Which michelins did you get?mikedamageinc wrote:Tires are probably the biggest difference. I have Michelin now and they are super quiet. My Camaro and G had Conti DWS and are a little noisy but are great all seasons including snow.
My 2011 M37s came with Continental summer tires, they were kind of quite sometimes and kind of noisy on other occassions but it just depends on the type of surface your driving on. If you have the sport model, I would except some type of noise will be heard regardless of which brand of tires one might get.Larz wrote:These cars are not what I would call "quiet", but they are also not noisy. Tires can make a huge difference. The Goodyear eagles that my Ms came with are rubbish. If you get a better quality tire (Continental, Hankook, Michelin) the road noise decreases significantly. However, even with Hankook (current) and Michelin (previous), you can hear different sounds on different roadways. Bridges seem to be the loudest for me, but on most blacktop motorways, the road noise is quite faint.
As for the sport V standard model, they do have different tuning and the sport has a slightly stiffer ride. I can't be sure, but I doubt the sport model would be noisier than the standard model.
I was under the impression mine would also - so I was told. However, recently I send them a quote from TireRack for a set of continentals, and they told me they couldn't get close to matching it...Larz wrote:Just an FYI. My dealer (Lauderdale Inifniti) will match any price for tires. (but I suspect their rates for balancing, mounting, and alignment are higher than most tire shops)
I did the exact same thing as you. Was satisfied with mine, as far as noise - there are somewhat softer than the summer model. The wear is a bit premature . Looks like I might not even get 40k miles out of them , so will try continentals next time.beachbum718 wrote:Mine came with summer bridge stones.not sure of the model.but they sucked and were noisy.once they were bald ,i got all season bridgestones that come on the 2013 m37 sport.for a great price.not from the stealership. They wanted 1900 lol.got mine fir 680 100 mail in rebate. Rode much better and could tell right away they were silent.