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Hello,

I have recently bought a 2010 X5 40d M Sport with 20" wheels. It has 36,000 on the clock.
The car is running on Bridgestones. Front (new) Rear (3mm)
I am looking to change the rear ones soon but i am not sure what to change them to. I would like a decent brand which last a long time as they are expensive tyres.

How many miles have people got out of a set of tyres on their X5's ?

Thanks

I recall getting about 64000 km from my Bridgestone duellers from new.  Main reason for getting them changed was that the backs had worn much more on the inside than the outside.  Fronts had a bit of life left but I felt it was better to change them all.

Mind you driving is pedestrian in Canada.  All straight roads and traffic lights.  Tyres last longer than brake discs...

Peter T

Thats a lot ! What size tyres were they ?

Dunlop SP Sportmaxx.  18k and need changing soon.  I suspect your car is at the end of its second set.  Mine are alternated with winters so 18k is very poor in my book.  I don't hoon about and even my E53 used to get another 10k on Diamaris.  Used to get a lot more from non-RFT cars - up to 30k on my SkodAudi.

Richard

14k

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Hello,

I have recently bought a 2010 X5 40d M Sport with 20" wheels. It has 36,000 on the clock.
The car is running on Bridgestones. Front (new) Rear (3mm)
I am looking to change the rear ones soon but i am not sure what to change them to. I would like a decent brand which last a long time as they are expensive tyres.

How many miles have people got out of a set of tyres on their X5's ?

Thanks
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My rears went on at 12000 , now on 25000 with about 3000 on winters. They're nearly shot, so that's 10,000 miles from conti contact SSRs. 40d, 19", mainly highland roads and motorways. Not good in my book but local roads seem notably abrasive. Definitely more wear on the insides and worse on the nearside overall.

Hi ex540d
I have just purchased a 2011 X5 4.0D M Sport with 20"  rims and just 29K on the clock. Tyres are Dunlop RFT's  and have 6-7mm so are fairly new, therefore probably 1st replacement set. Will possibly fit non RFT's when the time comes as I am not a fan of RFT's ).
For supply of tyres give blackcircles.com a go. Have always found them competitive.

Thanks for the replys

I just replaced all my 20" Bridgestone RFTs at 21k miles.

What pressures were you running Java ?

I have a 2008 3.0d 7 seater with 255x50x19 x107 on the front and 285x45x19x111 on the rear,  the car came with Contis that covered 25000.  Next set were Bridgestones - they did 33000.  Third set were Contis (much better price that for Bridgestones), however,  the rears ran the inside edges to the canvas in 23000, that included a lot of towing in western Scotland and on Lewis and Harris, caused I think by a combination of pitching with the caravan weight on the back and very abrasive road surfaces.  The fronts still have 5mm on them and are in store in case of need.  I replaced them all with a set of new wheels that came with Contis.  At present they've done 15000 - the fronts have 5mm on them, the rears are down to 4mm in the centre.  All towing now done with increased pressures recommended as though the car had 7 passengers and luggage (2.7bar) , and the sport driving setting on adaptive drive!  Otherwise I run the car with 2.1 bar in the fronts and 2.3 bar in the rears. The other wheels now have Vredestein snow tyres (non r'flat) and have done 6000 last winter with no obvious uneven wear. Time to put them back on!  I've heard an authoritative rumour that original fitment tyres are better quality than those sold through tyre dealers as the manufacturers want a deal with the carmakers.  It's one of those things - could it be true?  The first set of tyres often seem to last longer!!!

Hope this helps,

Graeme

I'm about to review the Uniroyal summer tyres I bought a few months back. Watch for a new post in a day or so. They are very popular here on the continent and quite reasonably priced... (teaser)

There are a lot of threads out on the web about E70s consuming tyres quickly. It's a big heavy car with a lot of torque and good brakes.  As the car adverts all say in the US, "YMMV" !

Thanks Graeme, Good read
I will look forward to the review Reno.

Regarding OE fitment mileages, it is well known that OE tyres usually do better than replacements due to the fact that all suspension components are new and therefore there is less movement and everything is tight and held within parameters. This also applies to trucks ).

Hi  540  man

Just replaced  front  RFT  tyres on my X5  4D  at  19,600  approx,  they had a bald edge  18-20mm wide  but 4 mm depth  on the remaining 290 mm width.  . The rear 315 /20  RFT  have already been replaced  by main dealer as i bought  the X5 with 8000  miles on ,now they have 4 mm approx left across  the tread, so they might just get through the winter.  The front  RFT 275/ 20 , i find wear  on the outside  edges a lot faster  than my previous  three  X5  3 .0 D  M Sports.
Two reasons  i have  been told cause the extra wear , and i have had tracking checked,  1) its a 4 D with 306 bhp so more torque /wear  due power  and 2) this car has the M sport suspension "Delete option" , so it rolls a bit more in corners .  i  love the M Sport looks re the  body styling  but not the extra  firm ride so i chose this X5  three years ago . M sport suspension on BMWs is Class  beating fantastic re handling ,ok on car like  an  M3    i  owned  years ago, but a bit harsh on X5s with RFTs.    Both my  3 previous  X 5s  were  20 "  RFT  supplied  and i never enjoyed the  rumble  and  tram  lining  issues  of the RFTs not to mention the tyre life or issues of a cracked rim after hitting a  small  pothole in my last 3 .0 M sport X 5 D, that cost me  £600+  for a new rim and tyre.

With regards to comments  by other  people posting re  OEM  tyres, i suspect people who buy new vehicles  drive them with kid gloves until  the novelty wears off so the first set of tyres  last a bit longer, and as  posted the suspension  settings and  set up is all new  so no kerb bending tracking issues.  I budget for 12,000 miles  on RFTs  as i dont like  to drive them  down to legal minimums 2mm .  All RFT s  seem  to wear  adversely on one edge in one way on another, which is music to the tyre industry who are rubbing their hands with BMW  owners  the last ten years !
Never had 19 " on any of my X 5, but i hear they last a lot longer, and they dont throw up stones on the rear arches as  much. 
The other  issue on RFT is that the tyre  rubber  is  almost flush to the rim edge, so the  rims on 35 profile tyres are kerbed  very easily  and the Diamond cut rims cost 3 x  that of a standard alloy to refurbish .
standard  19- 20 " alloy £ 50 - 60  to re paint and skim, Diamond cut wheels  cost nearer £ 150 each to re cut on a lathe and re paint properly !    The 333  20 "  alloys on the  2010 + X 5s  also oxidise  as  mentioned on previous posts here within a year and it appears  its a battle with the dealer  to get them replaced  or refurbished.  Hope that gives you  some thoughts  for  tyre  planning.  If your doing a high mileage i would ditch RFTs  when they need replacing  and go for  standard Goodyear or similar  , with a  get me home trye in the boot.!   
PS  why dont RFT s have a rim protection edge moulded on the tyre wall say 5mm proud ?

PPS  The  guy Peter T  who posted here, who got 64,000 K out of his tyres ( 40,000 miles ) he must work for Bridgestone  )  or drive at 30 mph everywhere in a strait line in Canada.  )  Ive seen some X 5s tyres  in the fitting bay that look  like they have come off the Lunar Rover, chewed  and bald on inside edges with the steel braid showing and 4 mm on the rest of the tyres . What a cash cow  RFTs are to tyre dealers !
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