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[vanondemand]

One of those times I wish I had run-flats on my e92... and also one of my fears was breaking down away from home.

Went down to the states side to do some shopping yesterday night, while on the way back to Canada on the interstate one of my rear wheel tires blew out. Fortunately I was only 10 Km's away from the border, unfortunately the tire is completely shredded I was riding on rims. Limped back doing 30 on a 70 interstate cringing till I got across and called a tow truck... That was one expensive shopping trip

Really hoping I didn't damage the rims

[Averdi]

lol same thing happened to me at college. went back to my car and it had a flat. had to leave my car in the parking lot on a jack without a tire for about an hour...

[pepsih]

i bought a 17 spare bmw wheel for only 70$ ! i strongly suggest to have that especially if you're running on 19"+. These cars a heavy.

[Dark_Knight_335]

I sometimes worry about the same thing- however, it is still not enough to make me switch back to run farts...

Besides, I have roadside assistance for the next two half years, and I've already used it once for a silly mishap.

[PichaDis11]

I could think of more than 10 incidents where run flats saved the day. I love em for that but gosh they're harsh.

[Bluesnake01]

I'm here thinking, when the hell will they go out so I can buy some PSS's lol
I like them but already had one run flat replaced since it had a bump on the sidewall, had to get another run flat…….

Knock on wood, only one time in my 10 years driving did I ever need a spare tire on any of my cars and that includes long trips.

[mansito]

I read comments about the run flat being harsh, it all depend where you are coming from. My S2000 was my daily driver from May-Aug/2013, when I bought the 328 one of the first thing I notice was the improvement in ride quality. I picked the car in NC and drove 8+ hrs to NJ, all I could think was how my smoother the ride was compared to my S2000.

[Dark_Knight_335]

Originally Posted by Bluesnake01

I'm here thinking, when the hell will they go out so I can buy some PSS's lol
I like them but already had one run flat replaced since it had a bump on the sidewall, had to get another run flat…….

Knock on wood, only one time in my 10 years driving did I ever need a spare tire on any of my cars and that includes long trips.

Hell I'd sell them before they go out- you would be surprised how many people would snap them up off of you for a pretty penny!

[techwhiz]

Run flats only let you go further before the tire is toast.
Get tires at America's Tire and buy the certs.
Even if you shred the tire they replace for free. You just need to buy a new certificate.

[DF]

As we speak my run flats are coming off and Pilot Sports are going on. I need to figure what to do with regard to a flat. I have fix a flat and a compressor but now people say to not do it with tpms. So I need to google. But the run flats are impossible here with the broken pavement. I really hate them.

[Greyfox]

Like posted above... run flats will only get you so far. And at that point there is no fixing the tire, even if it only needs a plug.

I carry a emergency spare, jack, breaker bar, small air compressor and a plug kit. Everything except the spare fits under the floor or in one of the side bins.

[SSW]

I just have a Continental emergency spare tire & jack kit (including a small wheel chock and breaker bar) that I put in my trunk along with a torque wrench & 17mm socket.

The spare tire really doesn't take much room and the jack, torque wrench, wheel chock & breaker bar all fit in the hidden compartment along w/a tire gauge and a couple jack pad adapters. I have all the other tire repair stuff you could need -- compressor, tire plug kit and sealant -- which I also put in the trunk for awhile, but all you REALLY need is the spare tire/jack kit and torque wrench/socket. So, I took all of the other stuff out of the trunk.

[bernard54321]

Anyone know the specs or where we can buy a spare tire w/ jack&tools for the trunk?

[DF]

Originally Posted by bernard54321

Anyone know the specs or where we can buy a spare tire w/ jack&tools for the trunk?

bimmerzone sells them.

[boostmiser]

http://www.bimmerzone.com/category/B...pare_Tire.html

A must have. I have one for my M5 too. I've also been to a few of Bimmerzone's BMW meets...good guys over there.

[STIaintgotnothinonme]

I was under the impression that you weren't suppose to have your car towed on anything but a flat bed. regardless, that sucks but there's no way id go back to paying 400+ for tires.

[vanondemand]

Pretty steep price for a donut lol I think I'll just subscribe to BCAA for $99 a year so that they can tow my car to my house next time

[Bluesnake01]

Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

Hell I'd sell them before they go out- you would be surprised how many people would snap them up off of you for a pretty penny!

Would be great idea but one tire is different from the other 3 since I needed a replacement. Im close to putting 30k miles on them and they have about 5k miles left in them, doubt anyone would take them like that.

[Dark_Knight_335]

Originally Posted by Bluesnake01

Would be great idea but one tire is different from the other 3 since I needed a replacement. Im close to putting 30k miles on them and they have about 5k miles left in them, doubt anyone would take them like that.

Yea I'm in the same boat...one good year, one bubbled tire, and two original Michelin Alpin PA4s.

Getting my summer wheels on Saturday...wondering if it's worth the trouble to try to take 2 Michelin winters and one Good Year winter back to try and sell, or tell the tire shop to take em all and bring back 4 18" stocker rims with me

[Timujin]

Originally Posted by techwhiz

Run flats only let you go further before the tire is toast.
Get tires at America's Tire and buy the certs.
Even if you shred the tire they replace for free. You just need to buy a new certificate.

^This.

This happened in Downtown LA. I used my portable compressor twice and it got me to America's Tire in Glendale where they had 1 replacement in stock! I don't know how a run flat would have done. That being said I have 4 spare 17" run flats for road trips.

[Wolfgang Schneiderhan]

I'm replacing my RFT with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 this weekend. I am thinking to buy a "doughnut" spare tire. Pity, it will consume a bit of trunk space, but we can't have everything.

[LeMansBleuXI]

Originally Posted by DF

As we speak my run flats are coming off and Pilot Sports are going on. I need to figure what to do with regard to a flat. I have fix a flat and a compressor but now people say to not do it with tpms. So I need to google. But the run flats are impossible here with the broken pavement. I really hate them.

I've been running on non run-flats for 4 years now, and finally the other day, hit a pothole big enough to kill my tire. I unloaded a bottle of Slime-instant spare, and inflated with the compressor, and got it me home. Just get the one that says TPMS SAFE, and you're good to go. Just got my tires replaced and TPMS sensors are fine