Are your tires puncture-prone?

Firefly6 · 05-26-2009, 10:53 PM

I've just gotten my 4th puncture ( a screw this time) in about 25,000 miles. All my previous cars were driven a total of about 120,000 miles with one puncture. I don't know if it's the RFTs or shallow tread depth on the higher performance tires we get with these cars, but it seems too frequent.

I drive 50/50 highway/city (NYC). Same as my earlier cars.

Is it just me with the lousy luck, or is this pretty much how it goes with everybody?

zerox_guru · 05-26-2009, 10:56 PM

^ i think its ur luck..

demosthenes · 05-27-2009, 04:38 AM

It seems like it to me.

I had 4 punctures in 10K miles with the RFTs and I usually go 20-30K miles without any.

Gary@TireRack · 05-27-2009, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by zerox_guru

^ i think its ur luck..

Agreed. As hard as it can be to accept, it really is just bad luck.

Nikos335i · 05-27-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by zerox_guru

^ i think its ur luck..

+1

Your luck with punctures is like my luck with dents on my doors!!! Total of 6 dents on 5 doors on my last 2 cars in the span of about 3 years!!!

Oh and incase someone is wondering I wasn't responsable for any of them !

kuvesh · 05-27-2009, 08:10 AM

just bad luck just like when i got a nail in my tyre the night before i was supposed to head out to the track last week. good thing my tyre shop was open late.

BMdblU · 05-27-2009, 10:27 AM

Bad luck. I just got a screw in the sidewall of a 2 month old F1 asymmetric that couldn't be repaired.

demosthenes · 05-27-2009, 03:28 PM

Could it be.....

that since the RFT's are much stiffer, it's easier for nails and screws to penetrate the tread?

rkick08 · 06-10-2009, 01:11 PM

i just got a screw on my front passegenr drive RF tire, can this be repaired or do I need to buy a whole new dam tire?

rkick08 · 06-10-2009, 03:22 PM

Just got my RF patched by the insdie. $50 with tax at a local goodyear shop.

SoCali E36 · 06-10-2009, 03:35 PM

its just random bro. i have a nail at the moment that has been in there for a little over a week. i dont think it has went through but i am going today to have it removed.

05-26-2009, 10:53 PM	#1
Firefly6 Lieutenant 12 Rep 412 Posts Drives: 2018 330i Xdrive Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (2)	Are your tires puncture-prone? I've just gotten my 4th puncture ( a screw this time) in about 25,000 miles. All my previous cars were driven a total of about 120,000 miles with one puncture. I don't know if it's the RFTs or shallow tread depth on the higher performance tires we get with these cars, but it seems too frequent. I drive 50/50 highway/city (NYC). Same as my earlier cars. Is it just me with the lousy luck, or is this pretty much how it goes with everybody?
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05-26-2009, 10:56 PM	#2
zerox_guru Super User!! 24 Rep 579 Posts Drives: JB E90/Gixxer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal. Simi Valley iTrader: (1)	^ i think its ur luck.. __________________
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05-27-2009, 04:38 AM	#3
demosthenes Major 48 Rep 1,162 Posts Drives: E90 328i 6MT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 328i sedan [0.00]	It seems like it to me. I had 4 punctures in 10K miles with the RFTs and I usually go 20-30K miles without any.
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05-27-2009, 08:10 AM	#6
kuvesh Lieutenant 26 Rep 513 Posts Drives: e92 335i juiced Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: singapore iTrader: (1)	just bad luck just like when i got a nail in my tyre the night before i was supposed to head out to the track last week. good thing my tyre shop was open late. __________________ HAMANN FRONT APRON, SIDES, ROOF SPOILER & QUAD DIFFUSER \| VORSTEINER VRS TRUNK \| CSC3 ON 19” ADVAN RS \| BREMBO GT BBK \| BASTUCK QUAD \| KW V2 \| JB3 v1.3s beta \| BMW PERFORMANCE STEERING WHEEL \| M3 SIDE MIRRORS \| M5 SMG SHIFT KNOB \| BLACKOUT GRILLS \| PARTIALLY SMOKED LIGHTS \| WINDOW TINT
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BMdblU Brigadier General 152 Rep 3,983 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	Bad luck. I just got a screw in the sidewall of a 2 month old F1 asymmetric that couldn't be repaired.
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demosthenes Major 48 Rep 1,162 Posts Drives: E90 328i 6MT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 328i sedan [0.00]	Could it be..... that since the RFT's are much stiffer, it's easier for nails and screws to penetrate the tread?
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06-10-2009, 01:11 PM	#9
rkick08 Major 85 Rep 1,499 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (1)	i just got a screw on my front passegenr drive RF tire, can this be repaired or do I need to buy a whole new dam tire?
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06-10-2009, 03:22 PM	#10
rkick08 Major 85 Rep 1,499 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (1)	Just got my RF patched by the insdie. $50 with tax at a local goodyear shop.
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06-10-2009, 03:35 PM	#11
SoCali E36 BMW Client Advisor 1000 Rep 3,526 Posts Drives: X5 40e/e36 M3 Sedan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Where the road takes me... iTrader: (10)	its just random bro. i have a nail at the moment that has been in there for a little over a week. i dont think it has went through but i am going today to have it removed. __________________
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