Bad day for the X5

[ABMW]

I've personally participated in legal cases involving firestone lawsuits. Reading autopsy reports of a large family is very bad, gut wrenching, sad and in this day in age: PREVENTABLE. The tires can be fixed, in theory, but they're going to "possibly" be weakened and could fail.

For $300.00, don't take the risk. BMW forbid, if something happens with that tire and you survive, you'll be in a very sticky situation legally, especially if you injure someone else (a likely prospect).

I'm by no means promoting litigation, but simply saying it's best to put your safety and the safety of the drivers around you first and foremost.

Yes, people here have replaced their run flats with no issue what so ever. But they know, and we know, in the back of our minds that there's absolutely zero chance that tire is as structurally strong as it is designed to be. The risk is unwise vs. the rewards.

If you're in an absolute pinch, in a small town, I might consider it, but I'd limp straight to a proper tire dealer and have a brand new tire installed.

Reading the stomach contents of an 8-year old kid, is not fun. I disagree with the individuals who say the companies are paranoid about liability.

I believe the companies are paranoid about people being injured. They can absorb the liability quite easily, trust me. But, believe it or not there are not evil little men working in tall towers cranking out crappy tires.

Take their word for it, and get a new tire, you never know when that emergency brake and snap-turn at 75 miles per hour, on a 100-degree road,is going to put just the right amount of stress on your tire for it to fail at the worst possible time.

Not only that, but you're relying upon the workmanship of some guy at a tire repair shop, who probably took an entire 2-hour course on patching tires and an exam written at a 11th grade reading level. Think people...get a new tire!

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by ABMW

Take their word for it, and get a new tire, you never know when that emergency brake and snap-turn at 75 miles per hour, on a 100-degree road,is going to put just the right amount of stress on your tire for it to fail at the worst possible time.

But when you say "take their word for it," that implies they do not approve of repairing tires, which is untrue, e.g., Goodyear:

http://www.mastertechmag.com/pdf/200...lattirePDF.pdf

Tire Tech Information - Flat Tire Repairs

And Page 27 of this brochure from Bridgestone:

http://www.bridgestonetire.com/warra...anty_US_EN.pdf


There is nothing wrong with repairing a puncture on a Run Flat tire as long as the damage is suitable for repair, the tire has not been run outside the tire manufactures' recommendations, and the repair is done properly. Even the tire manufacturers acknowledge this in writing.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by ABMW

Not only that, but you're relying upon the workmanship of some guy at a tire repair shop, who probably took an entire 2-hour course on patching tires and an exam written at a 11th grade reading level.

[Lubehead]

Originally Posted by ABMW
Not only that, but you're relying upon the workmanship of some guy at a tire repair shop, who probably took an entire 2-hour course on patching tires and an exam written at a 11th grade reading level.

While that may be true in some cases, I think it unfair to paint with such a wide brush. I know of several tire repair technicians who routinely perform such repairs and take much pride in what they do as well as consider the safety of those who ride on the tires they repair. Many of them may not have taken a course at all, they may have learned from other older and well respected mechanics/technicians who passed down information and also kept abreast of new technology as well.