eheyneman

I am replacing the tires on my 2012 A7 with 20 inch wheels. The Audi dealer is telling me that only the Yokohama and Pirelli tries are recommended for the 2012 A7. Discount Tires has Michelins with exactly the same specifications as the Yokohamas that came on the car, but the Audi dealer is telling me that the Michelins are not recommended for the A7 despite the fact that the specifications are identical. Is he telling me the truth? Is there any reason that I can't use the Michelins? Is there a problem with the warranty?

tenspeed

If I was buying tires for my A7, the dealer would never even know about it.

Do your homework with Discount Tire, Tire Rack, etc. and have your tires sent, mounted, balanced and installed by an independent shop.

feralc

Do yourself a favor get the Michelin pilot super sports , no problems with warranty and a far better tire.

maxi3000

Whats wrong with discount and tire rack tenspeed?

feralc

Nothing, he is just saying that you compare prices between them.

tenspeed

Yes, use them both for reference. I buy most of my tires from Tire Rack and have my local shop mount them.

jfourman

I bought my winter Hartman wheels from Achtuning and my winter Blizzak LM-60 tires from Tire Rack. Tire Rack shipped the tires to Achtuning for mounting and balancing. Achtuning shipped the set to my Audi dealer. My dealer mounted the winter wheels for $30 total. It was all very, very easy and I got a great price on the setup I wanted. It was much cheaper than buying from the dealer and the dealer was extremely accommodating even though I didn't purchase from them.

jperryrocks

I would want somebody to poke me with a sharp stick before I ever put a Pirelli back on my a6.

I had the oem p zero on my prestige a6 with the 20 sport package, and it's a miserable tire. At 3800 miles of mostly easy driving, the noise was pretty much unbearable. The loud trammeling was so bad, it was really affecting the enjoyment of my car. And my passengers who rode in my car said the same thing.

If I was going to keep my car for the long haul, I probably would have put the Michelin super sports on there. You can buy them on tire rack for. ~290 each. And some other Bridgestones got good reviews as well.

But I'm thinking of trading for a Tdi in the next 6 months, do didn't want to drop $1100 on new tires.

So I bought the new toyo proxies 4 plus all season to get me by.

dent2003

Get the Michelins. Best tire out there anyway...

feralc

Why would you want a diesel over a petrol car? Is the mileage that bad that you'd rather go with a diesel version? But going back to your question get the Michelins.