![]() ![]() We've heard similar complaints from many others. (The Bridgestone Driveguard is an aftermarket run-flat tire currently in-test at Consumer Reports and is widely available, unlike some original equipment run-flats.)Īlthough eight failures is extreme for any car, the issues related to comfort and replacement are not unique to this individual. ![]() Plus, they cost a bundle to replace (claimed $500 apiece), and even at that, replacements are hard to find. Adding insult to injury, in the best of times, the owner found the run-flats to be stiff-riding and noisy. Since the initial troublesome experience, the owner was stranded four more times, accumulating a total of eight road-hazard flats in less than 30,000 miles. But he felt that he would have bought a different car with regular tires instead of the run-flats, had he known. The disappointed owner got his car back on the road the next day and was fairly satisfied knowing flats are a rare event. Late on a Sunday night, far from home, the driver spent two and a half hours waiting for a flat-bed tow to get the expensive car to safe ground, followed by an unexpected night in a hotel. Without the option to solve the dilemma on his own, he called BMW roadside assistance, only to be told there was no spare tire since the car comes with run-flats.īecause the flat was caused by a sidewall failure, the owner was told not to drive on it. Ready to tackle this misfortune, he looked for a spare tire in the trunk, but there was none to be found. When a tire-pressure warning light illuminated, he pulled off the highway, stopped, and discovered a flat tire. This consumer wrote us about driving his dream car, a 2012 BMW 550i, on a long trip. ![]() (Even a staff member here has had his own run-flat adventures.) ![]() However, the ownership experience can be both expensive and frustrating, as we have heard from owners.Ī reader recently recounted a nightmarish run-flat tire tale that captures the potential downsides to this technology and mirrors other feedback we have received. Run-flat tires promise to remove a key travel worry-being stranded roadside. ![]()
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