leangm

I shall be picking up my Audi Q5 in a weeks time. In Winter Package The tires are 235/65R17 and they are a Marangoni 4-ice on an Alloy rim with Audi center cap.
Never heard of Marangoni. Are they good? Should I buy it from the dealer or look outside

55cadillacking

"Marangoni" sounds hideous. Never heard of them. Any pics of the rims? What's the price? I'd take a look at the Hartmann rims if your budget fits. They have a distributor in BC and shipping is quite reasonable at +/- $100. You can check out Tirerack.com for lots of winter tire options. I guess it all depends on what the dealer is charging you. Anyway, here's the site for great Audi replica wheels:

Hartmannwheels.com

Sugarphreak

I picked up a set of nice rims from Tirerack, then put the tires that came with the Q5 onto them. After that I put Nokian Studded tires onto my OEM rims... has worked out really nice.

55cadillacking

Yeah, you picked up some really nice rims off Tirerack. I love the powder coating you had done to them, too.

E90brad

They're Italian tires but I'm not sure if they're good tires. Look at new rims and some tires that are a bit more trusted like a Bridgestone Blizzak

55cadillacking

I wouldn't walk away from the Marangoni's, I'd run. They don't even manufacture tires anymore. Your dealer is an idiot for dealing tires that aren't in production. Probably got them off the back of a truck.

http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/...ire-production

55cadillacking

What is the dealer charging for this set up?

Sugarphreak

Yeah, so many better choices for winter tires than what your dealer is trying to sell to you

Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear and Nokian all make a great winter tire. If you put a package of rims and tires together on Tirerack, they will even balance them up before they ship them to you... you can just pop them directly onto your car when they arrive. They are pretty awesome, I've ordered a lot of tires and rims off of tirerack with zero problems.

They don't really compare to the Hartmann wheels you got though, haha

If I had gone with an SQ5 I would have totally copied your idea!

USPAVANTWANTED

Hockey pucks on wheels. Stay away.

I find it hard to believe Mark Motors is selling this stuff, they usually opt for a reputable brand on OEM wheels, unlike the replica's you are being supplied with.

obelisk

I picked up my 2014 Q5 TDI at Marks in November but went with wheels and rims from Kanata Rims and Tires. They price matched a package I had put together at TireRack and it ended up being about $1500 after taxes.

I have replica wheels which I am extremely pleased with and Dunlop Winter Sport 3D tires.