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Castrol › Engine oil

Gregv 18 Jan 2015, 15:24

Rating 5.0

A few years back I picked up an S65 engined M3 (E90) after work on a Friday. I hit the 155mph limiter that night, Sunday morning it was doing track duty. In 3 years and 50,000 miles it had 3 oil changes and the 1qt of Castrol Edge TWS I kept in the trunk for top-ups still had some oil in it!

Pros: low oil consumption, good for track use

Vehicle: BMW

Mileage: 80467 km

Part number: EDGE TWS

Kumho › Tires

vhalember 22 Oct 2014, 14:13

Rating 4.0

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Kumho is a good brand, but there are many others. Don't skimp on your tires, many non-car people simply buy the cheapest, long-lasting tires they can find and only to discover they sold off their safety in the process.

Pros: good brand

Cons: safety in the process

Vehicle: BMW X5

Uniroyal › Tires

crixsi 15 Oct 2014, 00:40

Rating 4.5

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I picked up some uniroyal winter snow and ice II. On the cheaper side, made by Michelin. I ran them before on my BMW 325xi. Never had an issue. I would think the same for our tiguan is 4 motion.

Pros: no issues, cheaper side

Vehicle: BMW

MICHELIN › Tires

fbobberts 24 Jun 2014, 03:50

Rating 5.0

Ride comfort:

I finally swapped in Pilot Sports. Much better riding car w/o the runflats.

Pros: better riding car

Vehicle: BMW

Centric › Brake caliper

petethepug 20 Jun 2014, 20:10

Rating 4.0

The Audi Girling 60 pistons are 45 & 40 mm and 13lb with the brackets ea side. The VW R32 single piston brakes are 54mm and 11 lb without the brackets ea side # (Centric 146.60009 ). If you decide to go with the dual piston R32 calipers 1J0 615 123 E (left) 1J0 614 123 E (right) they are the same one used on the 95-01 BMW 750il. The rebuild parts are the same of course but half the cost (BMW part # 34111163316) @ $40 vs. VW @ $80. The BMW caliper part #'s are 34111163317/8. Have a go at this link on the BimmerForums. They guy even had them powder coated R32 blue! They're about $47 rebuilt per side http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1895063-DIY-gt-750-Brake-upgrade-rebuild I did not check on the compatibility of the brake brackets though. BMW part # is 34111163319/20. VW part is 1J0615125/1J0615125B pictured in jumbotron size.

Pros: half the cost

Vehicle: BMW

Nokia › Tires

09Customx 29 Apr 2014, 05:55

Rating 5.0

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Nokian Hakkapeliita R.

Fantastic in pretty much every way. Doesn't wear down too easy, handles snow and ice very well. I'm sure AWD helps. Might be a tad noisy on dry pavement but what snow tire isn't. Also they aren't cheap.

Pros: handles snow and ice

Cons: tad noisy on pavement

Vehicle: BMW X5

Shell › Engine oil

Aonarch 19 Apr 2014, 02:48

Rating 4.0

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I use Rotella 15W40 in my BMW. It is good stuff.

Pros: good stuff

Vehicle: BMW

Pirelli › Tires

Bsaint 22 Aug 2013, 19:45

Rating 4.0

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Never felt that way on pavement, but on those metal bridges sure, almost every tire I've ever had does exept the G-forces or the slicks on my m3. I actually really am happy with the Performance and life of the Pirelli Scorpion's. I've got 13,000 miles on mine and at 10/32s on the hot Florida roads thats awesome. Deff not worth switching out.

Pros: happy with performance, good life

Cons: felt that way on bridges

Vehicle: BMW

Mileage: 20921 km

NGK › Spark plug

O2VW1.8T 25 Feb 2006, 05:40

Rating 3.0

I have ran BKR8EIX and i noticed no diff switching to bkr7e.

Pros: no difference noticed

Vehicle: BMW

BRIDGESTONE › Tires

Dango330 4 May 2009, 05:02

Rating 1.0

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The factory tires on my 335i are Japanese made Bridgestone RE050 Run-flats. They suck, harsh ride, low tire life, loud, and most of all one small pot-hole and you got an instant sidewall bubble.

Pros: instant sidewall bubble

Cons: harsh ride, low tire life

Vehicle: BMW

Part number: RE050