Originally Posted by Pat68

really interesting this..
recently had a rear run flat go on my 4.6is with 20" standard wheels, i was in slow moving motorway traffic(30-40mph) and i only noticed when i could smell the burning rubber as the tyre was rubbing the inner wheel arch. i pulled over as soon as was safe and found a screw dead center of the tread. my car has LPG fitted so no spare !! i put 2 cans of aerosol emergency snot in and drove the last 6 miles home at around 25mph (side roads) stopping every 5 mins to check how hot the tyre had got, very. finally made it home and pulled the wheel off to find the inner wall of the tyre was almost completely worn away.
went to see my local tyre shop and asked him what he recommended as a replacement.. cheap Malaysian non run flat or bridgestone run flat. he explained the differences, and prices, and i decided to go with the cheap Malaysian as an experiment. these tyres are rated for the same speed as the expensive options and the fitter said he had fit loads of them with no come backs.
i am not a fast or sporty driver and here in the uk there are too many cameras to be anyway so why not. i will keep an eye on the wear and report back on here in a few thousand miles regarding wear/comfort/handling, if anyone is interested, but so far all is good.

ps, 2 cheap Malaysian tyres fitted and balanced were less than half the price of 1 Bridgestone !!!!!

Pat