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Run Flat Tire Problems/Questions.


I had a nail go through my sidewall on the way in to work today. Bottom line is a new Goodyear Eagle Run Flat 205/17 RSA EMT is going to be $375. For one tire!!!!
All new tires Goodyear Eagle GT's are $640. for all 4. But they are not run flats and I have no spare. I am sure this is a common issue - just new for me. So I am looking to the mini crowd for suggestions!

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lose the runflats, it is the best thing you can do for your ride/handling. Also you can probably get Hankook V12's alot cheaper through www.discounttiredirect.com These tires are rated great and DDT has free shipping and no tax.

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for 4 in 17"
Hankook V12 205/45R-17XL 88W VSB
would $388 shipped and then an additional $50 mail in rebate



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What to do about the no spare tire issue? If I lose the run flats?

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Those tires look great. Any idea on how many miles they will get?

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no but at that price even if they last 30k you can buy another set and still do better than the Goodyears. As far as a spare most Mini owners just get the Green Slime repair kits that come with a small portable compressor. That is what the BMW Mobility kit is I think. I forgot what my M3 has in it. But ya Green Slime and a small compressor.

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SPDinNY wrote:

no but at that price even if they last 30k you can buy another set and still do better than the Goodyears. As far as a spare most Mini owners just get the Green Slime repair kits that come with a small portable compressor. That is what the BMW Mobility kit is I think. I forgot what my M3 has in it. But ya Green Slime and a small compressor.




This is what I did.  I've only ever had 1 or 2 flat tires over the last 20 years of driving.  The slime kit will likely suffice.  I have 76K miles on my MINI since my runflats were worn out and I've never had a problem - I haven't needed to use the repair kit because I haven't gotten a flat.  I'm on my 3rd set of non-runflats.



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I have the BMW mobility kit and it's just a variation on the Slime kit sold by TireRack and others. As described above, it has a bottle of sealant and a compressor. The BMW kit also has a set of gloves and a couple of other small accessories and a nice little case with the BMW logo. I primarily have this for the winter tires on my 135i, but will be using regular tires once the runflats wear out.

I'm not sure about the other models, but the BMW version requires you to remove the valve stem with the provided tool, screw a little tube onto the valve and then squeeze the sealant into the tire. Once that's done, reinstall the valve stem and then move the car back & forth a little to distribute the sealant in the tire. Once completed, inflate the tire using the compressor. Since the sealant is not going to be perfectly distributed within the tire you're warned not to drive over a certain speed as the tire is now out of balance and can cause substantial shimmying and possible damage if it rotates too quickly. The goal of the kit is not to permanently repair the tire but to let you inflate it and gain sufficient mobility to get to a place where it can be repaired correctly.

Of course, the inside of the tire is now filled with goo that will need to be cleaned out. Plus, if you have the newer tire pressure monitoring system which uses small transmitters in each wheel, you may find the TPM sensor needs to be replaced (I'm not positive about that but there are reports that the goo prevents them from working). The tire pressure monitoring system in older MINIs doesn't have internal transmitters but uses wheel sensors to monitor rotation and alerts when the variation is too great, so the goo kits wouldn't be a problem.


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I don't have run flats on my 02 MCS, I just carry a Slime Spair. I look at it this way, even if I have a bad flat that the Slime Spair can't fix, the cost of a tow is far less than the additional cost of buying four run-flat tires over convensional tires ($400-$600 extra) plus they ride better. I have been driving for over 30 years now and have yet to have a issue with any tire that the Slime Spair wouldn't fix. Here is a link on eBay for a Slime Spair for $33 shipped to your door.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Emergency-Tire-Repair-Kit-Slime-Spair-Tire-Repair-Kit-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c0ecc1b9eQQitemZ120507341726QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

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