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R60 Bridgestone Driveguards not in 205/55/17

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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 06:52 AM
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Bridgestone Driveguards not in 205/55/17

I just purchased a 2011 CM All4 with 19k miles…It has Conti RF's on it and they are OK but reading great reviews about the new Driveguards…They do not make them in 205 but they do in 215/55/17 or 225/50/17…Tire rack only recommends the 225 size…and they are on sale for $155 and a $70 rebate card from Bridgestone…I like the idea of the slightly higher 215/55 for winter and not as wide as the 225…My local Jack Williams dealer can't come close to Tire Rack prices as they don't even have Driveguards yet…I am staying with run flats because no room for spare and also changing a flat 2X with the front brakes issues…Any advice or thoughts greatly appreciated...Also I have the JCW Aero kit on there…Car is all black,Anthracite wheels and with Chocolate leather…AWESOME!!!…saxmanpete
 

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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 08:11 AM
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I just bought Pirelli Sottozero 210 runflat winter tires @ Mini dealer. They were on sale for $750 installed for a full set. Seemed like a good deal (basically one corner free) and I'm not one to stress over the various configurations. They had the OEM size and we don't get a lot of snow.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 08:36 AM
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what size?
 
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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 09:40 AM
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winter 210 sottozero series 2
 
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Old Oct 10, 2014 | 03:07 PM
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Mini parts guy said the higher profile better with runflats so I'm going with the Bridgestone Driveguard 215/55/17's...
 
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Old Dec 20, 2014 | 10:20 AM
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Mini parts guy said the higher profile better with runflats so I'm going with the Bridgestone Driveguard 215/55/17's...
I just put a set of those on my wife's CM in that size. Much better than the Conti SSRs that it came with. So far so good. Now I'm torn on what to put on my CMS. Considering switching over to the Conti DWS.
 
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