Given
47%
while driving a
BMW 320D M Sport
(255/40 R17 V) on
mostly town
for 18,000
easy going miles
Reasonable performance when new,and to be fair, they wear well(about 18-20k in my hands). This is by no means reason enough to warrant buying them again though,bleedin' awful tyres. Where to start really - first and foremost they ride so hard,the constant jostling drives you mad. They do give enough grip in warm and dry conditions however,it is inversely proportional to that of wet and cold,though. When wet,these tyres are woeful, the combination of very stiff side walls and a relatively hard compound make for poor grip to say the least. I have recently ditched these tyres in favour of non run-flats,which one you choose is entirely your own preference,but I implore you do the same. If, like me you drive a BMW(or indeed anything else riding on these awful Bridgestones) you will not regret getting rid of them. I took the plunge with Avon ZZ3's, which seem to offer a fair compromise in both wet/dry grip against cost(they are £75 per tyre cheaper than the RE050a's),they're also British!