Run flats in Europe + Audi official dealer in southern Germany, near Freiburg (DE) or Swiss border

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12-10-2005, 03:39 PM

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Run flats in Europe + Audi official dealer in southern Germany, near Freiburg (DE) or Swiss border

Am in the market for A3 Sportback 3.2Q with DSG.

Have 2 questions:

1. Can anyone recommend me a knowledgeable and competent dealer in the Freiburg (DE) area, or another town in South Germany near the Swiss border?
So far I found this dealer:
Autohaus Gehlert GmbH & Co. KG
Tullastrasse 82
DE-79108 Freiburg

2. I may have missed something on the German Audi Konfigurator about fitting run-flat tyres. Is it available/recommended by Audi?

Thanks
Chris

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12-10-2005, 04:38 PM

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Run-flats tend to be a little loud and the ride a bit harsh. Make sure those are trade-offs

you are willing to live with. They are usually best paired with a chassis and suspension desgined to work with run-flats.

A quick scan of the owner's manual, doesn't mention anything about run-flats.

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12-10-2005, 10:07 PM

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some european countries have laws about tires

i don't know about germany and runflats, but in switzerland you cannot pass inspection without specific tires. you may want to check into the german laws before you get runflats.

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12-26-2005, 03:28 AM

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Re: Run-flats tend to be a little loud and the ride a bit harsh. Make sure those are trade-offs

Thanks.

Run flats are not avail in Swissland according to info from my canton's car inspection/homologation body so I gave up on the RF altogether for the A3.

BMW sells quite a few models with Run-Flats (Z4, 1 series..) but you must have the specified tyres which are legalised for Switzerland.

I test drove the Z4 3.0l with 17" run flats and noise isnt an issue top-down/up. A friend of mine has 16" RF on his 1 series and there too, noise in the cabin isnt noticeable.

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