[tallslenderguy]

my first experience with summer tires in the winter was on 71 commuting to Louisville on about an inch of fresh snow. Was a 25 mile commute on a very busy interstate and the entire drive was one continuous slide at less than 20mph. i got to work, parked the Z (a 2004), rented a truck and ordered Continental Extreme Contact All Season tires. Since that time, i've had a MB SL and a Jag F Type, and have stayed with the Continental All Seasons for each. i have moved to Oregon.
i live in the Willamette Valley now, we have two seasons: drought and monsoon, about six months long each.
my current ride is a 21 Z M40i and i just changed out the Michelin Pilot 4 summer tires for Continental UHP All Season ExtremeContact DWS06. A lot of people here put snow tires on their cars, i find the all season do fine. ~$1300 for all four.
Front Size: 255/40R-18
Rear Size: 275/40R-18XL

[StanDiego]

Originally Posted by tallslenderguy

my current ride is a 21 Z M40i and i just changed out the Michelin Pilot 4 summer tires for Continental UHP All Season ExtremeContact DWS06. A lot of people here put snow tires on their cars, i find the all season do fine. ~$1300 for all four.
Front Size: 225/45R-18
Rear Size: 255/40R-18XL

Wow, an M40i with 18s! I suspect that's quite rare.

I've used various iterations of the ExtremeContact DWS over the past decade plus, an excellent tire. It compares quite favorably with Michelin's PS AS4 and typically sells for a bit less.

[tallslenderguy]

Originally Posted by StanDiego

Wow, an M40i with 18s! I suspect that's quite rare.

I've used various iterations of the ExtremeContact DWS over the past decade plus, an excellent tire. It compares quite favorably with Michelin's PS AS4 and typically sells for a bit less.

Yeah, was kinda strange... had a lot of add ons, but not the wheels or upgraded stereo. Still, i bought it 7/2023 and it's a 2021 with only 15k miles... so, i'm upgrading the stereo lol.

[Argo]

Originally Posted by StanDiego

Wow, an M40i with 18s! I suspect that's quite rare.

I ordered my M40i with 18" wheels, however the sizes mentioned are for the s30i (unless it was different pre LCI).

Oh the M40i the 18" sizes are 275/40 R18 in the rear and 255/40 R18 in the front.

[RigaTony1982]

I have the 19’s, but the BMW winter wheels/tires are 18.

[Westside Guy]

The best winter tires are the 19" Michelin Pilot SS and staying in south Florida!!!

[hilld]

Originally Posted by tallslenderguy

Yeah, was kinda strange... had a lot of add ons, but not the wheels or upgraded stereo. Still, i bought it 7/2023 and it's a 2021 with only 15k miles... so, i'm upgrading the stereo lol.

Just went through the stereo upgrade process so much better than the factory stuff.

[tallslenderguy]

Originally Posted by Argo

I ordered my M40i with 18" wheels, however the sizes mentioned are for the s30i (unless it was different pre LCI).

Oh the M40i the 18" sizes are 275/40 R18 in the rear and 255/40 R18 in the front.

Yes, went back and edited my numbers to reflect the correct ones, thanks for the catch.

[michal12]

I got Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3's and will get them swapped onto my original 19inch rims. These tires are runflats actually.
If anyone is interested, I will report how the tires will be working.