Here we are in the middle of August and its time to order up Winter tyres (I live in the rural far north of England)
For the X3 3.0d I have the choice of 225/60R17 Pirelli SottoZero @ £1700
or 245/50/R18 Dunlop Winter Sports @ £2200 from BMW (preferred supplier as they have tyre hotels)
Runflats are needed for the lady of the house.
Normally I would have chosen the 225s; narrower tyre being better for snow and the 60s being better for the potholes & ruts.
But the Winter-Sports seem to get much better
write-ups in snow than the SottoZeros.
Knowing that some on this forum will be from even worse climates than here, I would appreciate some expert comment!