New tires or not?

Tosh · 02-19-2008, 03:34 PM

I drive a e90 330xi and my R/R Conti run-flat keeps losing pressure. I am 250 miles away from my dealer, so I am going to have to do something about in my small town.

My qestion is, now that I have a bit extra cash, should I try to have them fix the RFL (which I have read may or may not be possible) or just go with standard tires?

Will my car have a nicer ride with standard tires?

What type of tires do you recommend? I have seen good reviews for the Goodyear F-1 here on this board, but others have said they are not that great after 5-9k miles.

Thanks for any advice.

**Edit:: If I want to stick with the RFT's, should I stay with continental ssr or is something else better?

Fletch · 02-19-2008, 04:02 PM

Tosh, I had Bridgestone RFTs on my 2006 330xi and couldn't stand them - very harsh ride. I replaced them with conventional (non-RFT) Bridgestones and am happy with them although I can't say there was a major difference in smoothing out potholes and bridge expansion strips, etc. The good news is the non-RFTs can be fixed, bad news the E90s don't have room for a spare so I now carry two cans of flat-fix...

My recommendation would be to go non-RFT, although if I had to do it again (and given that I live in New England) would probably invest my $ into four mounted snow tires from Tire Warehouse. Hope this helps

pedev1 · 02-19-2008, 04:14 PM

I would talk to your SA first might be a warranty issue.It don't hurt to ask get a new set of RFT From BMW then a new set with wheels that you can buy.

Tosh · 02-19-2008, 05:07 PM

Yeah, that is what I was worried about--no room for the spare. I suppose the flat fix cans could help.

But yeah, thanks for the answers.

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Tosh Enlisted Member 6 Rep 33 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Midwest USA by way of Tokyo iTrader: (0)	New tires or not? I drive a e90 330xi and my R/R Conti run-flat keeps losing pressure. I am 250 miles away from my dealer, so I am going to have to do something about in my small town. My qestion is, now that I have a bit extra cash, should I try to have them fix the RFL (which I have read may or may not be possible) or just go with standard tires? Will my car have a nicer ride with standard tires? What type of tires do you recommend? I have seen good reviews for the Goodyear F-1 here on this board, but others have said they are not that great after 5-9k miles. Thanks for any advice. *Edit:: If I want to stick with the RFT's, should I stay with continental ssr or is something else better? Last edited by Tosh; 02-19-2008 at 05:04 PM..*
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Fletch New Member 0 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 2006 330xi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	330xi tires Tosh, I had Bridgestone RFTs on my 2006 330xi and couldn't stand them - very harsh ride. I replaced them with conventional (non-RFT) Bridgestones and am happy with them although I can't say there was a major difference in smoothing out potholes and bridge expansion strips, etc. The good news is the non-RFTs can be fixed, bad news the E90s don't have room for a spare so I now carry two cans of flat-fix... My recommendation would be to go non-RFT, although if I had to do it again (and given that I live in New England) would probably invest my $ into four mounted snow tires from Tire Warehouse. Hope this helps
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pedev1 Private First Class 1 Rep 120 Posts Drives: M4 ZCP Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: AZ iTrader: (1)	I would talk to your SA first might be a warranty issue.It don't hurt to ask get a new set of RFT From BMW then a new set with wheels that you can buy.
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Tosh Enlisted Member 6 Rep 33 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Midwest USA by way of Tokyo iTrader: (0)	Yeah, that is what I was worried about--no room for the spare. I suppose the flat fix cans could help. But yeah, thanks for the answers.
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