How glad are you that the S5 doesn't have run flat tires?
08-13-2019, 05:36 AM
#21
AudiWorld Super User
I will not buy a car with RFs and no spare tire, so the S5 was an easy choice over competing MB and BMW products. I get a flat roughly every 18-24 months and cannot accept a situation in which my car needs to be towed to the dealer or tire shop and I waste a significant portion of a day roughly four times over the life of the car.
08-13-2019, 07:03 AM
#22
AudiWorld Member
SUPER. . .GLAD. That is all.
My Infiniti Q50 has run flats and had to replace them with other run flats for lease return reasons. Rough and noisy ride. Had a few nail punctures that took the tires down anyway and would have been the same with non run flats so no real gain in my experience.
i do agree with M Polo above though - tires are one of the easiest switches you can make. Not having a spare or a set place to store it without shrinking the trunk significantly - that’s another story. I was looking at the BMW 5 series and the spare tire option really eats into trunk space by diminishing the available height from the raised floor to the top of the trunk. The BMW X models get an extra lip in the cargo area but it isn’t as bad.
My Infiniti Q50 has run flats and had to replace them with other run flats for lease return reasons. Rough and noisy ride. Had a few nail punctures that took the tires down anyway and would have been the same with non run flats so no real gain in my experience.
i do agree with M Polo above though - tires are one of the easiest switches you can make. Not having a spare or a set place to store it without shrinking the trunk significantly - that’s another story. I was looking at the BMW 5 series and the spare tire option really eats into trunk space by diminishing the available height from the raised floor to the top of the trunk. The BMW X models get an extra lip in the cargo area but it isn’t as bad.
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