Hopefully the arguments have now stopped :O ........ I am looking for, is advice (other sites seem to have ignored my requests), is it better to keep the run flats or swap and buy a boot/trunk (I am from the UK) filler.
My experience with Beemers, I had a 325i SE for a couple of years and loved it. Since then, I have had Mitsi 4x4s, Shogun and Pajero, in fact several of them, my last one for 7 years has been a 3.2 DiD Shogun (Montero for you lot over the pond, 2003) but have now got myself a 2007 e70 3.0d that I am enjoying immensely.
In July we take our annual pilgrimage to Ukraine, and the tyres are my concern....... do I get new run flats for my 5000 (UK) miles round trip or do I get normal tyres and fill the boot/trunk void with a spare ??????
Obviously, a tin of compressed foam plus the extra storage sounds nice, but the wife (I love her, but still affectionately call her the dragon) doesn't like to drive the e70 (it's too big :O )..... Ukraine roads are pretty rough, OK, they are very rough and give no second chance for any mistake (this will be my 3rd drive instead of flying with several different airlines). The temperatures reach 40C in the summer and the asphalt melts, lorries/trucks push the melted tarmac to the outer edge causing "sump ripping" edges...... that is why I need the ground clearance of a 4x4 but because of driving across Germany and Poland, I needed the speed that a normal 4x4 truck doesn't give, so I bought my X5.
So down to the nitty gritty..... do I get run flats all round, or do I get normal type tyre and a space saver to fill the void where I have now stowed other useful tools ?????
I am asking for advice from experienced long haul drivers, who don't have huge reserves in their back pockets
