Run flat tires

[Tomaz]

It appears there is a lot of dislike for run flat tires. This is my first experience and I have to say I am enjoying them.

Ride, the ride is crisp. I already have the M Sport package so my suspension is already stiff. I like the feel of the sporty ride for an otherwise heavy vehicle. Some believe the handling is inferior to conventional tires but run flats are now standard on many sport vehicles.

Safety, if I do get a flat I am able to drive to a safer location to deal with it. Especially is my wife is driving somewhere she can continue on to a garage or home to get the flat dealt with rather than being on the side of the road changing a tire. I carry a tire patch kit and small compressor as 99% of my flats have been from a single puncture.

Added storage and weight savings. I love the extra storage space where a spare tire would go. And as manufacturers go to great measure to save weight there is about 70 pounds of tire, rim, and jack not needed.

Durability, I recently had to jump a center divide to avoid an accident. The stiff sidewall of the run flats amazed me that they bounced over the curb without any damage to the tire or rim. I am sure a standard sidewall would not have survived this abuse.