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11-22-2004, 12:28 PM
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My Ride: 2008 535i: June 6th start build, complete June 17th, at NY Port July 5th, at dealer July 10th, took delivery Friday July 13- Plantimum Bronze/Natural Brown Leather/Light Poplar, Sport Package, Sport Auto, Active Steering, Premium Package, CWP & PDC. Dinan Performance Software 384hp & 421 ft/lbs.
Originally Posted by jonboy' date='Nov 22 2004, 04:18 PM
northernmonkey
think you might be right, it's seriously tempting to get a set of 18' non-runflats fitted despite only having 4500 miles on my current set. any idea how much this is likely to set me back?
jonboy
think you might be right, it's seriously tempting to get a set of 18' non-runflats fitted despite only having 4500 miles on my current set. any idea how much this is likely to set me back?
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I am surprised how many are having problems with the run flats. These are my first set but I am not having any problems. I have not read this but I do believe that the rims will be more susceptible to pothole damage without the stiffer sidewall to absorb some of the shock. I am in the NY Metro area and the roads are not great.
11-22-2004, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jonboy' date='Nov 22 2004, 09:27 PM
browellm - thanks
?671 for pirelli p zeros including fitting -
exactly how much better is the ride??
jonboy
?671 for pirelli p zeros including fitting -
exactly how much better is the ride??
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I've been the first to promote the safety benefits of run-flats on here, but I have some serious thinking to do,
Having said all that I posted a link the other day to Honest John's website. He's slated the runflats in the past but he reviewed a 1-series with Goodyear run-flats and said they were much, much better than any other he'd tried before.
11-22-2004, 12:44 PM
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serious thinking to do indeed
hummm....xmas list
PS 2 and grand theft auto or 4 non-runflats??
I'd be interested to hear experiences of anyone on the board who's made the change
jonboy
hummm....xmas list
PS 2 and grand theft auto or 4 non-runflats??
I'd be interested to hear experiences of anyone on the board who's made the change
jonboy
11-22-2004, 02:03 PM
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Jonboy,
Interesting post. I scared the h*ll out of myself coming home tonight. I drive a 12 mile stretch of a road with a few fast sweeping bends and I had a sensation that the shock absorbers and steering were somehow working against each other. The road was slighty wet and a little greasy but I've never had that sensation before. It felt as though the steering rack had a delay in responding to my input then suddenly applied lock unexpectedly. I don't have active steering nor do I have servotronic, just the standard rack and pinion. I can normally drive through these bends comfortably at 75 to 80mph but at 60mph tonight they felt scary.
My tyre puncture warning system was silent but as it was dark I couldn't visually check the tyre for any sign of a puncture. I'll check them out in the morning.
A very disconcerting experience to say the least.
Interesting post. I scared the h*ll out of myself coming home tonight. I drive a 12 mile stretch of a road with a few fast sweeping bends and I had a sensation that the shock absorbers and steering were somehow working against each other. The road was slighty wet and a little greasy but I've never had that sensation before. It felt as though the steering rack had a delay in responding to my input then suddenly applied lock unexpectedly. I don't have active steering nor do I have servotronic, just the standard rack and pinion. I can normally drive through these bends comfortably at 75 to 80mph but at 60mph tonight they felt scary.
My tyre puncture warning system was silent but as it was dark I couldn't visually check the tyre for any sign of a puncture. I'll check them out in the morning.
A very disconcerting experience to say the least.
11-23-2004, 12:51 PM
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sounds like the feeling i had - makes you think twice about going anywhere near 10/10ths. Also interested too see that you've got the sports suspension - thought it might be my std set-up that was to blame
jonboy
btw - are you planning to join the UK meet 15th Jan?
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btw - are you planning to join the UK meet 15th Jan?
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