Here we go...tires

[mguhler]

I'm sure this has been through the threads before, but I've had no luck searching.
I'm looking to get new tires for my '04 X3, sport, 18". looking to go 255/45 rear and 235/50 front. I currently have the stock Pirelli Scorpion, which aren't too bad, but I don't need M+S here in Arkansas.

Thoughts/Suggestions?

[TQ2K]

Go for the Yokohama Advan S/T if you're into spirited driving... Very good performance but cheaper than the Michelin Diamaris...

[mguhler]

my wife is the main driver now (it hurts) and I am in my fantasitc '06 Pontiac Grand Prix (feel that excitement!!!). So I'm looking for tires that aren't real sporty, something decent that handles well, good traction, etc.
I guess middle of the road as far as sportieness goes.

[UCrewX5]

I loved my 18" Michelin MXV4 tires. They rode excellent and I got over 65K miles out of them.

[mguhler]

I've read where users find them hard and uncomfortable to drive on. Website ratings can be misconceiving. They are on my list as an option!

[White05X3]

Any time you start to think about tires, it is important to consider your priorities. A great dry tire is going to be a bad rain tire. A good snow tire is going to be bad everywhere else. A high performance tire is not going to last as long, ride as well or be as quiet as a touring tire but will offer better grip.

So... what are your priorities in a tire?

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by UCrewX5

I loved my 18" Michelin MXV4 tires. They rode excellent and I got over 65K miles out of them.

The OEM 18" Michey MXV4s I still have on our '01 3.0 Sport have been sensational!

I have 51K and they look good for another 20+. Hellsbells, 3 of the 4 tires have patches and one has two patches from the hillbillynaildroppings back on our Mtn.
(Save the "unsafe lecture" BS: the patches will outlast the tire tread and this car is not run on Da Ring.)

NEway, great oem tar...maybe the best oem tire I've ever had on a car.
GL,md