10-07-2019, 02:48 PM | #1 |
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19" wheels on M340i in Ohio?
Hey guys, I had some comfort issues in a sensatec M340i but found that the vernasca leather cleared that all up. I am looking for a car now but the problem is it seems like all the 19" wheel cars are specced with leather, and 18" wheel cars specced with sensatec.
I didn't find the 19" wheel w/ all season RFT to be too harsh, it was fine. However as winter comes around there will be a lot more potholes and these tires could really be an issue. It seems from other threads that a lot of people don't like the 19s and think 18s ride much better. Thoughts? |
10-07-2019, 03:14 PM | #2 |
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Order with 18's. Interestingly enough, I went to the dealership on Saturday and was told that there was not one M340 in the States that had the 18 inch rims even on order currently.
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10-07-2019, 03:19 PM | #3 |
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discounts on custom orders are not nearly as good though. the differnce is big enough that it might be cheaper at that point to buy one off the lot and buy a second set of 18" wheels
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10-07-2019, 04:04 PM | #4 |
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Don't know what your talking about I was getting 10% off at all the dealerships I went to.
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10-07-2019, 04:34 PM | #5 |
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My car is pretty loaded and I made sure to order 18"s and I am super glad I did.
Ride quality is awesome and the fact that I can get non-rfts sealed the deal for me. ThatKrazyPolak, not sure what your dealership is talking about. There are plenty of cars with 18s. Here is one at my local dealership (they have at leaset 2 cars with 18s on the lot) https://www.bmwseattle.com/new/BMW/2...ba32796fed.htm
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10-07-2019, 04:43 PM | #6 |
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that looks like a very nicely specced car. unfortunately can't find any like that near me. wonder what it would cost to ship the car. probably almost as much as a second set of rims..
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10-07-2019, 06:10 PM | #7 |
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Not correct. I ordered my car and still received almost 15% off MSRP. Took delivery 8/30.
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I'm just north of ya, we'll see how the 19s do
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10-07-2019, 06:45 PM | #10 |
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First of all they don't look "horrible", 17's would look horrible. Second of all given the fact that not all roads in the US are perfect sometimes function must take precedence over form.
We're not all willing to pay $1500 for tire insurance or buy a German car just to impress our trust fund neighbors and forgo common sense. |
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Ah. That makes more sense. Ive always seen discount or % off MSRP used to mean the dealer discount before incentives, so I thought you meant the dealer discounted your custom order 15% before incentives.
ls3c6, have you had a car with 19s in the winter here before? My current car has 17s and I just think the 19s might be atrocious over our potholes especially with the RFTs |
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They kinda do until you see them in person. They remind me of the E46 18" wheels. I actually have gotten many compliments on the wheels.
I usually order the biggest wheel tire combo for my non daily drivers and might still order a set of 794's for summer time if I find a good deal. As stated above, it is all about convenience (at least for me), this car is nothing but a leased daily driver that will deal with Seattle's dark pothole filled roads and the cost of owner ship for wheels and tires will be close to null during lease + my sanity while folks with fancy wheels will be dealing with bent rims, tire cost, winter set up blah blah blah..... Been there, done that and super happy with my decision this time around.
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Ohio Those shipping costs are pretty close to just getting a new set of rims and tires Youd think SOMEONE in the area would have an 18 wheels car with leather interior but they all seem to fall into one or the other category, they are either 19 with leather or 18 with sensatec. Ive looked at every dealer within a 500 mile radius and found exactly zero cars with 18 wheels, leather and premium. Its maddening. I have no idea why everyone wants to drive on 19 inch runflats in the winter on our roads lol. |
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What's hiliarious to me is I even searched through dealership websites in Chicago, Detroit... Places with HORRENDOUS roads and the deal is the same... 18s come with Sensatec and 19s come with leather. God only knows who is order all of these or who at BMW set the guidelines to order cars that way (because it's clearly not a coincidence that they come that way) but for the life of me I cannot figure it out.
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