes it's made with specific mods to the rubber in areas of the tire. Tread depth. Side wall stiffness, slight changes to tread design etc. but overall you won't notice a difference. I have bmw start on my 706m but wanted to run 286/295 and they don't come in 295 with the star. I don't feel one lick of difference. There's a great YouTube video talking about it. Probably only really see a difference on a track with a stop watch lol.
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Awesome that you don't feel a difference; I'm going to search for that video. I appreciate it!
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