"Pete" > wrote in message
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>>> Most summer performance tires, RF or not, have no treadwear guaranty.
>>> The big advantages to replacing the RFTs are cost and ride quality.
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>> I replaced them with Bridgestone Potenza RE 960ES and they have a 40,000
>> mile warranty.
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> That's because RE960 is not a summer tire. It's classified as an
> all-season tire.
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> How do you like them so far? I am considering getting them for my 530i
> since I moved to Chicago recently and will have to get rid of my summer
> Dunlop SP Maxx before winter arrives.
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> Pete
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Pete,

You may want to consider keeping the summer tires and getting dedicated
winer tires and wheels for, well, winter.

When I swithed out the all seasons for winter tires in my E46 it made a
world of difference. About the only thing that stopped me was when I started
plowing snow.