I understand it's BMW's position not to rotate the tires, which is actually fine with me. Coming from a big 4x4 that hit gravel quite a bit, it's a joy not only to not have to rotate the tires but to change oil every 15 or 16 thousand miles (I've got a 2003 325 Ci now).
My question is for those of you who have not had your stock tires rotated in accordance with BMW's policy, how long of a life did you get out of your tires?
When I actually stop and think about it, the time and money that one spends on tire rotations probably doesn't create a benefit. I mean, let's assume that all 4 tires had to be replaced maybe 20,000 miles earlier (which is a year and a half for me) because one did not rotate. That's maybe $800 to $1,000 that I'll have to fork over a year and a half before I would have had to had I rotated. Assuming even a 10% rate of interest, the present value cost of making the premature $1,000 payment is $100. So not rotating theoretically cost me $100. Meanwhile, rotating tires costs me time and money each time I get it done. Is my logic off?
That's why I'm interested in how many miles everyone had received on stock tires they did not rotate. I think my 2003 came with Continentals.
My question is for those of you who have not had your stock tires rotated in accordance with BMW's policy, how long of a life did you get out of your tires?
When I actually stop and think about it, the time and money that one spends on tire rotations probably doesn't create a benefit. I mean, let's assume that all 4 tires had to be replaced maybe 20,000 miles earlier (which is a year and a half for me) because one did not rotate. That's maybe $800 to $1,000 that I'll have to fork over a year and a half before I would have had to had I rotated. Assuming even a 10% rate of interest, the present value cost of making the premature $1,000 payment is $100. So not rotating theoretically cost me $100. Meanwhile, rotating tires costs me time and money each time I get it done. Is my logic off?
That's why I'm interested in how many miles everyone had received on stock tires they did not rotate. I think my 2003 came with Continentals.