Y'all:
Today I was rotating the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires on my 2003 E46 330Ci ZSP (5-speed manual), trying to eeek out as much tread life as possible. I bought the car new, special ordering it from the factory because I didn't want a sunroof. I never used the car for commuting, it's never spent a single night parked outside, it's covered while parked in the garage, and it's never once been driven in the rain or on a wet road. Even so, I hand wash the undercarriage every year during my summer "annuals", along with brake bleeding and drivetrain fluid changes. Not once since I took possession has anyone else but me touched it. I do 100% of my own work except for emissions testing and alignments.
Anyway, I had the wheels off today... The car will be 16 years old this February 2019, and it has just shy of 89K miles - so it's been driven.
Scott
Today I was rotating the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires on my 2003 E46 330Ci ZSP (5-speed manual), trying to eeek out as much tread life as possible. I bought the car new, special ordering it from the factory because I didn't want a sunroof. I never used the car for commuting, it's never spent a single night parked outside, it's covered while parked in the garage, and it's never once been driven in the rain or on a wet road. Even so, I hand wash the undercarriage every year during my summer "annuals", along with brake bleeding and drivetrain fluid changes. Not once since I took possession has anyone else but me touched it. I do 100% of my own work except for emissions testing and alignments.
Anyway, I had the wheels off today... The car will be 16 years old this February 2019, and it has just shy of 89K miles - so it's been driven.
Scott
