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Originally Posted by JCL
In general, no. You have a high-tech vehicle with an advanced all-wheel drive system. Putting inappropriate tires on it limits the performance to the traction that the tires have. You don't need deep lugs so much as you need a cold weather rubber compound. A summer compound becomes very hard (with no traction) in the cold, whether or not you have snow.
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If you are buying wheels and tires, I would get winter tires.
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I agree with this. I bought my winter wheels and tires for around $3,000. That's a small price to pay and it's not much hassle to change each season to be sure that I have the right tires on my X5 for the season. I drive fast and I love the X5's traction and handling --- I wouldn't want to have worry that I've got a performance SUV with some non-optimal tires installed.
Changing the wheels gives me an excuse to go the dealership too just to see what's going on there
I haven't had to go there for a single problem in the 10 months that I've had my E70 X5!!
