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Sedans BMW 3-Series BMW 3-Series Run Flat Tires
2420 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 8:10 AM
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Replying to: jerrycook (Jul 24, 2007 9:25 am) |
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Replying to: bemer (Aug 06, 2007 9:32 pm) You might try talking to a local tire dealer,as mine was able to give me the tires for the same price as Tires by Web, with full installation and balancing included. |
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i am thinking of buying an bmw 328i wagon. from what i hear and read the tires are run flats and junk. they will wear out fast and possibly ruin the wheels and on top of that neither the dealership or the tire companies will do anything about this other than make you pay for whatever is wrong. will the dealer swap tires on the new car before leaving the lot? can the run flats be replaced with more traditional tires? or must i always use run flats on this car? does one need to put a spare in the car somewhere at that point? does anyone know if there is a cavity in the wagon where a spare can be put? should i keep the 16" standard wheels or move to the 17" wheel/tire? which is less susceptible to damage and more of a comfortable and long lasting tire? this will be a daily driver in pa. and in winter as well. i'm just looking for ideas as to how to make this car/tires work in my situation. sorry to not be so well informed but i don't want to spend alot of money and then in a few months be on the hook for hundreds or a thousand more. any help or ideas will be greatly appreciated. thanks
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I bought a bmw 382i three months ago from Valencia BMW (outside of LA). On Monday of this week, I ran over a nail. I took the car to the dealership for replacement. The dealership did not carry a 328i Sports edition run flat tire (which makes no sense, since they sell the car) and so I had to order the tire from a 3rd party vendor, send it up to Valencia BMW and have them install, rotate, etc. which cost me $382, incl. tax - the tire was $328 and the tire was the passenger back right tire. On Wednesday of this week, less than 48hours later, I ran over a screw with the new passenger back right tire (although, we wondered if the dealership accidently ran over the tire with a screw, prior to re-install). After the screw issue, I drove to the dealership. The service advisor tested the pressure of the tire - and it was at ZERO - how is that possible for running over a tiny screw? I asked the dealership to replace the tire - at their cost - and thus no charge to me, since it was less than 48 hours and the dealership and BMW stressed unparell service. They declined and the service manager blew me off after saying he would call me back. My option - buy another run flat tire. I know my story is not directly tied to the short life tire - but, I have never had a superior tire with a tiny screw drop to ZERO pressure - oh the drive to the dealership was less than 20 miles from where it happened.
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Replying to: shangti (Aug 10, 2007 5:05 am) Tire unavailability, high prices - the issues are the same. The full story and responses are here. The TPMS system worked great, though. That's the must-have part of the equation for me. |
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Replying to: yakrider (Aug 09, 2007 7:25 pm) If you do plan on long trips, such as in the mountains or between cities (such as driving from LA to San Francisco) i would stay away from these cars as there is no support infrastructure. Read my story and you'll see that the flat bed tow truck driver confirmed that the new 3 series was its best customers. Digging into these forums will only confirm this. On a side note, I've been checking out Audis (and been quite pleasantly surprised by how good they've become) as we get ready to unload or 325. Good luck to you.
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Replying to: adethier (Aug 10, 2007 6:09 am) We have a '06 3 series and a '02 xiT. The former becomes our daily driver and the latter is the car we take for vacation and long stretch drives. BMW did us right by replacing the four RFT with the Continentals free of charge but it doesn't take away the worry of having a "flat" without ready replacement. I think BMW might lose some business due to this factor. I know when we need to replace one of our cars, the car will not have RFT unless such tires become prevalent in availability. Not a chance in the next couple years. |
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Perhaps I misread some posts (about a flat with RFT) but I wonder why would I have to replace/buy a new (RFT) tire if the problem was a nail? Am I missing something? When I got a flat (GFT but I think it should work on RFT as well), I got a can of a Fix-Flat from my trunk, inflated the tire enough to drive to a place that put a 'plug' and then we continued on our trip. This was faster and easier than putting the spare on. I also cary a very small 12V ($25) compressor which I use at home to keep the recommended pressure in my tires .... it works for me. I never had a big whole in the tire though.
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| is it possible to replace run flats with "normal" tires or are the cars (bmw 3 series) just set up to accept and use run flats? are there runflats that are durable and long lasting? i was all set to go and get the wagon but after hearing the horror stories and the expense associated with it i will have to wait. do you think this is a problem (durability and expense) that will be correct in the future and the industry advances or not? thanks | |
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Replying to: dkg42 (Aug 01, 2007 1:22 pm) |
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