To RFT or not RFT...that is the question - Page 6

wdc330i · 12-23-2016, 11:46 AM

I'm enjoying the Michelin A/S 3+ Non-RFTs I put on my E91. Now snow here yet, but certainly less crashy over road imperfections than the Bridgestone summer RFTs the car came with.

Also, just going on hope. Do have an air compressor in the car to deal with a slow leak. And AAA.

Josh (PA) · 05-03-2017, 07:31 PM

So I drove home 22 miles from work on this tonight... Drivers side front tire. I shoved four plugs in there to stop the leak. The first set started leaking after about 10 miles. The second set seated better.
I caught the edge of a pothole and slit the sidewall.

Safe right. I guess on the bright side I get to try out a set of the new Conti Extreme Contact Sport tires.

*clyde* · 05-03-2017, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

So I drove home 22 miles from work on this tonight... Drivers side front tire. I shoved four plugs in there to stop the leak. The first set started leaking after about 10 miles. The second set seated better.
I caught the edge of a pothole and slit the sidewall.

Safe right. I guess on the bright side I get to try out a set of the new Conti Extreme Contact Sport tires.

Ouch. My wife got a flat yesterday. She noticed today after backing into he street. As soon as she put in drive, it felt all wrong to her and she knew it was totally flat. So she drove a block up the street to a friend's house. "It was only a block." When she ran the portable compressor to see if it would hold air, she found a "huge" bolt. It held air initially, so she drove to gas station and had coffee while they plugged it. I haven't looked at it yet.

This evening, I impatiently clipped a curb with inside rear. Thought I got the wheel. I was wrong. Just enough tire to see some non-brake dust coated sidewall. Not enough to knock any air out.

*Plaz* · 05-03-2017, 09:45 PM

Ugh.

I still remember the feeling when I clipped a curb in a parking garage with the inside rear of my then still new E46. I got the 68M nicely. Felt like such a fucking idiot.

Glad no one in the above anecdotes of misery got stranded, anyway.

dan · 09-08-2017, 12:29 PM

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just ordered some DWs to replace the RFTs that came on the car when I bought it

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Solid choice. My wife has them on her E91 for about 8 months out of the year, and they're a nicely balanced tire in both wet and dry conditions, plus really quiet (at least compared to the LM60's that were just mounted recently). Decently priced as well.

You going with a spare and jackset in the trunk; an air compressor and tire plug kit; or just call AAA?

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hope will be my strategy

welp

JST · 09-08-2017, 12:46 PM

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welp

Bummer.

Time to get a spare?

http://www.bimmerzone.com/category/B...pare_Tire.html

Josh (PA) · 09-08-2017, 12:51 PM

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Safe right. I guess on the bright side I get to try out a set of the new Conti Extreme Contact Sport tires.

Just a follow up on the last sentence. I like Extreme Contacts even better than the DWs that preceded them. They seem to have a little firmer (and more resilient) sidewall and wear much better than the DWs did. Dry and wet traction is very good.

dan · 09-08-2017, 12:52 PM

actually it's most likely fixable. Screw right in the middle of the tread. Was able to refill with air and get it to Discount Tire

dan · 09-08-2017, 12:56 PM

whoops they just told me int's not repairable. Tire got damaged driving it when it was too low

Theo · 09-08-2017, 03:00 PM

I'm on my third set of DW's and I about about to buy my forth set for the rear. Only tire I've had on the M5 since I bought it. I think there great.

05-03-2017, 07:31 PM	#52
Josh (PA) Hello. Join Date: Mar 2004 Carmudgeonly Ride: '09 X3, '11 328xiT, '11 135i C, '17 c2, '19 X5 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 5,531	So I drove home 22 miles from work on this tonight... Drivers side front tire. I shoved four plugs in there to stop the leak. The first set started leaking after about 10 miles. The second set seated better. I caught the edge of a pothole and slit the sidewall. Safe right. I guess on the bright side I get to try out a set of the new Conti Extreme Contact Sport tires. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Josh (PA) - '19 X5 '17 991.2 C2 Cab '11 135i Convertible '11 328xiT '09 X3

05-03-2017, 09:45 PM	#54
Plaz ••••••• Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: '11 1M Location: Churzee Posts: 17,741	Ugh. I still remember the feeling when I clipped a curb in a parking garage with the inside rear of my then still new E46. I got the 68M nicely. Felt like such a fucking idiot. Glad no one in the above anecdotes of misery got stranded, anyway. __________________ 2011 1M

09-08-2017, 12:52 PM	#58
dan redefined Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 14,896	actually it's most likely fixable. Screw right in the middle of the tread. Was able to refill with air and get it to Discount Tire __________________ "There's a freedom you begin to feel the closer you get to Austin, Texas." -Willie

09-08-2017, 12:56 PM	#59
dan redefined Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 14,896	whoops they just told me int's not repairable. Tire got damaged driving it when it was too low __________________ "There's a freedom you begin to feel the closer you get to Austin, Texas." -Willie

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Theo Crazy Old Man Join Date: Dec 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M2C Stick Posts: 6,021	I'm on my third set of DW's and I about about to buy my forth set for the rear. Only tire I've had on the M5 since I bought it. I think there great. __________________ Searching

12-23-2016, 11:46 AM	#51
wdc330i dogged Join Date: Dec 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: '22 M440 xDrive GC Posts: 13,299	I'm enjoying the Michelin A/S 3+ Non-RFTs I put on my E91. Now snow here yet, but certainly less crashy over road imperfections than the Bridgestone summer RFTs the car came with. Also, just going on hope. Do have an air compressor in the car to deal with a slow leak. And AAA.