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In Reply to: What mileage do you normally get from the dunlops? posted by Ian P on March 28, 2000 at 13:51:36:
Ian,
The current tire that I have on my car (245/45 17") is the Dunlop SP Sport 5000. This tire is incredible in terms of price/performance. Previously, I could literally light up the tires with the Michelins and Pirellis; the Sumitomos were good and netted about 30,000 miles (I drive that in one year on Oklahoma highways on my commute to work @ 130 miles per day). However, the Dunlops are going to EASILY give me about 40,000 miles (currently have 25,000 miles with about only 35% tread wear)!!!! Check them out at:
http://www.dunloptire.com/tires/sp5000/
These tires just plain will not spin (except on wet pavement of course-- and with Traction control off). Sound like I'm impressed? I am. Best tire for the money that I have purchased so far. I have spent over $275.00 per tire(Pirelli P7000--and that was before I discovered Tire Rack and when that was the newest hottest tire for Pirelli-now its the PZERO), and the SP5000's only cost me $127.00 per tire and have a *340* wear rating, *AA* traction, and an *A* temperature rating. Best of all they stick out at the sidewall further than the rims on my Speedline 17" rims, so the first thing to hit a curb is tire, not my $1,000.00 rim. Check out the comparison between the SP5000, the BFGoodrich Comp TA/ZR4 and the Michellin Pilot XGT Z4 on Tire Rack's site. The combined tests netted:
BFG: 5.86
Dunlop: 6.49
Michelin:6.38
The test stated that under severe driving the Dunlop wore faster than the Michelin, but considering that I have owned both, I think it is caused by extreme LATERAL wear, as I have experienced MUCH better tread wear from the Dunlops in the real world off the track and on the highway. My .02USD worth.
Jim Surdick
'92 Laguna Green 850i 6spd
BMWCCA #148638
: Thanks for the reply's. What kind of mileage are you getting from the dunlops approx?
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