New tires

[campy1951]

I bought a 2001 Z3 3.0 last September with 59K on it and the tires look fine but are over 8 years old and feel hard. I want to get new tires but I only use the car in good weather and I have only done about 500 miles on it since I bought it. I only use it to putt around town and never drive it hard so I am wondering if I need to buy expensive tires. I can get a set of Hancook for about $115 ea. before a $70 rebate for a set of 4 tires. Costco also is having a $70 rebate for 4 Michelin tires that I think will be about $100 more for the set. What do you recommended for the low mileage driver like myself?

[abqhudson]

Michelin or BF Goodrich G Force Comp 2 A/S. You will feel the difference.

[khammack]

I have Hancooks for autocross and Michelin AS3 for trips. Both are great tires, but there is a big difference between the two. I also have heaver springs (for autocross), so my car feels every bump in the road. The Michelins give a much better ride.

[aba4430]

The Conti DWS06's are great tires.

https://www.amazon.com/Continental-E...tinental+DWS06

https://www.amazon.com/Continental-E...ws06+245+40+17

I have the DWS's on my Z3 and the DWS06's on the 328Ci. The DWS06's replaced the DWS's and are supposed to ride quieter.

[zellamay]

Depends what you want. Do you care about ride, noise, handling, cost? There is a recent thread on tires. You might want to check it out. I just bought the new-for-2017 Continental Extremecontact Sport and I really like them. They are more money than you're talking about, but worth it in my opinion.

[Entropy314]

I went and bought the michelin pilot super sports for mine. (at costco) pricey but they are super grippy and give you a lot more confidence in corners at speed.

[Terry F.]

For ~1000 easy miles a year I would buy the Hankooks or other inexpensive tires and never look back. Keep an eye on inflation if you don't drive the car much.

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[campy1951]

I bought the Michelin sports today at Costco with the $70 rebate.

[Vintage42]

... bought a 2001 Z3 3.0 last September.. I want to get new tires but I only use the car in good weather and I have only done about 500 miles on it since I bought it. I only use it to putt around town and never drive it hard so I am wondering if I need to buy expensive tires. I can get a set of Hancook for about $115 ea. before a $70 rebate for a set of 4 tires... What do you recommended for the low mileage driver like myself?

You drive like me. Four years and 12K miles ago, I bought a set of Hankook 225/50R16 Ventus V4 ES tires from Tire Rack for $420, after a rebate with free shipping, and they are fine.