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ok. so we have established that most (at least on the site) like and even love the active steering. anti-roll stablization also gets rave reviews. now--howz about run flats? i hear they run rough, theye are very expensive to replace. i have yet to hear anything convincingly positive about these tires (other than the obvious). the funny part about that is, if i am in central oregon and get a flat, limp along for awhile, who says the garage i make it to is going to have a replacment run-flat. they wont. run flats may well be the wave of the future but for now i would rather have regular tires.
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Quote: | ok. so we have established that most (at least on the site) like and even love the active steering. anti-roll stablization also gets rave reviews. now--howz about run flats? i hear they run rough, theye are very expensive to replace. i have yet to hear anything convincingly positive about these tires (other than the obvious). the funny part about that is, if i am in central oregon and get a flat, limp along for awhile, who says the garage i make it to is going to have a replacment run-flat. they wont. run flats may well be the wave of the future but for now i would rather have regular tires. | Well the garage you make it to is not likely to have a non-runflat replacement either. I'm very happy with my runflats...I too read all the internet babble about them and was ready to replace them when I got the car...but frankly the ride is great and the handling from the stiff sidewalls is a plus. Since my car came with a spare as well, when it comes time to replace them, I will decide if I want RF's or not.
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Quote: | Well the garage you make it to is not likely to have a non-runflat replacement either. I'm very happy with my runflats...I too read all the internet babble about them and was ready to replace them when I got the car...but frankly the ride is great and the handling from the stiff sidewalls is a plus. Since my car came with a spare as well, when it comes time to replace them, I will decide if I want RF's or not. | that's good to hear. so often, the criticism in the magazines is overstated. i opted out of the run flats since getting them did not get me the anti-roll stab since that doesnt work with x-drive on my 06 530 xit. to have an x-drive and not be able to use the tires that came with car on any kind of snow or ice made no sense to me. so i got the normal tires..
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Run-flats seem fine to me so far.
For those leasing, do we need to make sure our cars are turned in with run-flats on them??
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Quote: | ok. so we have established that most (at least on the site) like and even love the active steering. anti-roll stablization also gets rave reviews. now--howz about run flats? i hear they run rough, theye are very expensive to replace. i have yet to hear anything convincingly positive about these tires (other than the obvious). the funny part about that is, if i am in central oregon and get a flat, limp along for awhile, who says the garage i make it to is going to have a replacment run-flat. they wont. run flats may well be the wave of the future but for now i would rather have regular tires. | I think the RFs ride hard! Not very forgiving when catching the edge of a manhole cover or driving into a parking lot.... I also have the sport package... but I think the "hard" ride can be attributed to the tires. I had sport packages on my last 2 cars and they didn't ride this hard.
Most likely I will not replace them with RFs.
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Quote: I think the RFs ride hard! Not very forgiving when catching the edge of a manhole cover or driving into a parking lot.... I also have the sport package... but I think the "hard" ride can be attributed to the tires. I had sport packages on my last 2 cars and they didn't ride this hard.
Most likely I will not replace them with RFs. | Did you have 18" wheels on your last 2 cars as well? I can tell you from experience that moving from a 17" to an 18" wheel made a big difference in steering feel and ride quality. A buddy of mine did this to his 2001 530i.
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