Tire opinions wanted
 

I'm getting ready to replace the Michelin MXV4 tires on my X5. I'm leaning toward Pirelli Scorpion Verdes but also considering Bridgestone Duelers.

My primary consideration is crisp handling during spirited driving. Several years ago we had put a set of Michelin Latitudes on the car and the annoying understeer during hard cornering prompted us to return them (man, I love Costco's customer service and return policy!) I don't want to repeat that situation, so I'd love to hear from those of you who've run the Pirellis and Bridgestones on your X5s.

I have the Bridgestone dueler sport all seasons on my 18" wheels and they are awesome. Got them at Costco when the Bridgestones had the $70 coupon. Quiet and competent tires in dry/wet/mild snow (hey, I go to Utah once in a while just to remind me why I live in a hotter place!).

Hi There, what size tyres are you running?

Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport Non-RFT here.

They feel great, run wide in their size compared to other manufacturers, and life is around 50-60k (I rotate mine). Best pricing can be found at roadway wholesale tire.

AWESOME! I've got DWS' right now, and could be changing my rears after 15K already! This is one reason I have s second set of 87's waiting in the garage! Square em up!!!

I run 255/55/18 Bridgestone Dueler H/P Sport All Season tires on the 18s. I have the crusty Michelin Diamaris tires on the 19s (summer wheels). I may just put a set of the Bridgestones on those too and sell the 18s. These tires are very, very good.

I run 19inch Falken FK453 on my X and they are fantastic. Great mileage, Great performance and very quiet. 40psi front and rear. Had the Bridgestone Duelers on when i 1st purchased it and didnt like them.
Sorry, just my experience.

255/55 R18. What didn't you like about the Bridgestones?

The ride was very harsh. They werent run flats either. Have a look at the Falken STZO5 They come in the size you have.

There are about a zillion versions of the "Dueler" tire, unfortunately.

The H/P Sport is the one to get. Not at all harsh or unforgiving (and I'm on Bilstein sport shocks so I'd know if they were harsh!).

And like clockwork Costco has a $70 off a set of four coupon right now! :thumbup:

I have the Duelers in the front and Nitto Invo's in the rear. My Dualer for some reason is noisy. I can hear the fronts but it's rock solid quiet in the rear.

Invo's aren't bad at all. 260 (or is it 240) wear so..... yeah. I figure with new rears with this kind of treadwear and fronts being a little harder, by the time I need to replace the rears, I'll get a whole set from Costco though I'm not sure which ones.

The Invo's are great in the wet and grips very well in the dry. I'm not kind to my tires at all (nor are any auto-x'ers) and the Invo's head up well. Never used Nittos but got them at a steal and really needed just a set of rears.

I'm actually thinking about replacing the whole set with ContiSportContact 2 or 3's down the line. I've had them on my 540i with M5 3.15 rear diff and they were much more quiet than Michelin's and gripped a hell of a lot better. Just make sure you don't run them in the winter; might as well drive on hockey pucks.

I'm running Yokohama YK580s from Discount Tires. Great wet road traction - especially braking and reasonably quiet & comfortable ride. Based on wear so far these look like 50,000+ mile tires. I believe Discount Tires is offering up to $200 off a set of four if you use their charge card, $100 off without.

2002 X5 3.0 274,400 miles
2004 325i 119,000 miles (also on 225/50R16 YK580s)

I am very pleased of Kumho but got them like 6 years ago and still are ok.