Runflats saved my bacon today...
10-18-2006, 05:00 PM
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I was driving from one office to another today and I heard a thump-thump-thump. I pulled over and saw a full-on set of keys that were sticking out of my rear tire, keychain and all. One of the keys had cut a big slice in the tire and I could hear the air leaking out. I pulled the key out and then the air really started to flow. I got back in and kept driving and sure enough a warning sign came up saying that I had a flat. Fortunately because of the runflats I drove to my office and later to the tire place.
No greasy hands, no late for work changing a tire.
unfortunately it cost me $450 for a new tire mounted and balanced
No greasy hands, no late for work changing a tire.
unfortunately it cost me $450 for a new tire mounted and balanced
10-18-2006, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by rodneyremington' post='346453' date='Oct 18 2006, 06:00 PM
I was driving from one office to another today and I heard a thump-thump-thump. I pulled over and saw a full-on set of keys that were sticking out of my rear tire, keychain and all. One of the keys had cut a big slice in the tire and I could hear the air leaking out. I pulled the key out and then the air really started to flow. I got back in and kept driving and sure enough a warning sign came up saying that I had a flat. Fortunately because of the runflats I drove to my office and later to the tire place.
No greasy hands, no late for work changing a tire.
unfortunately it cost me $450 for a new tire mounted and balanced
No greasy hands, no late for work changing a tire.
unfortunately it cost me $450 for a new tire mounted and balanced
Yup the only good thing about Run Flats.
10-18-2006, 05:53 PM
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a set of key this is a 1st.1 in a 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000.
Now you see RFT are good for something
not everything is bad on the RFT.
10-18-2006, 05:55 PM
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Run flats suck ass. :thumbsdown:
And that's about as technical as we need to get around here.
That is all.
And that's about as technical as we need to get around here.
That is all.
10-19-2006, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by rodneyremington' post='346453' date='Oct 18 2006, 08:00 PM
I was driving from one office to another today and I heard a thump-thump-thump. I pulled over and saw a full-on set of keys that were sticking out of my rear tire, keychain and all. One of the keys had cut a big slice in the tire and I could hear the air leaking out. I pulled the key out and then the air really started to flow. I got back in and kept driving and sure enough a warning sign came up saying that I had a flat. Fortunately because of the runflats I drove to my office and later to the tire place.
No greasy hands, no late for work changing a tire.
unfortunately it cost me $450 for a new tire mounted and balanced
No greasy hands, no late for work changing a tire.
unfortunately it cost me $450 for a new tire mounted and balanced
I think you got taken for a ride on that transaction.
What brand and size tire are we talking about.
10-19-2006, 01:05 PM
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Any idea whether he could have replaced the one tire with a non-RFT? It would have been cheaper.
10-19-2006, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by low_ball_88' post='346776' date='Oct 19 2006, 02:05 PM
Any idea whether he could have replaced the one tire with a non-RFT? It would have been cheaper.
Yup of course you can but doenst make sense to run differnt kinds of tires on a car. at least not to me.
10-19-2006, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Veight' post='346756' date='Oct 19 2006, 01:32 PM
$450 bucks for a new runflat. Where do you shop? Neiman Marcus Tire Department?
I think you got taken for a ride on that transaction.
What brand and size tire are we talking about.
I think you got taken for a ride on that transaction.
What brand and size tire are we talking about.
10-19-2006, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Veight' post='346756' date='Oct 19 2006, 03:32 PM
$450 bucks for a new runflat. Where do you shop? Neiman Marcus Tire Department?
I think you got taken for a ride on that transaction.
What brand and size tire are we talking about.
I think you got taken for a ride on that transaction.
What brand and size tire are we talking about.
Yup, Unfortunately the tires are about that much...$400+!!!!
So nice to be on the 166's with less costly tires and smoother ride...but yeah, I'll be dead meat once I get a flat with no spare!
10-19-2006, 02:34 PM
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From what I can tell, and it's not very scientific, just my own observations, Run Flat Tyres are thankfully getting better.
The original RFTs on my 2004 530d were terrible. Admittedly I didn't have the car from new, but at just beyond 1/2 worn they were awful. My wife's original MINI Cooper S had RFTs and they were like driving with solid wooden wheels and no suspension. I swapped my Run-flats out for normal tyres, she kept hers because she felt safer knowing she could drive home if she had a flat.
Just recently we changed the MINI for a newer one, and what a difference. Presumably they are newer generation runflats, perhaps MINI also tweaked the Cooper S suspension, but it certainly drives much more like a normal (sporty) car.
I just test-drove a 335d Coupe, with 19" wheels and quite low-profile RFTs, and I was surprised by the ride and feel of the suspension/tyre combination - it was really very good. Again I suspect these are latest generation Run-flats with suspension specifically designed for RFTs.
I ended up ordering a 335d, so starting in December I will find out for myself how they are in the real world. Since the E92 335d has no room at all for a space-saver, I am probably stuck with RFTs for the length of time I own the car. My main concern actually is that I've heard that some of the new sizes are hard to get (3 or 4 day lead times, or more) which could pose a problem if I need to replace a tyre in a hurry. I did think of buying and keeping a spare RFT tyre in my garage, but while this might work for a MINI, the 335d Coupe has different sizes front and back, so that's not going to work unless I buy one of each size, and that's getting expensive...
The original RFTs on my 2004 530d were terrible. Admittedly I didn't have the car from new, but at just beyond 1/2 worn they were awful. My wife's original MINI Cooper S had RFTs and they were like driving with solid wooden wheels and no suspension. I swapped my Run-flats out for normal tyres, she kept hers because she felt safer knowing she could drive home if she had a flat.
Just recently we changed the MINI for a newer one, and what a difference. Presumably they are newer generation runflats, perhaps MINI also tweaked the Cooper S suspension, but it certainly drives much more like a normal (sporty) car.
I just test-drove a 335d Coupe, with 19" wheels and quite low-profile RFTs, and I was surprised by the ride and feel of the suspension/tyre combination - it was really very good. Again I suspect these are latest generation Run-flats with suspension specifically designed for RFTs.
I ended up ordering a 335d, so starting in December I will find out for myself how they are in the real world. Since the E92 335d has no room at all for a space-saver, I am probably stuck with RFTs for the length of time I own the car. My main concern actually is that I've heard that some of the new sizes are hard to get (3 or 4 day lead times, or more) which could pose a problem if I need to replace a tyre in a hurry. I did think of buying and keeping a spare RFT tyre in my garage, but while this might work for a MINI, the 335d Coupe has different sizes front and back, so that's not going to work unless I buy one of each size, and that's getting expensive...