Tony Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 With the power of the Internet and posts like this eventually the public will understand the misery associated with the run-flat tyre, little things like the three times the price of a conventional tyre, or the fact if punctured their scrap and that's without mentioning the poor handling....... Oh and this> NSF NSR OSF OSR That's £1000 worth of tyres ruined. Now i'm not suggesting there's anything wrong with BMW cars, there's not, their lovely cars and i'm not totally slating the run-flat tyre by concept but i am saying the BMW run-flat tyre and the UK roads don't go!! All future owners need is the potholes repaired, the road crown reduced and everything will be tickety boo....... Holding of breath not recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Holy ****!!! All 4 tyres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Holy ****!!! All 4 tyres Yep..... 1k+ a Geo..... I must remember to pay my road tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Holy ****!!! All 4 tyres Yep..... 1k+ a Geo..... I must remember to pay my road tax. It's not road tax though, it's vehicle excise duty so doesn't go on the roads!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Well if that was my car i would exercise my duty on someones nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Well if that was my car i would exercise my duty on someones nose Well council tax is used to repair the roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Well if that was my car i would exercise my duty on someones nose Well council tax is used to repair the roads Which one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Well if that was my car i would exercise my duty on someones nose Well council tax is used to repair the roads Which one Whichever district you pay your tax to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Well if that was my car i would exercise my duty on someones nose Well council tax is used to repair the roads Which one Whichever district you pay your tax to? I see..... Well currently i pay mine to the Chesham potholing society and their going a bloody good job, they reckon 15ft anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Well if that was my car i would exercise my duty on someones nose Well council tax is used to repair the roads Which one Whichever district you pay your tax to? I see..... Well currently i pay mine to the Chesham potholing society and their going a bloody good job, they reckon 15ft anytime soon. Reminds me of a newspaper article a while ago about potholes...the town that got the biggest photo was Hemel! Ok not Chesham but close enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 There probably connected by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdarlington Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I feel sorry for anyone with runflats who doesnt realise what they have. Like you say dud after a puncture and horrible to drive on. One thing though with all the potholes, has anyone else noticed all the speed humps that seem to be popping up all over the place, perhaps use the tarmac from them to fill holes instead...??? just an idea but what do i know lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Blimey :lmaosmiley: owner must be .......were they replaced with the same run flats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickT Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I feel sorry for anyone with runflats who doesnt realise what they have. Like you say dud after a puncture and horrible to drive on. One thing though with all the potholes, has anyone else noticed all the speed humps that seem to be popping up all over the place, perhaps use the tarmac from them to fill holes instead...??? just an idea but what do i know lol! So obvious now when you put it like that ! :lmaosmiley: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Blimey :lmaosmiley: owner must be .......were they replaced with the same run flats? Nope, conventional "real tyres". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I hit the biggest pothole ever tonight!! Luckily I was in the missus pug but I couldn't see this one, was too dark and raining...this was deep though :lmaosmiley: Will check the car in the morning to see if the tyre is still inflated but I couldn't see any damage tonight, was too dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Be sure to check the inner rim because this is where they bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedi Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 This problem with run flat tyres is not just with BMW, Have a read on the Toyota forums, people are getting puntures left right and center, and cannot get the tyres replaced, because there are not many tyre fitters that supply these tyres, or they don`t have the equipment to replace them. There is talk of huge waiting lists for run flat tyre replacement. What people have resorting to doing now because of the huge costs of replacing a run flat, is to bite the bullet and buy a brand new set of normal rims and just fit normal tyres to them, this works out cheaper in the long run. Or the other way is to cut the band from the original rim and just fit normal tyres again. "THE RUN FLAT SCAM" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickT Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Is there any issues with insurance companies if you replaced the tyres/rims with normal ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Is there any issues with insurance companies if you replaced the tyres/rims with normal ones? Not at the moment providing the load rating is the suitable for the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 That's awful for all 4 tyres to go! But why is hitting a pothole in a runflat any different to a normal tyre? It appears to have saved the rim so all in all perhaps a better result? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdarlington Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Apparently the handling can become a bit sloppy if you change from run-flats to normal loading tyres, dont they set the suspension to compensate for the reinforced sidewalls of runflats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdarlington Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 Apparently the handling can become a bit sloppy if you change from run-flats to normal loading tyres, dont they set the suspension to compensate for the reinforced sidewalls of runflats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedi Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I would`nt think so. You can buy a set of aftermarket wheels and tyres ranging from £500 upwards depending what you want. Much cheaper than replacing a run flat tyre. If for any odd reason the suspension did need tweaking, I`m sure the guys a wheels in motion coud do this for you. Should not effect the insurance unless your rims are the expensive bling type. If it was me I would sell the run flats A.S.A.P. and buy some normal rims and tyres. Run flat tyre £250 normal tyre £50 its a no brainer. Or just get someone with experience to cut the support band from the run flat rim and fit normal tyres on your origonal rim. Make sure they dont cut into the tyre pressue sensor thats mounted inside most run flat rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandPete Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 Why buy new rims if the old ones are not cracked? Fit non run-flat tyres to the BMW OEM rims. (There is nothing to cut away). I understand that even some BMW franchised garages do it, to satisfy customer complaints. HighlandPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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