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Title: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: johnnycboy on 17 May 2010, 20:42:32

As title says anybody had experience of these.  Any tips to make em last longer, i've read mixed reviews and i'm not convinced they are as good as the dealer states they are :-/ especially at nearly £200 a corner :o

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: hoofing it on 17 May 2010, 20:55:26

there great for running over stop sticks you can keep going  :-X ;D :y(for about 30miles)

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 17 May 2010, 21:18:12

Only any good on a car designed to take them

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: johnnycboy on 17 May 2010, 21:21:17

Points taken - thanks

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: rob in gib on 17 May 2010, 22:59:02

I have extensive experience with the goodyear emt
tyres the 1st generation were very hard but 2nd generation were very good however the tyre compounds tended to be towards the soft side so great for grip not for mileage also with the tyres being so good at running flat you have to have a pressure monitoring system fitted this adds to the start up price

I have been in a car doing in excess of 150mph (off road of coarse) with a tyre on each corner drilled through the sidewall and no difference noticed

With all this said i personally would stick to a good quality set of tyres with a good spare as back up

hth  rob

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: feeutfo on 17 May 2010, 23:00:17

and even cars designed to take them have agro, cracked wheels and tramlining issues on bmw's according to Tony at WIM. "Customers with runflats queueing round the corner" he said. "What do you recomend?" says I. "Bin em and fit normal tyres" says he.

Runflats weigh alot, so BMW made thier wheels even lighter to get some of the weight back, but runflats transmit so much stress through the side wall the wheels cant take it and crack causing a puncture, except you dont notice until the tyres breaked as well. Unless you have tyre pressure sensors as an option...then ignore the sensor warning because "the car still drives ok" accordint to my brother in law. ::)

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: VXL V6 on 17 May 2010, 23:00:44

Have a read on the Wheels-inmotion forum and see what they think on there....  ;)

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: Lazydocker on 18 May 2010, 08:40:45

I wouldn't want to have them fitted ;)

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 18 May 2010, 09:24:03

not worth the money.. I'll simply change the tire ;D

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: Jim on 18 May 2010, 19:41:57

I have a full set of 4 run flats tyres fitted to omega pre-facelift cdx alloys in the garage that I aquired ::)

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: johnnycboy on 18 May 2010, 19:48:39

Had a read on wim - mixed views again.  Dealers quoted me £300 for insurance of 4 tyres over 3 years.  Might just spend the extra and get normal running tyres with an emergency spare. :-/

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: johnnycboy on 18 May 2010, 19:51:09

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there great for running over stop sticks you can keep going  :-X ;D :y(for about 30miles)

just re-read this and took a bit of time for the penny to drop :D.

You been a naughty boy then :-X

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: Jim on 18 May 2010, 20:22:18

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Had a read on wim - mixed views again.  Dealers quoted me £300 for insurance of 4 tyres over 3 years.  Might just spend the extra and get normal running tyres with an emergency spare. :-/

Insurance for tyres over 3 years :-? :-?

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: johnnycboy on 18 May 2010, 20:25:45

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Had a read on wim - mixed views again.  Dealers quoted me £300 for insurance of 4 tyres over 3 years.  Might just spend the extra and get normal running tyres with an emergency spare. :-/

Insurance for tyres over 3 years :-? :-?

Its like any insurance you buy it but may never use it :-/

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: Jim on 18 May 2010, 20:37:57

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Had a read on wim - mixed views again.  Dealers quoted me £300 for insurance of 4 tyres over 3 years.  Might just spend the extra and get normal running tyres with an emergency spare. :-/

Insurance for tyres over 3 years :-? :-?

Its like any insurance you buy it but may never use it :-/

Ok, Never heard of tyre insurance

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: johnnycboy on 18 May 2010, 20:42:48

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Had a read on wim - mixed views again.  Dealers quoted me £300 for insurance of 4 tyres over 3 years.  Might just spend the extra and get normal running tyres with an emergency spare. :-/

Insurance for tyres over 3 years :-? :-?

Its like any insurance you buy it but may never use it :-/

Ok, Never heard of tyre insurance

I think it something BMW do a matter of routine to keep there costs down on the amount of tyres that fail :-/

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: Del Boy on 18 May 2010, 21:16:32

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Had a read on wim - mixed views again.  Dealers quoted me £300 for insurance of 4 tyres over 3 years.  Might just spend the extra and get normal running tyres with an emergency spare. :-/

Insurance for tyres over 3 years :-? :-?

Its like any insurance you buy it but may never use it :-/

Ok, Never heard of tyre insurance

I think it something BMW do a matter of routine to keep there costs down on the amount of tyres that fail :-/

How do I go about that?

Title: Re: Run Flat Tyres
Post by: johnnycboy on 19 May 2010, 17:46:01

They offered it to me when I enquired about the car.  Thats all I know unfortunately :-/