To sell or not to sell the X

[StephenVA]

Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa

I had a hard time getting over 10K on the rear 315s of the 4.8. 2 sets of rears for every front.

10,000 to maybe 20,000 life on the rears is normal with all our HEAVY foots (feets?). Love the push we get on HARD stomps. A little bark and off she goes....

It all boils down to all Hwy? Or a mix? Shorter rear tire life expectancy is normal for me. That is why we purchased the V8 models. You want long life? Get the Six banger.

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by StephenVA

10,000 to maybe 20,000 life on the rears is normal with all our HEAVY foots (feets?). Love the push we get on HARD stomps. A little bark and off she goes....

It all boils down to all Hwy? Or a mix? Shorter rear tire life expectancy is normal for me. That is why we purchased the V8 models. You want long life? Get the Six banger.

My experience was similar. Best was the middle of that range until I went to Continental Extreme Contacts.

[dkl]

Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa

I had a hard time getting over 10K on the rear 315s of the 4.8. 2 sets of rears for every front.

I guessed that I can't complain much then...yikes

[tmv]

Zero out the rear toes will decrease the inner thread wear on the rear tires significantly. It won't be best for hway driving but I would trade that anytime.

[StephenVA]

Originally Posted by tmv

Zero out the rear toes will decrease the inner thread wear on the rear tires significantly. It won't be best for hway driving but I would trade that anytime.

The toe out issue and the inner wear it creates has not been a problem on my X5. The PO ran a replacement set of tires without checking Tire pressure cold, so when i got it they were 15-20 PSI too high...and thereby the center of the rear tires were at the wearbars in 8K when I picked it up from him. The fronts were at the 60% left mark with cupping due to a poor balance.
I switched over to Michelins Latitude Tour HP. Nice tire, good compromise on handling vs traction in wet/dry conditions. I don't try to push the vehicle to it limits on the street, so I will NEVER see the envelope difference in dry handling. Turn in is good, light snow/ice has been fun. We have some 5-8 inches a few times this year and I can pull hills at will, and deep stuff is not an issue for traction. Others have had experience with other brands and tire models so there are a lot to choose from.

Love the rooster tails coming off the rears on hard accelleration in snow.

[J.Belknap]

Originally Posted by luvmy03E53

... or at least until you drive an F85!

Inquiring minds want to know!

[Cjallstar]

Went to dinan installer in Fairfax today.. quoted me about $1500 to install the stage III tune and throttle body...somewhat worth it? also asked him about an x pipe, he told me it would be pointless unless i cut out the cats as well? can anyone speak to that?

[StephenVA]

So you visited the shop over in Merrifield, Va across the street from BMW Fairfax? If you choose to do mods I recommend intake (CAI), exhaust cat back, and a good tune. Dinan is a great choice but there are other pieces that can be substituted for the one extinct Dinan intake and exhaust systems.
I would also consider the auto trans software upgrade.
Oh, there is a spring time discount going at Dinan this month too!

There are others who have done the mods to the exhaust who can speak to the pros and cons of the X pipe. Do a little searching on this site and you will find all about these mods from others who performed them years ago.

[Cjallstar]

Yes that is the shop I visited. Have you had any work done there Stephen? What performance mods do you have? I'll be going back there first thing in the AM as I picked the X up from the dealer service dept and now my heated steering wheel won't work?!?! The auto trans upgrade, is that a dealer item? I think I have the most current version.


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[StephenVA]

Nope. I do 90% of the repairs myself. Mods are limited on my 4.8 to just the angel eye bulbs. I am a clean nut so you can eat off mine normally. In this stuff we call the salt mines on the roads around here, I end up washing mine 1-2 x a week by hand.
I wash cars every weekend if the temps are over 38 degrees.

The heated steering wheel is one of my favorite features. Warm fingers...toasty !