Tuning up my X5

[josiahg52]

Originally Posted by absentmathis

Yeah. Everybody should buy tires that cost $800 a corner or else they're stupid and don't deserve to drive.


Oh, wait...

Where in the hell can you buy $800 tires? It's not stupid to buy quality tires. What is stupid is to buy no-name replica wheels and "Lexani LX9 or similar" tires, basically not even knowing what you're getting for $1369 and that is a shockingly low price for wheels and tires. That was what was being commented on by ard and not that the OP wasn't spending "enough." Geez, project much?

[absentmathis]

Originally Posted by Kostyan

while that may be on the extreme end (of tires), look at just the cost of keeping this thing running. Not sure if anyone cares if someone wants to "rice out" their X5, because this vehicle is in a different leagues in terms of modding.

Aside from a tasteful bodykit and expensive Stage X tuning, X5 owners may not be interested in doing anything else, because just driving a BMW SAV puts them apart of the crowd and satisfies most of the reasons people want to mod their cars.

If you want to be a true "playa" then the best mod is an "M" letter next to an "X5", and that does not mean just the sticker but the real deal, know what I mean!

I agree, not really what I was getting at though.

[absentmathis]

Originally Posted by josiahg52

Where in the hell can you buy $800 tires? It's not stupid to buy quality tires. What is stupid is to buy no-name replica wheels and "Lexani LX9 or similar" tires, basically not even knowing what you're getting for $1369 and that is a shockingly low price for wheels and tires. That was what was being commented on by ard and not that the OP wasn't spending "enough." Geez, project much?

You're accusing me of projecting? I didn't respond to ard. I didn't suggest it was stupid to buy quality tires. I'm currently running Pilot SS's. I didn't comment on the wheels or tires the OP posted about, although I generally agree with your sentiment on them.

[the_ulf]

Originally Posted by absentmathis

Yeah. Everybody should buy tires that cost $800 a corner or else they're stupid and don't deserve to drive.


Oh, wait...

yeah, you were projecting. no-one said anything about spending tons of cash on ridiculous tyres. well, no-one apart from you.

[absentmathis]

Originally Posted by the_ulf

yeah, you were projecting. no-one said anything about spending tons of cash on ridiculous tyres. well, no-one apart from you.

Is buying factory fitted tires equate to "spending tons of cash on ridiculous tires"? Alternatively, buying budget friendly tires and brakes doesn't put people's safety at risk - bad drivers do. Drive within the limits of your equipment. Period.

[josiahg52]

Originally Posted by absentmathis

You're accusing me of projecting? I didn't respond to ard. I didn't suggest it was stupid to buy quality tires. I'm currently running Pilot SS's. I didn't comment on the wheels or tires the OP posted about, although I generally agree with your sentiment on them.

I wasn't aware Michelin made the PSS in X5 sizes.

[absentmathis]

Originally Posted by josiahg52

I wasn't aware Michelin made the PSS in X5 sizes.

Well the X isn't my only car, but yes they do. And DAMN have they gotten cheaper since last time I bought them for the X. That's a welcome surprise.

MichelinÂ*Pilot Super Sport

[josiahg52]

Originally Posted by absentmathis

Well the X isn't my only car, but yes they do. And DAMN have they gotten cheaper since last time I bought them for the X. That's a welcome surprise.

MichelinÂ*Pilot Super Sport

I have them on my M5. They are a great tire for sure. I thought the "equivalent" SUV tire was the Pilot Sport 3 or something.

[TiAgX5]

Modding based on public opinion is NEVER a good idea.

The owner needs to make the decisions based on what they deem acceptable (after all, they're the one who will have drop the $s and drive it).

Most BMW owners choose to go the OE+ mod route, this is where, at a glance it looks stock, yet under closer examination things are different (if it looks modded from 100yds away, you went too far in most BMW owners eyes).

Just don't be thin skinned if you rice it out and most find it distasteful.