Originally Posted by bgsquad

BMW recommends tires... oh come on! it's just marketing... Why would a tire suite a car more than the other? When you read the reviews of tires, they don't tell: on an X5 it scores 4.3/5 and on an MB ML it scores 3.6/5... it's nonesense... just like the "BMW recommends Castrol" on the oil cap: Mobile or Dukhams or Motul will kill the engine now? or is it some $$$ between BMW and Castrol? please! just do your research about each item you want to but for your car, and buy the one that seems good enough for you... we're not driving space shuttles after all... my 2 cents..