Are there any decent riding fun-flats?
08-09-2004, 08:06 AM
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My history with everything except Michelins is that they get louder as they wear down. But, louder also associates with sharper handling and better water displacement.
08-09-2004, 01:12 PM
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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band.
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Aug 9 2004, 10:06 AM
My history with everything except Michelins is that they get louder as they wear down. But, louder also associates with sharper handling and better water displacement.
08-09-2004, 01:18 PM
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My Ride: BMW 545iA Black Sapphire
Model Year: 2005
Engine: 545i
Michelins have been my worst tyre as far as tread ware was concerned - otherwisw
a pretty fair ride..
I test drove 17" Dunlop run flat...never noticed them. Ride and sound levels were
sublime...
a pretty fair ride..
I test drove 17" Dunlop run flat...never noticed them. Ride and sound levels were
sublime...
08-09-2004, 01:24 PM
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My Ride: 2001 BMW 316ti, 2004 BMW 530d, 2006 BMW 530xd, 2013 BMW 320d touring, 2014 BMW 520d touring, 2016 BMW X5, 2020 BMW 320da touring, 2020 BMW 540i
Model Year: 1974
Engine: Flat six
I have the 17" (122) with the Bridgestone run flats with 9.000 kms and they are just new.
About 80% of the driving time at more than 150 Km/h.
About 80% of the driving time at more than 150 Km/h.
08-09-2004, 04:33 PM
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Is there a way to add a spare? Doesn't spare and jack come on the std 525/530/545? Isn't there enough space to store a full size tire after a flat?
Thanks,
David
P.S.
This is also a Corvette problem. Z06 does not use runflats. Changing a regular Corvette is apparently a BIG improvement.
Thanks,
David
P.S.
This is also a Corvette problem. Z06 does not use runflats. Changing a regular Corvette is apparently a BIG improvement.
08-09-2004, 07:40 PM
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Reminds me of my first conversation with BMW Assist during initial activation. The talker insisted that I had a full size spare. My second call didn't go even that well.
08-09-2004, 11:58 PM
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Although I've read a lot of complaints about run-flats, I haven't been able to notice an improvement in ride quality since I've changed to my Potenza S-03 Pole Positions (although some of that may be attributable to an increase from 17' to 18' wheels). If anything, I think my Dunlop run-flats were somewhat quieter and less prone to tramlining when compared to my current Bridgestones. Just my 2 cents..
08-10-2004, 07:01 AM
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Thanks for sharing your Potenza experience, Hartge530. Many of us will likely be looking at re-tiring within the next year and input like this will be helpful in making those decisions. I, for one, have no idea at this point what I will do when it comes time to buy replacements.