Hardly a BMW issue, but a good point. I have never understood the “rubber band tire” thing. I figured that it has a major effect on handling, especially at higher speeds, not to mention the harsher ride.
You’ve got a big contact area, but the minute you move out of the horizontal plane you have lost control. And that’s on a dry surface, too. I can’t even begin to imagine what it’s like when the roads are wet or icy. -D > On Nov 27, 2023, at 6:03 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I know most of you folks are not big fans of BMW in any event but I thought I > would share this. > > There is a fellow in my building that always drove new BMW sedans. He > recently showed up with a new BMW SUV. > > I saw him today and commented on his having stopped driving sedans. His > response was that he was not happy with the tires on the sedan. The wheels > are so big and the tires so thin that he kept blowing tires. He had his last > sedan for only a short time and blew 7 tires. He had had enough so he > switched to the SUV that has thicker or wider, if you will, sidewalls. > > Randy > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
