changed to non-runflat tires
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i recently bought a 06 550i that needed tires when i bought it.
well, few days later, i had a flat on the highway. those runflats work as advertised. i kept going at highway speed.
i pulled over and tried filling the tire, but air was gushing out by the bead. so i went to the local tire place, and was suprised they actually had the oem bridgstone potenza runflats in stock. they also had the all season potenza re960 in stock, for a lot less. i like the fact that these have better tread wear, and are all season....... <flashback> its not fun when going down the highway in an m3 with performance tires and it starts to throw snow flurries, and all the sudden you start spinning 360's
luckily i ended up just sliding into grass.
plus the fact that we have a spare, i went with the allseason non-runflat tires.
the ride is definetly smoother with the 960.
well, few days later, i had a flat on the highway. those runflats work as advertised. i kept going at highway speed.
i pulled over and tried filling the tire, but air was gushing out by the bead. so i went to the local tire place, and was suprised they actually had the oem bridgstone potenza runflats in stock. they also had the all season potenza re960 in stock, for a lot less. i like the fact that these have better tread wear, and are all season....... <flashback> its not fun when going down the highway in an m3 with performance tires and it starts to throw snow flurries, and all the sudden you start spinning 360's
luckily i ended up just sliding into grass.plus the fact that we have a spare, i went with the allseason non-runflat tires.
the ride is definetly smoother with the 960.
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I recently purchased a set of 124's that do not have runflats. I was thinking of changing to runflats but it seems, from what I read here, that I need to stick with regular performance tires.
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Originally Posted by gotabyte' post='855140' date='Apr 22 2009, 10:09 AM
I recently purchased a set of 124's that do not have runflats. I was thinking of changing to runflats but it seems, from what I read here, that I need to stick with regular performance tires.
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='855161' date='Apr 22 2009, 06:29 PM
I would.
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Originally Posted by Phantom Mark' post='855173' date='Apr 22 2009, 05:44 PM
I would maybe entertain a set of RF's on a non sport model, but on the sport model with RF's its a little too harsh even for my taste tbh.
Being in Germany, where driving over 100mph is a daily occurence, I fancy my chances more with my RFTs.
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Run flat tyre should be ban from BMW, it ruins the ride and handling 
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I understand the idea for RFT's, but in all my years of driving, I've never had a catastrophic blowout, it's always a slow leak. 
That being said, I'm sure there is a blowout in my immediate future now! 
But as I have always checked my tires, I replace them before most blowouts would occur, so for me RFT's are an expensive, performance robbing option for my car! 
And why exactly would I want to do that?? 
That being said, I'm sure there is a blowout in my immediate future now! But as I have always checked my tires, I replace them before most blowouts would occur, so for me RFT's are an expensive, performance robbing option for my car! And why exactly would I want to do that??
