Spare Tyre?

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maryem

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Got the car today but there's no spare in the boot or even the glue stuff to get you home if you get a puncture. The garage muttered something about "run flat tyres" which I didn't understand. The car has 19" low profiles on. Sorry to keep asking you Qs everybody but you've been terrific :thumbsup:
 
If your car has run flat tyres, they are designed to do exactly as they sound, carry on working after a puncture to allow you to get safely to a place of repair.
The downside is they give a very harsh ride, many people change them to normal tyres.
 
You very rarely get a spare wheel anymore with cars.
These came with runflat tyres from the factory, basically if you get a puncture the tyre is held up slightly by the hard sidewalls of the tyre meaning you could drive slowly a short distance home or to get it fixed.
 
Ok ty - If it ever stops raining, the husband is going to go out and look at the tyres - we don't know what they are as it's hard to see the writing.
:driving:
 
Hi Maryem, I presume your car is fitted with runflat tyres. In short means, in the unfortunate event of a puncture whilst out driving, you can safely drive for a while to get the car to a garage to get the tyre replaced. Omitting the need for a spare tyre with a car jack and wheel brace.
 
You should check that the car does indeed have run flat tyres fitted. Many will have been changed to 'normal' tyres at some point.
If it doesn't have run flats on, then get a can (or two) of tyre weld and a portable compressor and keep them somewhere in the car, or make sure you have AA or RAC comprehensive cover!

Run flats will it have written on the side walls somewhere; usually 'RFT', or 'run flat', or similar.
 
maryem said:
the husband is going to go out and look at the tyres - we don't know what they are
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They are the black round things attached to the outside of the wheels! :poke: :rofl:
 
Pondrew said:
You should check that the car does indeed have run flat tyres fitted. Many will have been changed to 'normal' tyres at some point.
If it doesn't have run flats on, then get a can (or two) of tyre weld and a portable compressor and keep them somewhere in the car, or make sure you have AA or RAC comprehensive cover!

Run flats will it have written on the side walls somewhere; usually 'RFT', or 'run flat', or similar.
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^^^^ This.
 
maryem said:
Ok ty - If it ever stops raining, the husband is going to go out and look at the tyres - we don't know what they are as it's hard to see the writing.
:driving:
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Take a picture using the magnifying feature on your phone, rather than squatting in the rain trying to read them
 
Bridgestone Potenza run-flats were a common original fitment on Z4s. Their run-flats have " RSC" in a circle on the sidewall.
 
maryem said:
God Scubaregs I never thought of that :lol: well seen yer dealing with a wrinklie here eh :lol:
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Impressive though, only 26 posts and you already recognise me as the forum God. :thumbsup: :rofl:
 
Copied and pasted from t'internet

Below is a list of the best-selling premium run flat tyre brands and the symbols they use to identify run flats.
Bridgestone - ROF, RFT, RSC.
Pirelli - RSC.
Michelin - ZP.
Goodyear - ROF, EMT.
Dunlop - DSST, ROF.
Continental - SSR.
 
Scubaregs said:
maryem said:
God Scubaregs I never thought of that :lol: well seen yer dealing with a wrinklie here eh :lol:
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Impressive though, only 26 posts and you already recognise me as the forum God. :thumbsup: :rofl:
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Yup, every time you post I think 'Oh God!' :rofl:
 
This is a fabulous forum, one of the friendliest I've found! The service record has a receipt for 2 Bridgestone S001 tyres, fitted March this year. Google is a bit vague on them - are these run flats? And I do apologise for posting so many questions - this will be our last car and I want the husband to enjoy it. He's spent a lifetime on bikes but had to give up this summer, so I encouraged him to go for a nice car to cheer him up instead. And this is a nice car :driving: :driving:
 
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