10-01-2012, 01:55 PM | #1 |
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I have a wonderful beige garage floor but since I bought the X1 my floor si kinda black where the X1 tires run. I had all kind of cars and none of them leave marks. I was even thinking that the car might be heavier but my Jaguar is similar and I have no marks. Is this a common thing to RFT? I have a hard time cleaning that and it drives me nuts, I want to order new tires. Did you guys experience this? Thanks. PS. I forgot to mention: I am running Good Year Eagle RFT. Last edited by Teutonic; 10-01-2012 at 02:09 PM.. |
10-01-2012, 02:13 PM | #2 |
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Doesn't seem to be unique to RFT's. I normally equate it to softer, sportier tires. My old car had Michelin PS2's and Michelin PSS's that lifted the paint from my old garage floor, and also left black spots on my current concrete floor. Our previous 1er came on RFT's and left black marks with those and with the replacement non RFT's too.
Are your Goodyears summer tires? What about the Jag's tires? I find that all season or snow tires don't seem to leave nearly as much behind as pure summer tires. |
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10-01-2012, 02:20 PM | #3 |
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Hello Red,
The Jaguar runs on all-season Michelin MXV4. The X1 runs with the all-season Good Year that was equiped from day one. I am on the verge of ordering new 18" M wheels for the x1 225/45-18 all arround and order High Performance All Season. Which ones are the best in your opinion? I am looking at Potenza RE970AS Pole Position. Thanks |
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10-01-2012, 02:34 PM | #5 |
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Yes, the double spoke M ones, I will order them all in 18 not staggered. You can order them in this way as well.
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I've never owned the Potenzas, but I've heard good things. The Conti ExtremeContact DWS is also a good tire. I keep waiting for Michelin to update the Pilot A/S. |
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10-01-2012, 02:56 PM | #7 |
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Ha, they seem stuck on that old model, which is what my wife's 135i was on. They actually work really well, they're not PSS's by any stretch, but gave up very little warm weather performance to the stock Bridgestone RE-050's and were much better in the cold and light snow.
I'm not a fan of Bridgestone tires, but have driven the Conti DWS and like them quite a bit for an all season. |
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10-01-2012, 02:57 PM | #8 |
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Hmm, happy with the Pilot on my previous car, however, my suggestion is based on the tirerack reviews; that's all...
The Jag works wonders with the Michelin, very happy with them. I always liked Michelin. Yes, non staggered 4 "front" wheels so I can run summer/winter, rotate them and have access to a wider selection of tires. The tires for X1 are only few... |
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I am switching to 18 M because I can not wash the wheels properly and I am not a gynecologist... So you are towards Continental Extreme Contact? Did you run these on snow before? |
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You won't find many here in the US, but the Nokian WRG2 is rumored to be the ultimate performance all-season tire. I considered them for our Q5, but ended up going with the Hakka R winter tire instead. I then considered them for winter use on the X1, but instead went with Pilot Alpin PA3's. Someday I'll give them a try. http://www.nokiantires.com/tyre?id=1...me=Nokian+WRG2 |
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10-01-2012, 05:20 PM | #12 |
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A friend of mine has an Audi A8 and he is always running on Nokian. He is saying that they are unbeatable.
The problem is they don't come with the X1 dimensions, otherwise I will most likely consider them. |
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The Nokian US website shows a direct fitment. Finding a local dealer may be a challenge, however. I had to drive an hour to get our Hakka SUV winters.
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Anyway, I was wondering: These WRG2, are they noisy? I would like very good in summer and winter (not possible I know) so good will work, but silent and without leaving marks on my floor? I am not pretentious, am I? |
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Just wanted to provide an up-to-date resolution to the main problem of this thread: rubber marks on the floor.
It proved that those original Good Year RFT that the care came with were terible. I have replaced them with Continental DWS and my stainig floor problem went away. I am at my fourth set of Continental DWS and never looked back. |
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