Z4 Tyres

[bmw046series]

Need new tyres on my Z4, should I get the Bridgestone Potenzas again that it came with or something else?

I have to have run flats though.

 

[Big Daddy]

Why do you have to have run flats? I have Toyo Proxes on my M roadster and love them.

 

[bmw046series]

I usually put on about 200-300 miles a week for business and I'd be screwed if I got a flat (I'm about 200 miles from the closet BMW dealership too).

 

[wileycoyote]

Not runflats, but I just put Yokohama avs100 on my 1.9 Z3. The tend to follow grooves in the road more than the Michellin did, but other than that I am happy with them.

 

[bmw046series]

What about a spare?

 

[wileycoyote]

My car has a spare. The Z4 doesn't?

 

[bmw046series]

No that's why they have run flat tires, the new 6 has run flats as well but it has a spare, according to the dealership you have to be certified to work on run flat wheels, you also need a special crank to work on them as well? Where the heck are you going to put a spare tire on that car?

 

[Big Daddy]

M roadsters do not have spares either, and they do not have run flats. I have a compressor and a can of "spare tire". Even if I had a spare where would I put the flat tire to get it to the shop? I also have an insurance policy with towing. I have had a roadster for 6+ years and never had a flat or problem! (knock on wood).

 

[bmw046series]

I think it all depends on where and how you drive for getting flats. I had a flat tire on my truck one time and I used "Spare tire" the guy at the shop was all mad because it covers everything and isn't fun to clean up. Can you install run flat plates in a Toyo?

 

[Big Daddy]

Not sure, I will check with my dealer and see if Toyo offers run flats. Maybe we should ask people to list brand names of all run flats they are aware of?

 

[bahnstormer]

just a little off topic question, why do you live in wisconsin and spell
tires the british way? tyres?