Runflat spare MY05?!
11-17-2004, 02:39 PM
#1
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 545Ai, Silver grey, black, poplar, Sport Pkg, Logic 7, Comfort seats, Nav, HUD, PDC, rear shades, and satellite radio
I took delivery of my car about two weeks ago and had been anticipating driving on the run-flats with slight resignation. I noted on delivery that I received the Dunlap DSSTs that everyone notes get louder as they age. Everything was as I expected it to be when ordering the 545 with sports package. Today while further exploring the car I was startled when I lifted up the trunk mat and found a spare, a jack setup in there.
From what everyone has posted before I thought the spare and jack were left out when you received the run-flats. Was I mistaken or might this be a new MY05 thing?
From what everyone has posted before I thought the spare and jack were left out when you received the run-flats. Was I mistaken or might this be a new MY05 thing?
11-17-2004, 02:44 PM
#2
Senior Members
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Nottingham (UK)
Posts: 1,117
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
In the UK you can request a spare & jack as a cost option. Maybe the dealer added it accidently when he ordered. Make sure you didn't pay extra for it though.
11-17-2004, 02:46 PM
#3
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 545Ai, Silver grey, black, poplar, Sport Pkg, Logic 7, Comfort seats, Nav, HUD, PDC, rear shades, and satellite radio
Checked, not on the invoice. Have to wait until I get home to look at the window sticker.
11-17-2004, 03:07 PM
#4
Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 220
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 545Ai, Silver grey, black, poplar, Sport Pkg, Logic 7, Comfort seats, Nav, HUD, PDC, rear shades, and satellite radio
I just checked the window sticker.
The car does have the run-flats, but no jack or spare listed. Can someone else in the U.S. with MY05 that has the run-flats check and see if they have a spare also?
The car does have the run-flats, but no jack or spare listed. Can someone else in the U.S. with MY05 that has the run-flats check and see if they have a spare also?
11-17-2004, 03:09 PM
#5
Members
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NY, NY
Posts: 45
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: Arpil '04 production 545, Orient Blue, Sport Pkg, Step, CWP, NAV, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, PDC, Sat Prep, cip v20.02 (bluetooth and mp3 working great)
I have a MY 04 545i (purchased May 04) with runflats that came with spare and jack...believe it is standard issue in the US...jack came in handy (very well designed) when swapping in my winter tires this past weekend
11-17-2004, 03:29 PM
#7
Contributors
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 307
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yes, spare and jack are standard in US, even with runflats. It's a low-mileage spare on a basic wheel. On the E39, I got an identical tire/wheel combination to those on the car. Really nice touch, but it always seemed silly to have $1,000 worth of spare tire in the trunk, which I never used in 3 years of ownership.
I like having the spare, as it gives me the option of moving away from run-flats when the time comes.
I like having the spare, as it gives me the option of moving away from run-flats when the time comes.
11-17-2004, 05:13 PM
#9
Senior Members
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Silicon Valley, CA
Posts: 282
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by firewired' date='Nov 17 2004, 04:39 PM
I took delivery of my car about two weeks ago and had been anticipating driving on the run-flats with slight resignation.? I noted on delivery that I received the Dunlap DSSTs that everyone notes get louder as they age. Everything was as I expected it to be when ordering the 545 with sports package.? Today while further exploring the car I was startled when I lifted up the trunk mat and found a spare, a jack setup in there.
From what everyone has posted before I thought the spare and jack were left out when you received the run-flats.? Was I mistaken or might this be a new MY05 thing?
From what everyone has posted before I thought the spare and jack were left out when you received the run-flats.? Was I mistaken or might this be a new MY05 thing?
[snapback]57416[/snapback]
I have a 5/04 build and it came with a spare (I have RFT's). Guess some did and some didn't. The manual says that it didn't, yet there it lay.
