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  1. fga4

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    #1 fga4, Aug 3, 2021
    I will be replacing my F430 tires in a few months and given the lack of a spare I am contemplating run flats. I do not track the car and the roads I drive on most of the time are well paved but some areas of central California where I drive have no cell signal. I keep tire flat repair kit and flat inflator in the frunk but useless with a large tear The run flats on my Corvettes (C7 and now C8) are livable. I am weighing the ride vs. security of run flats.

    Thoughts??
     
  2. pilotoCS

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    #2 pilotoCS, Aug 3, 2021
    I think you've nicely summed it up in your last sentence: ride vs security. Your choice.
     
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  3. ducsc1k

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    #3 ducsc1k, Aug 3, 2021
  4. fga4

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  5. GCalo

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    #5 GCalo, Aug 3, 2021
    I would not use runflats on a wheelbarrow!

    My 530i came from BMW with Bridgestone runflats.

    The car just wandered and the suspension was weak.

    Those tires were the worst

    After 12K miles I took them off and replaced with Michelins

    Enormous difference and the fuel mileage went up 3.5 miles per gallon

    Stick with Michelins

    You will be more than pleased
     
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  6. CoreyNJ

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    #6 CoreyNJ, Aug 3, 2021
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  7. ducsc1k

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    #7 ducsc1k, Aug 3, 2021
    Front truck where the spare wheel kit was. Deflated tire fits pretty well there.
     
  8. KC360 FL

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    #8 KC360 FL, Aug 5, 2021
    I've been driving for many many years. Never had an occasion where I wished I had paid the costly premium for a run flat tire. I had my previous 1995 911 for 17 years. I had 18" wheels on it (OZ racing) and one day tried to fit one in the front boot when doing the front brake pads--- just out of curiosity. It didn't fit. Covered the passenger's set and tried to put it in the cabin. It didn't fit. From that day forward I never worried about not having a spare tire.

    IMO, unless you live in an area with really bad roads, not maintained, and full of hazards, a spare tire in my 360 is a waste as well as the added expense of run flats. I'm a "good ole days" kind of guy. If I get a flat in the middle of nowhere with no cell phone service I remind myself that years ago I used to drive everywhere with no cell phone at all. Living the adventure of life.

    Believe me, I could tell you some pretty funny adventures I had driving and being stuck without a cell phone. But I found a solution and I'm still here. Reminds me of the Dale Carnegie book: How To Stop Worrying and Start Living.
     
  9. ross

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    #9 ross, Aug 5, 2021
    do not use run flats on a 430.
    unless you are just posing and never plan to actually press the accelerator.....
     

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