WOW!!! Tires are expensive.

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Originally Posted by JCL

My number 2 isn't necessarily below my number one, I just have a small collection of brands that for me, are clustered near the top. Yes, I knew this would happen.

I hear you. I had Bridgestone, Toyo and Pirelli on my old e53 sport and I would say the Bridgestone and Pirelli tires were much more comfortable and more quiet than the Toyo's. In Toyo's defense, they were the original Proxes ST's and not the better ST II's. The Toyo's looked the best though, imo. The sidewall on the Toyo looked a little beefier and more SUV/truck like compared to all the other tires. The Bridgestones on our e70 have plenty of tread left, so I haven't been shopping SUV tires in a while. I am getting new tires on my M3 though and Pirelli really wasn't much of a thought. Not many people with M3's run them. They are typically the most expensive and seem to fall somewhere in the average catagory as far as ratings and reviews are concerned. I don't doubt the quality, but the performance is just not on par with the price in many cases.

Back to the e53, the General Grabbers are rated very well on the Tirerack's site, but for some reason, I don't feel completely comfortable with General as a brand. Perhaps this is one of those situations where one particular tire is much better than the brand as a whole.