On Fri, 21 Oct 2005, William Robb wrote: > >> Neither of the BMW's that I have owned handled especially well in the > >> wet............ > > > > Obviously ~ wrong tires... > > I'm not sure if I can blame the equipment. I have a bad habit of overdriving > the conditions. > But, I tried both Contis and Michelins on both. Neither would keep the > vehicle on the road the way I tended to drive at the time.
Yep, Keith's right; tyre/tire choice is critical. Over the last decade I've tried several makes on my E30s Michelins - arghhhh, like driving on grease Continentals - average and expensive Pirelli P6-somethings - not bad, would have them again GoodYear Eagles - current fave Of course tread patterns and rubber compunds in North America might bear no relation to those in Europe, which I am sure are designed more for wet, curvy roads? Ditto the car suspension? Also bear in mind BMW's are meant to be a bit tail-happy because they're all about the driver being in charge, not the car :-) > William (Shut up and Buckle up) Robb Mind how you go, Chris
