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I suspect only a small percentage of M3 purchasers (archive)
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Posted by are Drivers (nt) - Billy on December 16, 1999 at 23:40:30:

In Reply to: Re: Really stupid tire question (I can't help it!) posted by Bruce on December 16, 1999 at 23:11:32:

: : I've heard that wheels with very low profile tires (such as 40- and 45-profile tires on the E36 M3) are prone to getting bent by potholes (common here in the East). Is this enough of a problem that getting slightly higher-profile tires (say, 225/50-16's) for the E46 M3 makes sense? Obviously, a different set of wheels would be needed as well. I realize there's a performance trade-off (as compared with the stock tires/wheels), but I'm not someone who would be taking the car to its limits anyway.

: 1) 16" rims will not fit on the M3. besides the E46 will probably come with 35 series 18" rims

: 2) Since you say- "I'm not someone who would be taking the car to its limits anyway", why not get a 330 next summer? It will be fairly close to the performance of the E36 M3.



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