Horrified to notice on Monday, that my rears were at or just below the legal limit. Reason for my tyre torpitude was that the previous set wore perfectly evenly, so a glance at the fronts was all I thought I needed. The fronts were on 4-5mm the rears shot.
I forgot to factor in the 3.5kmiles of shed dragging. Should have realised because for the first time ever a car of mine has worn out the rear brake pads before the fronts.
Anyway, whats this to do with runflats. Well the two new rears are Goodyear Efficient grip, runflats. And a huge improvement over the hated Bridgstones, being quieter and more ride compliant.
As an aside, there is no boot underfloor on the G31, there is no room in the car for a spare ~ of any kind ~ so its runflats or puncture anxiety. And I had had one in the Beemer, at 8(cough) MPH the TPWM chimed in urgently and I watched in horror as the pressure dropped to zilch in about 10 seconds.
The car handled perfectly well, it got me 50 miles home, and 7 miles to the tyre place the next day.
Its a no brainer for me. Careful choice of your runflat is all thats needed.
Last edited by: Zero on Thu 16 Jun 22 at 10:41
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