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hi91-318i · Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 100 Location: Hawaii

i have a 318i with oem rims and just went shopping for 195 65r14 tires. I needed two and now regret not buying four that last time. I got two BFG Traction TA's the last time but since the other two, Goodyear Eagles were still okay, I only bought two BFG's.

Big mistake as I could not find two more BFG's. As a matter of fact, I had a hard time finding any 14" tires period! They all had 16/17/19 etc but they all said 14 and even 15" are going the way of the dinosaurs.

I ended up getting two Uniroyal Touring tires and hope I do not regret it...reviews say I should be satisfied.

85-325e · Joined: 30 Jun 2002 Posts: 4611 Location: Southampton, NY

You should check with DiscountTires.com and stuff. I don't know if they'd deliver to Hawaii or not, but Tires.com as well...
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beejay · Joined: 18 Nov 2002 Posts: 1136 Location: Eastern, Pa

you could also look for 205/60-14. but you would need 4 again.
here's 4 results from tirerack.com
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?skipOver=true&width=195%2F&ratio=65&diameter=14
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robert1700 · Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 1385 Location: Seattle

I just sold some 205/60 for $20 total, learned I should have charged more because 14 inch tires have less than 5 years until they become very expensive. I think BMW TRX territory is coming to the e30.
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haber · Joined: 14 Jun 2002 Posts: 1662 Location: Tennessee

I just went through this and purchased a set of 195/65-14 Falken Ziex 912 from DTD for under $300. H rated, proper size and appear to be a decent tire for the money. Time will tell. I bought it thinking it might be one that should be around for a while if we need a replacement.

There was several sites and one that even had the Traction T/A (tires-easy) mentioned above still available. BFG no longer listed it in our size so I guess these are the last of old inventory which is why I avoided it. Look beyond TireRack and you'll see some other sites still list dozens of tires our size in 14".

A 205/60-14 on the other hand is much harder to find.
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