Q for you guys without the OEM RFTs... flat tires?

TurboSpecC · 03-21-2009, 03:31 PM

What happens when you guys with aftermarket rims/tires get a flat? Will BMW roadside assistance bring you a donut, or tow it?

I know most people here are from SoCal where the roads are perfect, but for us midwesterners on the artillery-shelled pathways that are referred to as "roads", I'm worried about expensive RFT replacements and was wondering what happened when you got a flat on a non-RFT without a spare?

wuufer001 · 03-21-2009, 07:15 PM

just a couple days ago i had to get my car towed to a tire store, called BMW assist and they sent over a truck and said they will pay only for $100 for towing. but towing here usually only costs about $80-$90 so it wasn't a problem for me.

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 03-21-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboSpecC

What happens when you guys with aftermarket rims/tires get a flat? Will BMW roadside assistance bring you a donut, or tow it?

I know most people here are from SoCal where the roads are perfect, but for us midwesterners on the artillery-shelled pathways that are referred to as "roads", I'm worried about expensive RFT replacements and was wondering what happened when you got a flat on a non-RFT without a spare?

I really don't know how everyone has this idea that the roads here in SoCal are perfect but let me tell you, they are farrrr from it!
We have such shity roads here.
Some rain, tons of traffic, lots of trucks, hundreds of potholes!

Anyways, BMW roadside will tow you to a dealership or you can get the continental kit.

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 03-21-2009, 07:22 PM

I have one of these. . .
http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=38
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Conti...QQcmdZViewItem

. . . Somewhere haha.
I've never used it.

bimdaddy · 03-21-2009, 08:07 PM

I also heard keeping several cans of Fix a Flat in the trunk

NinetyEight740 · 03-21-2009, 11:52 PM

keep a mini electric air pump and a plug kit... spare tire for long trips

VMRWheels · 03-22-2009, 01:29 PM

Majority of the guys who run aftermarket wheels/non RFT's just have another spare wheel/tire inside a trash bag in the trunk. It works!

-Charles@VMRWheels

shift330 · 03-22-2009, 01:35 PM

I'd just call USAA and have 'em drag my car to the nearest Discount Tire for a repair since it doesn't cost me anything

But I haven't had a flat tire since highschool when I'd tear my truck up out in the desert.

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