patrick_y
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Good luck!
I also want to add, Run Flat tires on today's BMWs is much better. The suspension is tuned to accept Run Flat tires, and thus suspensions are softer to accommodate the harsher ride characteristics of the tire. It's possible that if you drove a new or very current BMW the car may feel overly soft with non run-flat tires.
My BMW, a 10 year old BMW 5 series, came from the factory with run flat tires. However, the car's ride was so harsh with run flat tires that it was truly unbearable. Teeth chipping was a possibility, no exaggeration. Makes me wonder if BMW tuned the suspension more for non-run-flats but decided to put on run-flats at a later time without a very extensive recalibration of the suspension.
Question? Any opinions on lousy ugh, Dunlop Run Flat tires?
Had a situation with them and would care for any opinion out there and Run Flat in General. Thanks
Hi, Don
I had a set of them in my Mini Cooper S installed a few years back. In fact, I went trough two sets, as the first one were OEM. I found them hard, noisy, not really durable, expensive, and not to forget, really prone to punctures. After a while I decided ...
Than You for your comment and the Info
My problem is my Infiniti is leased and I really do not feel like throwing a 1,000 dollars or more or tire that only have 24 more months. I did do this on my leased 2011 Hyundai Genesis 1600 miles and I put on Continental DWS, Fantastic wonderful tires. I...
Had them on my BMW until two years ago...
I had the Dunlop Run Flat tires on my BMW until less than two years ago. The following is more about the Michelin non-runflat tires than the Dunlop Run-flats, but I hope it'll help you. The Dunlops were harsh-riding, but fairly quiet tires, with good hand...
Thank You Patrick, I will never get RUNFLAT tires again, when the laese is up
I will insist on either Continental DWS or a Michlelin top tire, had Michelin X one tires years ago, darn tire could handle anything from wet dry even Ice in Vermont. Thanks again for your information.
Good luck!
I also want to add, Run Flat tires on today's BMWs is much better. The suspension is tuned to accept Run Flat tires, and thus suspensions are softer to accommodate the harsher ride characteristics of the tire. It's possible that if you drove a new or very...
Runflats suck !
I have to pick up my new BMW 120 d next week, it's equipped with runflats and the dealer doesn't want to change them for normal tyres :-( .... So i'll wait and see, i guess it won't take long before i'll take them off and burn them (or do some massive don...
Filip, they use these crappy tires because
The tire are speced at the factory by some a-hole that most likely gets paid under the table for buying a crap tire at a cheap price . This make BMW happy because they spend less, but some intelligent buyers like yourself have knowledge about autos and wh...
experience with run flat tires
Hi Don, I've had 16 years of daily driving in Corvettes with run flat tires ranging from Goodyear F1 EMT, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 ZP, and the Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP. I had flat tires twice and able to make it home safely so I'm happy with them. Ot...
Thank You Sir for your comment, I had a Vet many years ago for a short time
A friend and his friend killed themselves going down to Atlantic City, I believe in 1964 or 65, Speedometer was frozen at 130 ,think it was a L5, L76 or L84 Do not remember. Sold mine a week later and bought a used XKE , did not last long, damm I had Atl...