ARD1
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Are crap!
the display tells me that ive lost preasure in the tyre so i pull off the motorway and into the services. to see that the tyre is almost in two pieces down the middle!.
car had to be brought home by rac, who says that 3 of the tyres are nearly gone!. Car onlyhad a major service last week and nothing said. Friday last week the car was checked as its going back [end of three year lease] and said everything was ok
anybody else had run flats do this?
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CorsAsh
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Jesus. seems weird that three would all go together like that.
How many miles on them? Have you run over any sharp debris?
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ARD1
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dont think so mainly motorway miles, very strange tyre wear on all the tyres one has perfect tread but for the side wall which has wire hanging out of it, but rac man says that he has never seen anything like it
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Wrighty
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sure you didnt just put too much pressure in them prior to them going?
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corsascott
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i hate run-flats my birds mini has them always getting puncured and at a cost of 200 per tyre not nice fuck the run flats 
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by ARD1
dont think so mainly motorway miles, very strange tyre wear on all the tyres one has perfect tread but for the side wall which has wire hanging out of it, but rac man says that he has never seen anything like it
Sounds like tyre faults. You pissed anyone off? Might have leaked chloroform into your tyres...
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Joe
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Probably should check your tyres more often and it wouldn't have happened.......
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ARD1
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been checked by third parties twice in last two weeks, so...., they are leaking black dust every where?
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deano87
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Dad's got them on his new 1 series. No problems.
Yet.
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quote:
Originally posted by corsascott
i hate run-flats my birds mini has them always getting puncured and at a cost of 200 per tyre not nice fuck the run flats
£200? The run flats on my mini cost £110 each, what size wheels are they? 
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VegasPhil
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Sounds like a pressure problem if all the tyres are gone.
Too low pressure??
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ARD1
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Sounds like a pressure problem if all the tyres are gone.
Too low pressure??
maybe but thats what the sensors are for, as short of checking the preasure there is no wasy of telling if they are low, still waiting for kwik fit now to come do them
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Brett
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BMW? 
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ShEp
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quote:
Originally posted by corsascott
i hate run-flats my birds mini has them always getting puncured and at a cost of 200 per tyre not nice fuck the run flats
come see me for a cheaper deal then dumbass
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deano87
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The air pressure sensors don't actually work until you set them up, once the tyres are pumped up to the designated pressure.
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AndyCorsaSport
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I once had a tyre come off my 17s on the motorway, only down the centre though, the sidewalls stayed attached to the wheel, centre of tyre disapeared, wasnt a run flat though. Cracked the alloy too 
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James_DT
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quote:
Originally posted by corsascott
i hate run-flats my birds mini has them always getting puncured and at a cost of 200 per tyre not nice fuck the run flats
Looks like your 'bird' needs to find somewhere else to drive if they keep getting punctured.
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Tiesto
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Hate mine, gives a shit ride and when i got a puncture it cost me a nice £175 to replace one tyre.....
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ARD1
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got some shocking pics will post later, the side wall is completly seperate to the tyre
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Kimmy_Gsi
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My bf works for BMW who deal with a lot of runflats....
I was told run flats shouldnt be repaired if they got a puncture 
[Edited on 01-05-2008 by Kimmy_Gsi]
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Kimmy_Gsi
My bf works for BMW who deal with a lot of runflats....
I was told run flats shouldnt be repaired if they got a puncture
[Edited on 01-05-2008 by Kimmy_Gsi]
I also heard when the tread is low, you have to replace all 4 tyres 
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ARD1
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tyre when off car
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