Need Tires For my 2006 M35 Sport. Any Recommendations?

[steviebstrummin]

I'm getting ready to finally get some new tires for my 2006 M35 Sport. It's only got 26,800 miles on her but its time. I'm looking for recommendations as to which all season tire is the best choice for me here in southern California. I'm currently looking at the Michelin Primacy MXM4 and the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3, but am open to recommendations from other makers i.e, Bridgestone Kumho etc.

She came equipped with Bridgestone Potenza P245/40R19 W tires. Obviously I don't do a lot of heavy duty driving, but I do want to get a good set of new tires.

Thanks in advance for any input.

[Larz]

This is a topic that has been dicussed in here very often. Seems most in here go by Continentals and Michelin. I personally just switched from Michelin to Ventus S1noble2. Go to Tire Rack, enter your car info, and there will be a huge selection to choose from at different price ranges. They also have vidoes on their test track comparing brands.
You can also type 'tires' in the search box on this forum to pull up previous threads.

[steviebstrummin]

This is a topic that has been dicussed in here very often. Seems most in here go by Continentals and Michelin. I personally just switched from Michelin to Ventus S1noble2. Go to Tire Rack, enter your car info, and there will be a huge selection to choose from at different price ranges. They also have vidoes on their test track comparing brands.
You can also type 'tires' in the search box on this forum to pull up previous threads.

Thanks Larz, I will check out Tire Rack!

[CPJ LB]

I'm getting ready to finally get some new tires for my 2006 M35 Sport. It's only got 26,800 miles on her but its time. I'm looking for recommendations as to which all season tire is the best choice for me here in southern California. I'm currently looking at the Michelin Primacy MXM4 and the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3, but am open to recommendations from other makers i.e, Bridgestone Kumho etc.

She came equipped with Bridgestone Potenza P245/40R19 W tires. Obviously I don't do a lot of heavy duty driving, but I do want to get a good set of new tires.

Thanks in advance for any input.

wow...that's really low miles...great job and good future ahead of you

I see you're in southern Cali...if you're in the Long Beach area, let me know and I can provide a hook-up with my longtime wheel/tire guys....they've been doing all of my cars over 15+ years... wheels/tires/suspension etc... send me a PM when you're ready...

[M35SFIREMEDIC]

Hey, I had the bridgestone tires before I switched to the michelin's. The michelin's primancy mxm4's feel like very comfortable expensive dress shoes. The bridgestons felt like cheap shoes. Better grip when breaking, handling in corners, and wet driving, wow these michelin's even gives me more confidence in the rain. The sprited driving is even smoother. I drive the '08 M35S which has the 19in rims. One more thing... You get what you pay for. I love my michelin's. Good luck.

[CPJ LB]

Hey, I had the bridgestone tires before I switched to the michelin's. The michelin's primancy mxm4's feel like very comfortable expensive dress shoes. The bridgestons felt like cheap shoes. Better grip when breaking, handling in corners, and wet driving, wow these michelin's even gives me more confidence in the rain. The sprited driving is even smoother. I drive the '08 M35S which has the 19in rims. One more thing... You get what you pay for. I love my michelin's. Good luck.

great choice...I've had good experience with those tires on a different car.... just an fyi... I believe its "primacy"....

[Larz]

The MXM4's are an amazingly well-made and dependable tire. They are in the "Grand Touring' category of tires, that provide the comfort and handling of the reg touring tires plus a notch towards 'sport' handling. That brings up a great point:

You need to decide what 'category' of tires you want and that is based on your individual driving conditions and your individal driving style. Do your drive in snow? Do you drive very spirited? Do you drive on sharp, winding roads? Do you tow anything?, etc Then you must decide which is #1 out of the following 3 cateories for your tires: handling, tread wear, or comfort (quiet ride, smooth over roadways). You have to find the tire that is best in your #1 category - that's where you start to clear the field. My rating went like this: #1-handling, #2-quiet ride, and #3- tread wear

My Ventus S1noble2's are "Ultra high performance A/S" which is a higher class than the MXM4s. Does that make them better? NO - just different. It's a class of tires that have different characteristics than a touring style tire. They are more sport tuned and have sharper handling and a verty quiet ride, but not as good rolling resistance as the Grand Touring ties. Mine have better dry and wet handling than the MXM4's, Continentals, and Pirelli but the S1noble2's do NOT perfrom as well as the MXM4's in snow and will NOT last as long as the MXM4's for wear. I drive 'spirited' pretty often so I needed a tire that has good lateral strength and extra grip in turns. I'm in South Florida so it will never snow here. Winter driving was not a concern for my tire choice. The S1noble2's are excellent in wet AND dry driving and braking, and out-performed Bridgestones, Goodyear, Continentals, and Pirelli in the areas I was concerned with. In fact the only brand that out-performed mine were, of course, Michelins, but the ultra high performace A/S Michelins have a much higher road noise level than my S1noble2's with barely higher ratings the other categories that matter to me. Although I have had Michelins on every car I've ever owned, The S1noble2's met my #1,#2 and #3 preferences in the exact order I ranked them. That is how I ended up buying them.

So far, I'm happy having switched from Michelin Pilot Super Sports to these S1noble2's. Mind you, they are NOT equal to Michelins, but they came bloody close in tests and have a quiter ride. The real test, for me, is what happens as the tread wears. Anyone who has owned Michelins will tell you they perform at or 'near new' even with low tread levels!. If my Ventus handling deteriorates with significant wear, I will happily pay a little more to go back to the Michein Pilot Sport A/S 3's which replaced my old Piot Super Sports.

[CPJ LB]

Hey StevieB....

I got your PM but your account won't take PM replies....when you get a chance, send me another PM with your contact info...email/text.... thanks

Anthony...

[steviebstrummin]

Hi Anthony,

My email is [email protected]

I also turned on PM on my account.

I am looking forward to getting the information about your shop in Long Beach. Do you get your tires from them too or do you purchase them elsewhere ie Tire Rack and have them shipped and installed in Long Beach.

(Yiu may get multiple messages from me. Sorry about that but they are in my Outbox and won't send for whatever reason.

Thanks again,

Steve

[CPJ LB]

thanks Steve,

got your PM and replied to your email address...

I'll be at the shop on Saturday -- it's like my second home