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My chick drives home at night and I work all crazy sorts of shifts so just wanna ask you guys before I even phone to see if it's worth getting quotes.

About how much will 14'' run flat tyres cost?
 
One does not simply fit runflat tyres... It's not something you retrofit; a car either uses runflats or it doesn't.
 
Not sure they even make 14" ones.

Personally I'd rather go for pepper stray and an AA subscription. It'll work out cheaper & help for car problems other than tyres too.
 
HavocXphere said:
Should still work though. Not going to be a smooth ride, but it'll achieve OPs intended goal I think.
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Well, no. You'll make the car inherently less safe by throwing its balance out of whack completely. Added to that you'll need to fit a tyre pressure monitoring system because, stability concerns aside, you'll be unaware of a puncture otherwise until your stupidly retrofitted runflat fails completely because you kept on driving at a hundred and plenty km/h. Cars using runflats are designed around them from the ground up.

Rather just ensure that she always has a serviceable spare tyre. Tell her it's OK to destroy the tyre & rim - by driving SLOWLY to a safe area - if it so happens that she gets a flat in a shady part of town.
 
Jip, the AAs most expensive plan for a year will about the same price as 2 normal tyres (fitments and everything). They will send a armed response when you phone them if car breaks down or you want to wait for tire to be replaced.
 
Eish, thought maybe they would make for all cars and sizes seeing that ladies drive smaller cars and it's safer for ladies to have run flats
 
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genetic said:
I guess the BMW was designed for run-flats. It even tells you if the pressure in the run-flats are low.
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Yeah, it has tyre pressure monitors. But so does the Audi (well, as an optional extra) and many other cars.
 
HapticSimian said:
Well, no. You'll make the car inherently less safe by throwing its balance out of whack completely. Added to that you'll need to fit a tyre pressure monitoring system because, stability concerns aside, you'll be unaware of a puncture otherwise until your stupidly retrofitted runflat fails completely because you kept on driving at a hundred and plenty km/h. Cars using runflats are designed around them from the ground up.

Rather just ensure that she always has a serviceable spare tyre. Tell her it's OK to destroy the tyre & rim - by driving SLOWLY to a safe area - if it so happens that she gets a flat in a shady part of town.
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^that^

Or get her a new car designed with runflats. :)
 
froot said:
Yeah, it has tyre pressure monitors. But so does the Audi (well, as an optional extra) and many other cars.
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Cars with normal tyres and tyres pressure monitors normally don't actually monitor the tyre pressure, they monitor the circumference of the wheel by comparing wheel speed. As a tyre deflates the rolling circumference decreases and the warning is activated. This won't work with run flats
 
froot said:
No man it's not that bad.
I love the run-flats on the Beemer. And it's awesome for potholes too (although I still try to avoid those).
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genetic said:
I guess the BMW was designed for run-flats. It even tells you if the pressure in the run-flats are low.
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Like genetic said, the Beemers are designed with run-flats in mind. Put normal rims and tires on there and feel the difference in the driving experience over rough roads and especially around corners ... kinda like driving a Merc
/runs from Merc fanboiz
 
OGroteKoning said:
Like genetic said, the Beemers are designed with run-flats in mind. Put normal rims and tires on there and feel the difference in the driving experience over rough roads and especially around corners ... kinda like driving a Merc
/runs from Merc fanboiz
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Pfft. The Beemer has way stiffer suspension and handling. I love the Beemer for the days that I want to feel the road under me, and I love the Merc for the days that I just want to sit on a pillow but still carry that German pride :D
 
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