05-17-2022, 10:52 PM | #1 |
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Bridgestone Vs Continental ? Which is better?
Need to get new RFT's . Looking at below options . Please suggest which is a better choice based on your experience.
I hardly drive 30 miles a day. 1)CONTINENTAL CONTROL CONTACT SPORT SRS+225 /45 R18 91Y SL BSW 2)BRIDGESTONE DRIVEGUARD 225 /45 R18 95W XL BSW RF Thanks In Advance |
05-18-2022, 06:57 AM | #2 |
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Neither. Get rid of the RFT. If you're going with all season the best currently available is the Michelin CrossClimate 2. I had the Conti as OEM, the Michelin is better in every way. It rides better, quieter, handles every road condition better. Put a can or two of Fix-a-Flat in the trunk, just in case.
BTW, you're in the wrong forum. https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=423 |
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05-18-2022, 07:07 AM | #3 |
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CrossClimate2s would be a perfect all year tire for Michigan. I'm in Ohio. Wishing I got the CrossClimate2s. I'm currently using the Michelin Pilot All Season 4 tires on my F39. On my F33 I had the AS3+ and they were great.
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Of course, the Michelin is severe snow rated, the DWS is not. Additionally, because the Conti is a high performance tire, you're getting less expected tread life out of it, so it's warrantied for 5yrs/50k miles vs. the Michelin at 6yr/60k miles. To me, the extra performance outweighs the severe snow rating and the extra 10k mile tread life. I'm in Ohio, so I do expect a decent amount of snow yearly. Couple of Conti reviews: Tire Rack Tyre Reviews |
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05-18-2022, 10:06 AM | #5 |
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If you want the RFT like me, then I have the Driveguard for years already in multiple 3 Series (E90 and F30). Some people say dump the RFT, but I had experienced situations that I was very happy to continue driving home late in the winter night, not having to deal with flat tire in the side of the road middle of nowhere.
It is not superb tire, but descent all seasons. I normally check the ratings fro Tire Rack, and the reviews and ratings seems fair. |
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My pirelli's are asking very loud but I thought the Bridgestones were louder
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05-21-2022, 10:19 AM | #8 |
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I got Pirelli rft's--cheapest at the time on tirerack.
After driving 50 mph for 30 miles to get home after I blew a tire on the highway, I pulled into garage thinking I'll plug it and add air.
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05-21-2022, 11:27 AM | #9 |
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That damage is as likely to be the result of it's being an RFT as not. It was probably caused by hitting a pothole or something in the road. The stiff inner sidewall didn't absorb the shock of the impact, but instead transferred that shock to the outer sidewall, blowing it out. The larger the rim and shorter the sidewall the more prone RFTs are to this particular failure mode.
Most leaks are caused by picking up a nail or screw, which tend to stay in the tread and leak relatively slowly. Before TPMS you had no way of knowing you had a leak, until you let the car sit for a while and then found out the hard way. With TPMS you'll get sufficient warning to get it home or to a garage, or to inject a can of fix a flat to tide you over temporarily. |
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05-21-2022, 11:40 AM | #10 |
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it was my understanding that if an RFT is driven while flat, it's pretty much a throwaway anyways.
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True, because if it goes flat the inner sidewall is probably damaged. But if it doesn't go entirely flat and it just has a puncture within the tread area it can be fixed like a go flat tire. I had two nail punctures that didn't go fully flat, fixed them both. One lasted 10k miles, the other 5k before they ended up being replaced. The latter I drove for a few hundred miles before fixing it, as it was winter and the leak was so slow I only had to add air every two weeks, so I waited for warmer weather.
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