runflat loyalists

[billygilly]

Got rid of mine because I was told M division said they gave sub standard handling.. might not have an M but they know more than me

 

[mcbeee]

I bought 5 years of tire and rim insurance, the combination of RFT's and 296 rims means I am almost guaranteed to crack a rim and destroy a tire. when all the warranties are gone I WILL be getting non-RFT's.

 

[Reggie-g75]

what is the general consensus on the best RFT in terms of comfort/handling?

I have 6mm on my bridgestones so unfortunately not going to do anything soon..

 

[ksher]

Got rid of mine because I was told M division said they gave sub standard handling.. might not have an M but they know more than me

I think no M cars use RFT.

 

[Greytay]

We use the Michelin runflats on 18" wheels. Far superior to the Bridgestones both in ride quality and unfortunately price. Replaced the Bridgestones just after we bought it, rears were £259 each which was the best price i could get.

Obviously sought al lot of information on the site.

Might consider non runflats next time just to compare, unless anyone near Exeter uses them and i could have a try.......(3,0 M would be nice ....)

 

[Reggie-g75]

For Sale - 4 x Bridgestone RFTs - all offers considered! :roll:

 

[wegras]

Looks like Bridgestone have at long last announced the next gen RFTs
for info
http://www.babybmw.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=24025

 

[Kiowan]

For Sale - 4 x Bridgestone RFTs - all offers considered! :roll:

I'll give you a tenner a corner :wink:

 

[Reggie-g75]

For Sale - 4 x Bridgestone RFTs - all offers considered! :roll:

I'll give you a tenner a corner :wink:

tempting... :roll:

 

[billygilly]

Got rid of mine because I was told M division said they gave sub standard handling.. might not have an M but they know more than me

I think no M cars use RFT.

Very true, like I said sub standard but I do see the sense if your carring loved ones

 

[nicko]

I'll probably make an anonymous call to my insurer before I swap to check that they don't charge and then tell them, if they do charge or won't cover non runflats I may just do it anyway without telling them as I do not believe they can refuse a claim due to it.

I just renewed my insurance with Elephant, and told them I would be changing to non-Runflats shortly (Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric). They said that was fine and there was no charge.
(I hadn't told them I had already changed to non-runflat winter tyres though)

 

[rhys4]

Elephants never forget

 

[ScottM]

>> the evidence from recent purchasers is that newer runflats are significantly better riding

I've noticed that the biggest haters of runflats tend to be E85 owners? My opinion is that BMW now better understand how to tune the suspension for runflats and the E89 seems to be a lot better. Also the latest runflats are a lot better than the original designs. How much have people been tainted by bad experience in the past that colours their view of current runflats?

I find the ride in my car (2011 E89) perfectly comfortable on 17" rims with the standard tyres - I have adaptive suspension and on 'normal' I'd say it's very cosseting. I usually drive on 'sport' to make it a bit firmer! Based on comments on this forum I was expecting to hate the tyres, but I've been pleasantly surprised.

>> if they do charge or won't cover non runflats I may just do it anyway without telling them as I do not believe they can refuse a claim due to it

Don't do that. If you've fitted normal tyres instead of RFTs and not told them, they will use that as an excuse to refuse a claim. The only way they couldn't refuse the claim on those grounds would be if the tyres you've fitted were an original option from the manufacturer - which in this case they aren't. Of course your experience may vary, I'm just counselling caution based on what I've seen.