Summer tires. Yes.

[stephen]

My BMW 230i shipped with ultra high performance runflat summer tires. Stiff and while they handled well, not that great ride quality.

I just replaced them for winter with Michelin Pilot AS-4 Plus UHP all-season tires (non-runflat), and I'm very happy. May continue to run these all year.

[carl]

Another thumbs up for Michelin AS-4s, I run them year round on my GTI and have been very happy with them on wet and light snow roads. Just put Michelin CrossClimate2s on the wife’s Alltrack, they are much quieter than the Michelin AS3s they replaced.

[S. Pupp]

carl wrote:
Another thumbs up for Michelin AS-4s, I run them year round on my GTI and have been very happy with them on wet and light snow roads. Just put Michelin CrossClimate2s on the wife’s Alltrack, they are much quieter than the Michelin AS3s they replaced.

I'm glad to hear you're happy with the Michelins you have on the GTI.
I ordered them from Costco a few days ago for my GTI, and am waiting for them to arrive. The Firestone Firehawk AS that came with my car spin, making acceleration difficult.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Make; Year, Model, current tire specifics, should be in drivers door sill.

[carl]

S. Pupp When I bought my GTI, the first owner had Firestone Firehawks on it as well. It would spin, just as you said yours does. I think you will like the AS-4s, very "grippy", significantly less wheel spin now. And that after increasing the horsepower considerably with bolt on parts and electronic tuning. I got my AS4's at Costco as well!

S. Pupp wrote:
[quote=carl]
Another thumbs up for Michelin AS-4s, I run them year round on my GTI and have been very happy with them on wet and light snow roads. Just put Michelin CrossClimate2s on the wife’s Alltrack, they are much quieter than the Michelin AS3s they replaced.

I'm glad to hear you're happy with the Michelins you have on the GTI.
I ordered them from Costco a few days ago for my GTI, and am waiting for them to arrive. The Firestone Firehawk AS that came with my car spin, making acceleration difficult.

[Wags]

stephen wrote:
My BMW 230i shipped with ultra high performance runflat summer tires. Stiff and while they handled well, not that great ride quality.

I just replaced them for winter with Michelin Pilot AS-4 Plus UHP all-season tires (non-runflat), and I'm very happy. May continue to run these all year.

So, what about a spare and jack? I’ve got to replace tires on my X1 and am totally done screwing around with PIA runflats.

[cbelt3]

Love me some Michelins. I have Defender II's on the RAV/4 and they are good for plowed roads in winter.

[stephen]

Wags wrote:

So, what about a spare and jack? I’ve got to replace tires on my X1 and am totally done screwing around with PIA runflats.

My car was supposed to ship with non-runflats, so it came with the "BMW Mobility Kit." Essentially an air pump and Fix-A-Flat.

But supply chain issues in Germany during COVID resulted in it shipping with summer performance tires, but not the non-runflat summer performance tires I had spec'd.

Realistically, I'm resigned to calling BMW or AAA if I get a flat and can't get to a repair.

[stephen]

BTW, I'd love to be wrong, but all this stickiness MIGHT have reduced my fuel economy by a couple of MPG with the AS-4's.

[Racer X]

stephen wrote:
BTW, I'd love to be wrong, but all this stickiness MIGHT have reduced my fuel economy by a couple of MPG with the AS-4's.

I'm sure it does, as it affects rolling resistance, as well as tire life.