Google| Subject | Re: Pothole queen tire thread |
| From | I hate front wheel drive, send most torque to the rear, please |
| Date | 02/28/2014 17:28 (02/28/2014 19:28) |
| Message-ID | <leqdeu$ve8$1@dont-email.me> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Follows | -hh |
| Followups | -hh (1h & 44m) |
On 2/28/14, 19:19, -hh wrote:
-hhI carry 4 mounted tire and weel sets to a shop twice a year. Carrying one without a dedicated tire well is not a terrible idea considering that I already have shitload of other stuff hanging in there including 6 gallon steel gas tank, shovel and fuck knows what else.
Lloyd Parsons wrote:Lloyd E Parsons-hh
Another good reason to not buy BMW!!
Afraid so.Lloyd E Parsons-hh
But if run-flats are a problem, why would one replace a bad one with another just like it?
Simply put, the spare tire wheel well no longer exists in the car's design to revert back to using traditional tires and carrying a spare (traditional or compact).
Guess why people buy station wagons? But it sure sucks not having a spare tire well to swallow a full size tire in a sedan.Lloyd E Parsons-hh
Why not buy non-runflats when you replace? Isn't that an option?
Yes, they are (and what the BMW coworker who I mentioned is now doing).
The trade-off (risk) is that you either have to travel without any spare tire, or be willing to have half of your trunk be filled up with a spare. The latter is again because there's no longer a spare tire wheel well.
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