Emergency Spare Tire
04-06-2005, 05:15 AM
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Sorry if this has been discussed before but if our cars are equipped with run flats, why do we have a spare tire in the car? Do you guys take them out of the car?
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04-06-2005, 05:47 AM
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The spare is more durable than the runflats.. besides.. you could throw it out and replace the tyre with a "mold" that creates a storage compartment. I switch between having the spare there during winter (AFAIK there are no studded RFTs), and having the storage compartment in place during summer.
04-06-2005, 06:39 AM
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I took that option to replace reflat by convential tyres when worn.
04-06-2005, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JonsTintedTails' date='Apr 6 2005, 08:15 AM
Sorry if this has been discussed before but if our cars are equipped with run flats, why do we have a spare tire in the car?? Do you guys take them out of the car?
Thanks,
Jon
Thanks,
Jon
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If the majority of E60's were going to be sold with run flats why didn't BMW make the area square which would have been more useful and could still accomodate a wheel
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