Thread: BMW tyres

Originally Posted by Chops

Just thought I'd share this with you.

The boss drives a BMW, top of the range car thingy.
Well, early this week he gets a puncture. So, he calls RACV, but they wont help to the extent he thought they would. They dont deal with 19"/20" rims. Thus, they tow him back to the workshop to leave the car there, that way he can grab his Tojo to use.
Next morning, I arrive at work to see his car taking up two car spots, usual thought crosses my mind,, I move on.
Later that day, knock off time, I walk out to see him and the 2IC trying to get a jack under his rear tyre area. No go, too low.
He explains to me the tyres flat, and needs changing Looks fine to me. I know I wear glasses, buttt. I climb under to have a closer look, and sure enough, the inside of the rim looks knackered, lots of rubber everywhere, and the inside of the tyre cut to shreads.

So, I offer to get the fork, we'll lift it onto some blocks of timber and then he can do what he needs.
So, we need to get the car onto flat ground, but he's a bit dubious about driving it but we get there.

Then I find out the jack we are using to get the tyre off with is 2IC"s Holden scissor jack which we persist with, as he's not sure he wants to use the fork.
Its seems, the BMW doesnt come with a jack,,, or a spare wheel for that matter. They run a major battery/electrical system in the spare wheel section of the boot, so no room for such things as wheels and tools.

Thus, the tyres are Run-Flat, hence making it look like it was at full pressure when I looked at it, and also why the RACV would'nt touch it
Im sure he told me these things are worth like $1200 or there abouts

Now that just justifies running standard tyres/rims. What would happen if you got a flat out in the middle of no-where?? Stuff that.

To stuff a run flat he must have ignored the TMPS that advises at least one tyre has a pressure problem. Or it had not be set correctly.

From memory you can keep driving for 200 miles or could be KM at a max speed of 50mph/80kph.

I had a 320D in the the UK, only had one flat which the TPMS picked up. Had to check tyre pressure to workout which was the problem tyre, which was only, at the time of the puncture, 10psi lower.

Got the puncture repaired the next day and all good again.

Originally Posted by Dougal

Autocorrect.......

Yep. I reckon that's what I'd have gone with too.