Many simple questions

[lux]

The 8 speed auto is fantastic, and the paddles make driving a little more involving. There no way I would go back to a manual, I found my first E89 manual very juddery pulling away from standstill especially when cold.
There's hardly any difference between the 18" and 19" in ride quality but the 19's look a loads better, although tyres will cost you more.
If you like your music find one with a stereo upgrade as the standard one is a bit pants, and don't forget heated seats, a must.

 

[Garvin]

Run flats - I have 19" rims but adaptive suspension and ride quality is perfectly OK. During summer the run flats are absolutely fine my only gripe with them, and expressed before, is that grip levels fall away quickly at temperatures below about ~7C.

 

[TitanTim]

my only gripe with them, and expressed before, is that grip levels fall away quickly at temperatures below about ~7C.

One of the reasons why I don't use mine during the winter unless I put winter tyres on the Zed but didn't fancy shelling out 1700 quid

Tim

 

[Stark]

But we forget the one issue.....the big issue, that the RFTs do contribute to alloys cracking, it's well known. For this reason I do sometimes think about changing, but the only bummer is my rears always need changing at a different time to the fronts.....I know I just need to go all out and change them

 

[New2Zed]

Are wheels still cracking then? I remember seeing something about this on Watchdog four or five years ago and presumed it would have been sorted by now.
Does it manifest itself in just leakage, or can it be catastrophic?
Are 19" wheels more prone than standard M pack 18" wheels.
Reading the posts it seems as though BMW pick up the bill for the first three years then after that you're on your own even though it's a known fault.

Sorry for all the questions.

 

[envy]

cant speak for everyone else but ive had mine for 2 years from new and after 18k miles, i havent had any issues with cracking

 

[Garvin]

my only gripe with them, and expressed before, is that grip levels fall away quickly at temperatures below about ~7C.

One of the reasons why I don't use mine during the winter unless I put winter tyres on the Zed but didn't fancy shelling out 1700 quid

Tim

The upside is you, too, can become a King of drift 8)

 

[TitanTim]

my only gripe with them, and expressed before, is that grip levels fall away quickly at temperatures below about ~7C.

One of the reasons why I don't use mine during the winter unless I put winter tyres on the Zed but didn't fancy shelling out 1700 quid

Tim

The upside is you, too, can become a King of drift 8)

lol not when I'm on a PCP, maybe once I own the Zed

Tim.